Salma Hayek breaks silence about ‘Wicked’s decade-long journey’

Salma Hayek transferred her “true” feelings to the team Evil, a decade after their own failed attempt to adapt the musical into a miniseries.

Hayek recently posted a series of pictures and videos on her Instagram to celebrate the success of the Wicked film adaptation, which broke box office records just days after its debut.

The carousel opens with her picture on the red carpet next to Arana Grande, on which the Evil Wearing a white dress, the star accessorized her look with a sleek bun and sparkling necklaces.

The second slide is a video of Cynthia Erivo running towards Hayek to hug her.

Just like her character in the film, Erivo wore a green and gray embellished dress with chic black nails and earrings.

On the other hand, Hayek, the star of Without blood, She opted for a red dress and to maintain her simple look, she wore nude makeup while her straight hair rested on her shoulder.

The 58-year-old actress and filmmaker also wrote a caption that read, “Congratulations @arianagrande, @cynthiaerivo and the entire Wicked team for the magic you brought to our screens! (emojis).”

For those unfamiliar, in 2011, Hayek was set to produce an eight-hour miniseries of the musical based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel. Evil, This is itself a retelling of The Wizard of Oz.

ABC announced that Hayek and her producing partner Jose Tamez would produce the series.

However, the project never really got off the ground and the film adaptation of Evil continued to move forward, with actresses such as Lea Michele and Amy Adams being considered for the roles of Glinda and Elphaba.

It is pertinent to mention that Maguire had also sold the rights to a non-musical adaptation of his novel in 2009.