Lin-Manuel Miranda also tried to land a role in Wicked, making several calls to director Jon M. Chu for a small part.
Miranda, whom Chu worked with on In the Heights, wanted to play the Munchkinland citizen who asks Glinda, "Is it true you were her friend?"
However, Chu declined the request, feeling that a cameo from Miranda would be "too distracting," joking, "Sorry, Lin!"
Miranda, whom Chu worked with on In the Heights, wanted to play the Munchkinland citizen who asks Glinda, "Is it true you were her friend?"
However, Chu declined the request, feeling that a cameo from Miranda would be "too distracting," joking, "Sorry, Lin!"
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00:00Was Lin-Manuel Miranda denied from making a cameo in Wicked? Wicked director John M
00:05Chu is spilling the tea and it kind of sounds like that's the case.
00:07So in the commentary of Wicked's new digital release, director John M Chu tells the story about how Lin-Manuel Miranda was calling around
00:14begging to make a cameo in Wicked. He wanted a super small role.
00:18He apparently wanted to play the Munchkin land citizen who at the beginning of the movie asks Glinda if Elphaba was really her friend.
00:24John admitted that he got several calls from Lin about this.
00:27He said at one point Lin might have even tweeted about it, which is true
00:30he did. But ultimately he didn't give Lin the cameo because he thought it would be too distracting.
00:34Now for anyone thinking that this might have caused some bad blood between John and Lin,
00:38absolutely not. They work together on In the Heights and in the commentary John even says, sorry Lin.
00:43So clearly all is fine here.
00:45But now I want to hear if you're a little sad that Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't make a cameo in Wicked. Or do you think John
00:50made the right choice? Let us know your thoughts and for more trending news, make sure to follow us at What's Trending.