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Michelle Yeoh Reveals She Almost Didn't Join 'Wicked,' How Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Changed Her Mind

The Oscar winner plays Madame Morrible in the film version of the hit Broadway musical.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Yeoh, 61, explained that her role in the upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical almost went to someone else after she told director Jon M. Chu that she was not that girl. The Oscar winner told Fallon that Chu -- who she previously worked with on Crazy Rich Asians-- wanted her to play Madame Morrible in the movie, a role she was hesitant about after learning that she sings. Fallon asked The Brothers Sun actress if she felt "more pressure" being on set with two "angels" and exceptional singers like Grande and Erivo, and Yeoh had a hilarious response.

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