Cynthia Erivo called out a fan-edited 'Wicked' poster circulating online, describing it as 'offensive' and 'deeply hurtful.'
The star of the upcoming movie took offense to an edited version of the film's poster in which her eyes were covered
An official poster for the upcoming movie, which hits theaters in November, was released by distributor Universal Pictures earlier this month. The image features Ariana Grande’s character, Glinda, whispering to Erivo’s Elphaba. The film’s poster differs from the Broadway version, as it shows Elphaba’s eyes by lifting her hat and changes her lipstick color from red to green. Amid buzz for the musical, many online began pointing out the changes.
“I am a real life human being, who chose to look right down the barrel of the camera to you, the viewer …because, without words we communicate with our eyes,” she wrote. She described the edited version of the poster as"the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen," and compared it to two offensive AI-created memes related to the film that have also been widely shared online. One image depicts Grande and Erivo punching each other as their characters. Another shows Grande's character asking Erivo's if the color of her genitals match the color of her green skin.
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