Cynthia Erivo calls fan-made 'Wicked' poster 'deeply hurtful'

Evil Star Cynthia Erivo has called a fan-made movie poster for Universal Pictures' highly anticipated movie musical “deeply hurtful.”

The altered version of the official Universal poster hides Erivo's eyes and much of her face to be closer to the original animated Broadway poster, where her character's eyes were obscured by a wide-brimmed hat.

“The original poster is an illustration. “I am a real person who has chosen to look directly through the barrel of the camera at you, the viewer… because without words, we communicate with our eyes,” says Eviro, who plays Elphaba Evilshe explained on her Instagram story and X pages.

The Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated actress portrays Elphaba (who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West) in the upcoming film musical, while co-star Ariana Grande, the Grammy-winning and SAG Award-nominated actress, plays Glinda (who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West). the good witch).

“Our poster is a homage, not an imitation. To edit my face and hide my eyes is to erase me. And that is just deeply hurtful,” Erivo added on her social media page. She left no doubt that she was deeply offended by the fake movie poster.

“This is the wildest, most offensive thing I've ever seen, equivalent to this horrible Ai of us fighting, equivalent to people asking the question, 'Is your fucking green?' None of this is funny. None of it is sweet. It humiliates me. It demeans us,” Erivo argued.

She and Grande star in Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Evilhits theaters November 22nd. Directed by Universal Pictures The Hollywood Reporter to Erivo's Instagram story post when asked to comment.