“I love her so much.

I’m going to take such good care of her.”

The story chronicles what happened before Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West inThe Wizard of Oz.

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked

But now we’ve got anincredible first lookat what has gone into the making of the film.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande behind the scenes of Wicked

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on stage together

Jon M. Chu telling an emotional Cynthia Erivo, "The world needs to see more of you. And we would love for you to be our Elphaba"

Ariana Grande on a video call with Jon M. Chu saying, "I love her so much. I'm going to take such good care of her" after being cast as Glinda in Wicked

A behind the scenes photo of Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked

Glinda standing with several Shiz students in Wicked

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked

Glinda and Feyero walking hand in hand at a party

Elphaba coming down the stairs at a party wearing a long dress and pointy witches hat

A behind-the-scenes look at Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande standing in front of a large circular window

Elphaba and Fiyero holding hands in a forest in Wicked

Glinda on a roof above the citizens of Oz

The Wizard saying, "Wait a minute" before pulling a coin from behind Elphaba's ear, and Glinda looking surprised

Ethan Slater, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, and Marissa Bode in costume for the film "Wicked"

Screenshot from "Wicked"

Ariana Grande behind the scenes of Wicked holding a clapboard

Ariana Grande resting her head on Cynthia Erivo's shoulder behind the scenes of Wicked