Alisha Weir, the young actress from Dublin, is rumoured to be playing Dorothy in Wicked: Part 2.
Although Dorothy is not a prominent character in the stage production of the story, she is only represented by a silhouette and the end of part two, fans are wondering if she will have a bigger part in the film adaption of Wicked.
Despite not being part of the cast for part one of the film adaptation of Wicked, the Matilda star has become subject to a lot of rumours after being spotted at both the Irish premier, which took place in Dublin, and the European premier for Part 1.
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At the European premier for the film, Alisha took to Instagram to share her love for the film saying: "this movie is everything and more!".
When asked if Dorothy was going to make an appearance in second instalment the film, director Jon Chu told Variety: “I won’t say whether she’s a character, necessarily, in movie two."
“There’s a part of me that wants everyone’s Dorothy to be the whatever Dorothy they want. And yet, there is interaction and some," he continued.
Wicked: Part 1 hit cinemas last week and stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
The classic Wizard of Oz foursome can be seen for a brief moment in the new movie, with the unnamed Dorothy wearing the classic silver slippers.
Although in the 1939 Judy Garland film, Dorothy’s slippers were changed to ruby red, to make use of new technicolour technology, Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell wanted to honour the original silver shoes.
“They’re not ruby,” he told People. “In the book, they were these odd little silver boots.”
The young Irish actress paid homage to this, wearing metallic, silver flats to the European premier of Wicked.
Wicked is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel and the hit Broadway musical, which originally starred Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda.
The story serves as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, and sees Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) as the wicked witch as she seeks to expose the fraudulent, corrupt Wizard who rules the land.
Jonathan Bailey (Fiyerio), Jeff Goldblum (the Wizard) and Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible) also star in the adaptation.
Although the first film was released last Friday, fans will have to wait until November 2025 to see what happens for Elphaba and Glinda, and if Dorothy will make and appearance.
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