Lady Gaga, Shawn Mendes almost landed 'Wicked' lead roles

[Nefertiti0]

The cast of the "Wicked" movie almost looked a lot different, with Stephen Daldry as director and Lady Gaga and Shawn Mendes in lead roles.
 

The English director and producer of "The Crown" had Gaga in mind to play the character of Elphaba according to sources familiar with the project.

We hear he and the "Bad Romance" singer even met a few times to flesh out the character.
 

"They had meetings, the two of them, about the character and who she would be. [Gaga] was essentially cast in his version, and then it fell through," the source said.
 

Mendes was rumored to star as Fiyero in the film, a role ultimately played by Jonathan Bailey.

Daldry — who was announced as the film's director in 2016 — exited the project in 2020 due to scheduling conflicts, Variety reported at the time.
 

 

[PoisonedIvy]

Harley Quinn was, theoretically, a much better role for her. A shame it turned out to be… well, you know. Good morning.

[Florence Belch]

Oh Rain On Me, you'll always be the gift that keeps on giving, Ariana is gonna smash all the scenes she's in

[tost1]

Gaga and Shawn instead of Cynthia and Ariana????

[Abracadabra]

Gaga would have stayed that role but it wasn't meant to be

[Kylie Jenner]

Elphaba…. because of her nose?  

[LovingDays]

Just now, tost1 said:

Gaga and Shawn instead of Cynthia and Ariana????

Is this real....

[UnusualBoy]

Gaga as Glinda and Shawn as Elphaba, iktr  

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

Shawn as Glinda in drag would've been a movie I paid to see 

[IBeMe]

Shawn Mendes as Glinda?

[Spicy Pisces]

So you're telling me Shawn could've been signing this photo on the red carpet instead?

 

[gatito]

we really did dodge a bullet with this c-list stunt casting we'd probably have gotten jennette mccurdy as glinda 

[BadHabits]

7 minutes ago, tost1 said:

Gaga and Shawn instead of Cynthia and Ariana????

Is this photoshopped?

[Infernal Paradise]

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The English director and producer of "The Crown" had Gaga in mind to play the character of Elphaba

The way she's so often the top choice for the industry's top brass. Oh Godga, you will ALWAYS be famous  

 

[stochastic]

8 minutes ago, Kylie Jenner said:

Elphaba…. because of her nose?  

They would have saved on prosthetics

[gatito]

1 minute ago, Infernal Paradise said:

The way she's so often the top choice for the industry's top brass. Oh Godga, you will ALWAYS be famous  

 

not anymore not after joker FAD 

[Illuminati]

So that's where she got the green/pink theme for Chromatica

[TaggedGalaxy]

Thankfully they didn't let Stefani ruin another movie

[ariananext]

Imagine Gaga and Shawn's characters dating  

 

I think the age gap would've been weird, Shawn would look too young next to Gaga. I already think Ariana and Cynthia are quite old for their roles, picking a younger looking Fiyero would make everything worse. 

[Bussea]

shawn is your bussea green

[Tusk]

Over singing

Strained singing 

and a Glinda would probably couldn't sing 

 

 

we dodged so many bullets

[fridayteenage]

gaga going from Bradley Cooper and Adam driver to Shawn Mendes would have looked very odd visually

[IBeMe]

5 minutes ago, Bussea said:

shawn is your bussea green

Hyperbiliverdinemia is a rare, genetic hepatic disease, characterized by the presence of green coloration of the skin, urine, plasma, and other body fluids (ascites, breastmilk) or parts (sclerae) due to increased serum levels of biliverdin in association with biliary obstruction and/or liver failure.

[_Fey]

Thank GOD that fell through 

[Funhouse]

I would've been fine with Gaga but the idea of Shawn playing her love interest is unhinged