David Alan Grier & Ne-Yo Talk Getting Method & More for The Wiz: Live

This is a timely reminder to start planning our viewing parties. Access Hollywood recently went behind the scenes at a photo shoot for NBC’s The Wiz Live! and we learned some interesting tidbits about the forthcoming telecast. "I'm a method actor and I've had this lion outfit on for about two weeks," David Alan Grier revealed. "I actually went to the Central Park Zoo and I was put in a cage with lions, just to get their movements, eating raw meat, and I made it!" Oh-kay. Meanwhile, Ne-Yo is taking on the role of the Tinman and admitted: "It's becoming real for everyone now." Check out the video below and prepare to ease on down the road with newcomer Shanice Williams, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Uzo Aduba and more on December 3!