ANN/THE STAR – Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh, who stars in the upcoming musical Wicked, premiering in Malaysia today, will also showcase her singing talents in the film.
In recent interviews, the 62-year-old Oscar winner revealed her initial hesitation when Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M Chu first handed her the script.
Sceptical about accepting the role due to her lack of singing experience, she admitted it took some convincing before she agreed to portray Madame Morrible.
“I read (the script) and I said, ‘but Jon, it’s a musical – she sings, right? Well, you know, I don’t sing’,” Yeoh said.
“Then I get a video from stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande where they say ‘Hi, it’s imperative that you join us now’. How do you say no to two angels, right?”
However, as pointed out in another interview on an Asian talk show, Yeoh has sung before, refuting the claim that she couldn’t sing.
She had recorded the theme song Love Is Like A Shooting Star for the 1993 film Butterfly Sword, where she starred opposite Tony Leung Chiu Wai.
When she was reminded of this track, Yeoh playfully covered her ears and said, “I can’t hear.”
She can deny it, but as shared by Sin Chew, there is even a music video on YouTube of the song Yeoh sang for the film.
