Idina Menzel wants to be star in the “Wicked” film

Idina Menzel, who won a Tony Award for her performance as Elphaba in the Broadway production of “Wicked,” has shown interest in starring in the film adaptation.

The 50-year-old actress received a Tony Award for creating the main character of ‘Elphaba’ in the blockbuster successful musical when it premiered on Broadway in 2003, and quipped that she would be pleased to reprise the role for the impending film adaptation, according to reports.

She said: “If they asked me to do it at the age of 51, I would say, sure a” just put a little Vaseline on the lens, throw some green makeup on me, use a little CGI and I’ll look gorgeous!”

The film, which will be released in two parts between 2024 and 2024, has already cast Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and will also star pop singer Ariana Grande as her co-lead Glinda, with the ‘Frozen’ actress claiming that it is “all good” and admitting that it has been too long since her star turn in the show.

She told: “But no, it’s all good. That ship has sailed!”

Her remarks come just months after Kristin Chenoweth, who played Glinda the Good Witch opposite her in the musical that tells the backstory to ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ said it would be “really cool” for her to reunite with her fellow Broadway veteran in a cameo appearance in the film and recreate the show’s famous poster design.

She said: “Well, I haven’t thought about it…but here’s what I think should happen. I just thought it’d be really cool if the camera panned by and Idina and I were just there and you just saw me (whisper into Idina’s ear).”

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