Ethan Slater has shared the highlights from Wicked filming experience.
Slater plays the role of Boq, a friend to Glinda the Good Witch (played by Ariana Grande) and Elphaba, The Wicked Witch (played by Cynthia Erivo).
Speaking with the Collider, Slater talked about the “coolest shot” in the musical, saying that for him “it would be in the library.”
The actor shared, “There’s a really big wide shot where one of our incredible dancers leaps from the turning shelves and does a roll into a whole crowd of dancers, and I got to be one of the dancers, so I got to be right there as he did the jump and the roll.”
“The camera work was incredible, and the choreography was incredible. I was just like, ‘Wow, that’s the coolest shot that’s ever been put on film, and I’m a part of it!’” he added.
Additionally, Slater, who is dating Grande, talked about focusing on “emotional journeys of Boq and Nessa.”
“I think what’s really exciting about doing it on film versus doing it on stage is that you have time and space to really focus in on the emotional journeys of Boq and Nessa, who are wonderful on stage, as you said, but you kind of have to move through because of the pacing. In this first movie, we get the chance to really establish who we are and find some nuance to these characters that I’m really grateful for,” Slater added.
