Colman Domingo roared onto this red carpet.
The Academy Award nominee was the epitome of elegance at the New York City premiere of Wicked: For Good on Nov. 17 as he channeled his character of the Cowardly Lion on the red carpet.
Colman struck a pose in a Dolce & Gabbana look with a brown fur coat which he paired with simple tan dress pants and a low cut v-neck shirt. The 55-year-completed the look with a pair of shiny dress shoes and gold jewelry.
And director Jon M. Chu knew that bringing Colman into the mix with costars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum would be an incredibly fashionable affair, joking with Entertainment Tonight in October, “That’s the Met Gala.”
But it wasn’t just Colman’s style that made the director reach out to him for the role, as Jon felt that Colman truly embodied the spirit of the character, who was first seen in the first Wicked film as a young cub that Elphaba and Fiyero save from a life of never learning to speak. In Wicked: For Good, the Cowardly Lion blames the Wicked Witch for his unfortunate circumstances.
“I just thought he has the presence of a cowardly lion,” Jon explained to ET. “He has the vulnerability of a cowardly lion. I thought he would have fun with it. He was the top of my list.”
As such, he sent Colman a message, which the Running Man star was stunned to receive.
“Here’s the lesson. When someone named Jon M. Chu slides into your DMs,” he shared on CBS Mornings in November, “respond to it.”
According to Colman, the process went pretty quickly after that first DM, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I’m glad to be joining at this late date something like Wicked,” he added. “It’s really cool, it’s one of my favorite musicals."
Wicked: For Good hits theaters Nov. 21.
For more stars putting a fashion spell on the red carpet at the New York City premiere, keep reading.
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Ariana Grande
In custom Schiaparelli.
Cynthia Erivo
In Balenciaga.
Jonathan Bailey
In Loro Piana.
Michelle Yeoh
In Givenchy and Mikimoto jewelry.
Jeff Goldblum
In Prada and Jacob & Co. timepiece.
Ethan Slater
In Tanner Fletcher.
Marissa Bode
Bowen Yang
In Simone Rocha and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Bronwyn James
In Marques Almeida.
Colman Domingo
In Dolce & Gabbana.
Scarlett Spears
Jon M. Chu
Nina Dobrev
In archive Narciso Rodriguez.
Megan Hilty
In Pamella Roland.
Claire Danes
Trisha Paytas
In Garo Sparo.
Constance Wu
In Cult Gaia.
Natasha Bedingfield
In Christian Siriano.
Jimmy Fallon
Auli'i Cravalho
In Mitiliane Couture.
David Burtka & Harper Burtka-Harris
Harper in Alice + Olivia.
Gayle King
Beanie Feldstein & Bonnie-Chance Roberts
Beanie in Simone Rocha.
Justine Lupe
Phillipa Soo & Andrew Chappelle
Ariana Biermann & Gia Giudice
Gia in L'idee.
Hasan Minhaj & Beena Patel
Melanie C & Chris Dingwall
Patricia Clarkson
Remi Bader
In Rodarte.