Thousands of people have signed the petition demanding to keep James Corden out of the Wicked movie. Here is what you need to know about the controversy. 

James Wicked has been trending on social media these days after Universal announced major casting for the Wicked movie with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande playing leads Elphaba and Glinda, respectively.

So, why do people hate him and strongly oppose the producers to cast him in the remake of the hit musical? Scroll down to know details about it.

“Keep James Corden Out Of The Wicked Movie” Controversy Explained

Fans have signed a petition to keep James Corden out of the Wicked movie creating his fuss and controversy on social media. The news is all over the internet.

Universal is set to make a remake of the hit musical Wicked starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda. The role will be the lead in the movie.

After the studio announced the major casting, there are airs about James Corden making his way in the cast as well which has raged the netizens that they ended up creating a petition.

They demanded that the actor should be kept away from the movie as they have suffered enough. The petition is posted on Change.org and directly addressed to Universal, the studio that is producing the movie.

The petition has been signed by over 32,000 people already and it seems the numbers will keep on rising and is not going to stop anytime soon.

Why Do People Hate James Corden?

People necessarily do not hate James Corden but it seems they are quite dissatisfied with his performances in film adaptations of hit Broadway musicals, according to CNN.

His latest works include the Cats, Rob Marshall’s Into the Woods, Amazon’s Cinderella, and Ryan Murphy’s The Prom, for which he received a Golden Globe for his “borderline offensive” portrayal of a gay guy.

It is true that he has featured in many of the musical movies and it seems netizens want something different this time. Not only fans but popular names in the industry like singer Jack Remmington said that he has never signed any petition that quick.

What Did James Corden Do?

James Corden did not do anything but his performance in other hit broadway musicals seem to be dissatisfying for viewers. Thus, this time they do not want to mess up with the new musical movie.

Therefore, it has resulted in all the chaos on the internet through the studio has not mentioned casting him in the movie yet. We will probably need to wait for how Universal is going to respond to this.