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Wicked costume designer reveals the real reason why Dorothy's ruby slippers aren't red in the new film


A costume designer on the new Wicked film has revealed the real reason why Dorothy's ruby slippers aren't red in the movie.

A costume designer on the new Wicked film has revealed the real reason why Dorothy's ruby slippers aren't red in the movie (Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba) The re-telling of Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, and Glinda's story premiered in wide release this weekend but Variety is already predicting Ariana will not only be nominated for an Academy Award, but she will win it. British filmmaker Stephen Daldry was originally set to direct the spectacle and had big plans to cast Lady Gaga as Elphaba and Shawn Mendes as Fiyero, according to Page Six.

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