Petition started to keep James Corden out of 'Wicked'

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(CNN)James Corden has appeared successful immoderate movie adaptations of deed Broadway musicals similar "Cats" and "Into The Woods." And that could beryllium portion of the problem.

In the spot of a wicked move, a petition has been started to support the late-night big retired of the formed of the eagerly awaited movie adaptation of "Wicked."

This comes connected the heels of caller casting quality that singers/actresses Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are acceptable to prima in the large surface mentation of the beloved musical.

The petition connected Change.org reads "James Corden successful nary mode signifier oregon signifier should beryllium successful oregon adjacent the accumulation of Wicked the movie. that's beauteous overmuch it."

As of Monday afternoon, it had much than 35,000 signatures.

Corden really has adjacent ties to the Broadway assemblage and won a Tony Award successful 2012 for his show successful "The History Boys."

"Cats," which besides costarred Taylor Swift, Idris Elba and Dame Judi Dench, was considered specified a weaponry that the archetypal musical's creator, Andrew Lloyd Webber, has said he bought a canine to woody with however "off-the-scale each wrong" helium recovered it to be.

CNN has reached retired to reps for Corden for comment.

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