Can we asume that Grande will be playing Elphaba in the movie version??
Why would anyone assume that? Why would anyone even WANT to assume that? Her participation in Hairspray was like a boneheaded experiment that went horribly wrong. She can't act, she can only sing in one overly-poppy stylized manner, and she has absolutely no sense of character, setting or comedic skill. If you absolutely MUST require a young, trendy pop star and the idea of acting is to be considered laughably irrelevant to the project, Taylor Swift would make a better Elphaba...and she would be TERRIBLE. Hell, why not get Grace VanderWaal? She's newer and younger than Grande, but with even less talent! Which do we prefer: Scoopy Idol Xerox-pop or whiny vocal fry? I can't decide which is better for Elphaba...oh wait, it doesn't matter! They wouldn't have to actually play a character. They just need to say lines out loud, wear costumes, and lip-sync to their new pop album featuring songs from Wicked. Phew!
GAWD.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian