Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") is crediting her "Crazy Rich Asians" director for calling and asking her to take on the villainous role of Madame Morrible in the highly anticipated film adaptations of "Wicked." "I read the script, and then I called him back and said, 'Jon, you know I don't sing. This is a singing role,'" Yeoh said. "The next thing I knew, he had Ariana (Grande) and Cynthia (Erivo) video me and say, 'It's imperative you come and join us now.' How do you say no to that?" For those who aren't familiar with the Broadway musical or book its based on, "Wicked" tells the origin story of how the misunderstood Elphaba (Erivo) becomes the Wicked Witch of the West that audiences know of in "The Wizard of Oz." She attends Shiz University, under headmistress Madame Morrible (Yeoh), alongside the prim and popular Galinda (Grande). MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/entertainment/movies/oscar-winner-michelle-yeoh-wicked-movie-adaptation-madame-morrible-cynthia-erivo-elphaba-glinda-galinda-ariana-grande-jon-chu/531-0ba3baa4-f02b-4405-943f-906e77963682