We’re not in Kansas anymore… Wicked has found its Cowardly Lion in a Walking Dead alum.

Fear the Walking Dead star Colman Domingo is trading zombies for yellow bricks. The Oscar-nominated actor will roar to life as the voice of the Cowardly Lion in Wicked: For Good. Monday, Wicked‘s Instagram account made it official: Domingo, playing coy behind a lion stuffed animal, finally showed his face with a roaring “See you in Oz!”

Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu had recently teased the thrilling reveal for fans. “Man, wait until the red carpet when the actor who gave us the Cowardly Lion’s voice steps foot on it. It’ll be wild,” he gushed to Deadline.

How the Cowardly Lion Fits into the ‘Wicked’ Storyline

The Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz has a unique origin in Wicked. In the musical, Elphab

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