Colman Domingo cast as the Cowardly Lion in 'Wicked: For Good'

[ad_1] The information is out and the web is thrilled: Colman Domingo will voice the Cowardly Lion in "Depraved: For Good."

"Depraved" director Jon M. Chu had teased the information in a Thursday interview with Deadline, saying that will probably be "wild" when the actor who's voicing the half — a significant Hollywood star, per Chu — steps on the pink carpet.

However the information was as an alternative revealed Monday, when the "Depraved" film Instagram account posted a video of Domingo taking part in with and surrounded by plenty of stuffed toy lions.

"See you in Oz," Domingo says within the video with a wink.

Customers on social media spent the weekend speculating who may be taking part in the half, with rumors centering on former late-night host and musical theater actor James Corden.

When the information was introduced Monday, those self same customers celebrated the casting — and the truth that the function did not go to Corden.

"James Corden is not the lion in depraved! We gained," one X consumer posted.

In an effort to ebook Domingo within the half initially made well-known by Bert Lahr within the 1939 movie adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz," Chu advised Deadline that he despatched the "Sing Sing" actor a direct message on Instagram.

"I used to be like, 'It is not a ton of strains, however possibly you might have a bit time. I do know you are busy. I’ll come to you,'" Chu recalled saying within the message, in response to Deadline.

Chu stated Domingo responded "'Why the f--- not, let's go!' After which we went forward and recorded the strains."

Domingo joins an already star-studded solid, together with Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero.

"Depraved: For Good," the second in a two-part sequence, releases in theaters on Nov. 21. It'll proceed the story advised in final yr's "Depraved." The movie is produced and shall be distributed by Common Footage, which is owned by NBCUniversal, the father or mother firm of NBC Information.