Wicked director Jon M Chu couldn't attend the film's premiere in Los Angeles, and the reason is quite "wonderful."
Chu shared on his Instagram Stories that he and his wife Kristin Hodge welcomed their fifth child on Saturday, writing that he "can't believe this happened while the movie is premiering."
"Magic is in the air," he wrote, sharing a photo of Hodge holding their newborn daughter.
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Chu shared on his Instagram Stories that he and his wife Kristin Hodge welcomed their fifth child. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)He added a note to his new addition: "Welcome to our world, you're gonna do great. You have a lot of witches on your side."
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'Welcome to our world, you're gonna do great. You have a lot of witches on your side.' (Instagram/Jon M Chu)Wicked stars singer Ariana Grande and Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo star as witches Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.
The two-part movie is a cinematic adaptation of the famed Broadway musical, which is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz and tells an alternate version of events in Oz before Dorothy's arrival.
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Chu may not have been able to physically attend the premiere but his presence was felt.
According to footage from inside the theatre posted online, a video of Chu speaking from the hospital was played before the movie began.
Wicked stars singer Ariana Grande and Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)"I've waited for three years to have this moment to share a movie with you but I've waited my whole life to have this moment, to have a fifth child right now," he said in the video, as the audience was heard collectively "aww-ing" at the sentiment.
A video of Chu speaking from the hospital was played before the movie began. (Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine I)With a laugh, Chu added that "of course, this little girl knows when to show up."
Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum round out the ensemble cast.
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Thee cast attend the Australian premiere of Wicked at State Theatre on November 3. (Getty)Part one of Wicked will soar in theatres in Australia on November 21. The second film is expected in November 2025.
Ariana Grande has shared how she felt as fans of the Broadway musical Wicked reacted to the news of the popstar being cast in the movie adaptation as Glinda the Good Witch.
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Part one of Wicked will soar in theatres on November 21. (Getty)Speaking on the Sentimental Man podcast, the 31-year-old said she understood fans' reservations at the singer taking on such an esteemed role in her first feature film.
"I felt a little bit of the initial nervousness or the sort of preconceived notions about what I might be able to deliver or not deliver, or why I would be wrong [for the role] or whatever," she said.
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