Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage has joined the cast of the big-screen adaptation of Wicked as the voice of Dr. Dillamond the Goat.
The news was shared during Universal's CinemaCon 2024 presentation, where an exclusive look was also given of the first part of the adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical that debuted in 2003. The footage focused on the relationship of Elphaba and Glinda and how it started as sort of Mean Girls-like before switching to one of true friends.
While the new footage shown of Wicked hasn't been made available to the public yet, you can check out the first trailer for the film below and read our breakdown right here.
As for Dinklage's character, Dr. Dillamond is a talking Goat who also happens to be a professor at Shiz University. He gets discriminated against because he is one of the only Animal professors at the University, but Elphaba ends up becoming his friend despite that.
Dinklage joins a stellar cast that includes Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp/the Wicked Witch of the West, Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland/Glinda the Good, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar, Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ethan Later as Boq, and Michelle Yeoh as Madam Morrible.
The John M. Chu-directed Wicked will end up being a two-part theatrical event, and the first entry will fly into theaters on November 26, 2024. Wicked: Part Two will follow on November 26, 2025.
For more from CinemaCon, check out all the big news from Warner Bros. Pictures presentation and the reveal that Five Nights at Freddy's 2 will officially arrive in Fall 2025.
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