AsWickedmakes the long-awaited leap from the stage to the screen,Ariana Grandeis contemplating a return to her roots.

Im gonna say something so scary.

In 2008, Grande made her Broadway debut at age 15 in the musical13.

Ariana Grande poses on the Met Gala red carpet.

Ariana Grande attends The 2024 Met Gala on May 6, 2024 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

I think I love acting.

I love musical theater, explained Grande.

Chu was tapped to direct the Universal adaptation back in 2021.

Ariana Grande wears pink puffy sleeves on a ‘Wicked’ red carpet.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo inWicked.Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection

The firstWickedinstallment premieres Nov. 22, 2024, with the second following on Nov. 21, 2025.