Michelle Yeoh stopped by the Variety Lounge, presented by Film AlUla at the Red Sea Film Festival, where she chatted with Variety‘s London Bureau Chief Alex Ritman about working with director Jon M. Chu on “Wicked,” her hopes for the film’s awards chances and the current whereabouts of her “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Oscar trophy.
When Chu first approached Yeoh about starring in the film, she hadn’t yet seen the original Broadway musical.
“Because he invited me to join ‘Wicked,’ I thought, ‘Well, first of all, I have to know what I’m going to be doing and why it has been around for 20 years,’” Yeoh said.
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