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Posted: 2022-09-22T16:41:09Z | Updated: 2022-09-22T16:41:09Z

Jonathan Bailey will be dancing through life for his next movie role.

The Bridgerton actor is joining the two-part movie adaptation of the musical Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu. Hell play Fiyero, a roguish prince who gets wrapped up in a love triangle between Ozs rival witches, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande ).

Chu, whose credits include Crazy Rich Asians and In The Heights, confirmed the casting news on Twitter Wednesday by sharing a Variety article reporting that Bailey was in talks for the movie.

Hes perfect, theyre perfect, Chu tweeted . Theyd be perfect together. Born to be forever.. I am too excited to pretend this hasnt been happening. We have a Fiyero!!!!

Based on Gregory Maguires 1995 book, Wicked is a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz that empathizes with Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. The musical debuted in 2003 and is currently Broadways fifth longest-running show.

The two Wicked films will be produced by Universal Pictures, and are slated to be released on Christmas in 2024 and in 2025.