Ariana Grande's reason for 'not dipping her toe' into movies revealed

Ariana Grande hasn’t been signing any acting projects after filming Wicked its reported.

The Hollywood actress earned her first ever academy award nomination for her performance as Glinda in 2024 Wicked.

In a recent findings of Life&Style magazine, a source close to her management’s team candidly discussed the Hollywood actress career plans.

“Arianna doesn’t need praise or her face on billboards all over town constantly,” the insider began.

Revealing the reason for not signing any movies, the source continued, “It’s not about ego for her, and everybody knows she’s not dipping her toe into movies because she needs the money.”

“She’s being extremely picky about filmmakers and she’s quality-controlling everything she can when she commits to a project. You’re not going to see her making three or four movies a year just because she can.”

Instead, “She wants every film she agrees to make to be special and singular, and that can mean saying ‘no’ to a lot of pretty tempting offers,” the insider added.

Recently, the Hollywood actress is busy filming Wicked For Good, which is set release on November 21, 2025.

The source told the outlet that her acting career experience, which she started at the age of 13, “Wary of overexposure and she knows when to put her head down, duck out of sight and focus on the work.”

“This gives her a key advantage over other stars in her age bracket, but Ariana also knows she’s in a class by herself and she’s very motivated to get another Oscar nomination under her belt for Wicked: For Good, not because she needs the validation, but because it will be good for the movie as a whole.”

“Her intentions around this project are genuine, and you can’t fake the kind of enthusiasm she has shown for promoting these two films and lifting up her costars in the process,” the insider added before quitting the chat.