Ariana Grande and Josh Gad to star in Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go!, Entertainment News

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Ariana Grande and Josh Gad have been cast in Dr Seuss film Oh, The Places You'll Go!
The Wicked star is reuniting with Jon M. Chu — who will direct with Jill Culton — on the upcoming animated musical adaptation of the iconic children's writer's last published book, which was released in 1990 before his death the following year aged 87.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation revealed the casting news on Tuesday (July 15) with an Instagram post showing Grande and Gad in the studio.
The duo will lead the voice cast, but no details have been given on specifics roles or the plot as a whole.
The story follows a young adventurer exploring the highs and lows of life.
Rob Liber has written the script, with Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Bad Robot involved in the production.
Original songs are being written for the musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, while the film is set to hit cinemas — including Imax — on March 17, 2028.
Director Chu's next film in cinemas will be the sequel Wicked: For Good in November, which will see Grande return as Glinda.
The 31-year-old actress also has roles coming up in the next Meet The Parents movie, while Gad has been cast in Amazon's Spaceballs 2.
Although she has found huge success as a popstar, after first starting out on TV, Grande previously revealed she hopes to make more movies after the success of 'Wicked'.
She told ScreenDaily: "I would love to exist in this space for a while longer.
"I love finding characters that make people feel seen and human. I'd love to continue on this road."
The thank u next hitmaker stars opposite Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey in Wicked, but admitted that those who she became "closest" to were the ones who worked behind the scenes.
She told The Movie Buddy: "It's hard to... I don't know, everyone was so fulfilling to be around, that helped recharge the battery too, my glam team, the people who you spend the most time with and get to know most closely.
"My dresser Jess, she's my sister now, she would call me Chickadee. Everyone, PAs, everyone and that really helped recharge the battery."
The Into You songstress also admitted that while there were "a lot of challenging moments" during filming, she cannot think of any particular one because she had so much "support" during production.
She said: "I don't know, leaving set? I'm joking! There was a lot of challenging moments but I can't really... I had so much support, that's the thing.
"Of course, it was very challenging work and there are very hard parts but everything felt so supported and so safe. It's hard to answer something like that."
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