We've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from Wicked to mark its digital release in the UK today (January 3).
The clip, which you can watch above, focuses on the casting of Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero and reveals his reaction to co-star Cynthia Erivo asking him (virtually) to "please be our Fiyero".
"Let's dance, I'm ready," Bailey responded, marking a dream role for the Bridgerton star.
"If I'd been told 10 years ago that I'd be playing Fiyero, I would not have believed anyone but my heart would have popped," he explains later in the clip.
Related: Wicked is now available to watch at home
"Fiyero, essentially, is what the female part to all male-dominated action films of the '80s and '90s have been. It's so important with Fiyero that he dances with abandon. I've really quite enjoyed supporting Cynthia and Ari."
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The exclusive clip also features director Jon M Chu, who talks about the extensive casting process for everybody in Wicked, not just Fiyero.
"We auditioned a lot of people for these roles. We saw everybody, I can't list all the people, but we saw everybody and there was no free pass. We said if you want to come in, you have to come in and audition," he recalled.
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Wicked's digital release also comes with 10 extended or deleted scenes, one of which has led to outrage from fans that it was deleted from the movie.
If you want to check out the deleted scenes yourself, as well as the other featurettes that go into the making of the hit movie, you can buy or rent Wicked right now in the UK from Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and more.
The movie is also still out in cinemas if you fancy the big-screen experience.
Wicked is out now in cinemas, and is also available to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Store and more in the UK.
Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
