Universalmade the unusual move of publicly addressing online speculation about pay disparity between itsWickedstarsAriana GrandeandCynthia Erivo.
The two-part feature film production cost $320M before marketing spend.
Deadline checked with another source connected to the film, and they verified the duo were paid the same.
(L-R) Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande talk ‘Wicked’Giles Keyte/NBC via Getty Images
Grande has long expressed her interest on social media to play Glinda, the good witch, inWicked.
The duo told Deadlines Dessi Gomez how they bonded during production.
Its current global tally sits around $180M.
