{"id":29054,"date":"2024-01-30T10:21:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=29054"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:21:50","slug":"why-is-ethan-slater-being-compared-to-a-jim-henderson-animatronic-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/why-is-ethan-slater-being-compared-to-a-jim-henderson-animatronic-creation\/29054\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Ethan Slater being compared to a \u2018Jim Henderson animatronic creation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Slater, known for his lead role in the SpongeBob SquarePants musical and currently dating Ariana Grande, has garnered attention for his upcoming role as Boq in the big-screen adaptation of Wicked. In a video interview at a Spamalot-related event, Slater\u2019s enthusiastic and jittery demeanor, along with his repeated use of the phrase \u201clove and care\u201d to describe the approach to the Wicked musical, sparked discussion on platforms like TikTok and Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>The video captured Slater\u2019s animated gestures and expressions, leading some viewers to comment on his energetic style. One Reddit user humorously referred to him as a \u201cJim Henderson animatronic creation,\u201d likely intending to reference Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the playful commentary, Slater\u2019s portrayal of Boq in Wicked is highly anticipated, and the film is set to be released in two parts. The first part is scheduled for November 2024, followed by the second part in November 2025, with both parts receiving the same level of \u201clove and care\u201d in their production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Slater, known for his lead role in the SpongeBob SquarePants musical and currently dating Ariana Grande, has garnered attention\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":29055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1143],"class_list":["post-29054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-ethan-slater"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}