BuffaloKyle Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Just saw today they have put the Wicked film adaptation back on the release calendar for Christmas Day 2024 AND 2025! In April 2022, it was announced the film would be released in two parts, on Christmas Day in 2024 and 2025. Director Jon M. Chu explained why, saying "As we prepared the production over the last year, it became impossible to wrestle the story of ‘Wicked’ into a single film without doing some real damage to it ... As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years. We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one ‘Wicked’ movie but two! With more space, we can tell the story of ‘Wicked’ as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys for these beloved characters." Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are cast as Glinda and Elphaba respectively, with production set to begin in summer 2022 in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioRob Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I can't wait. Loved Wicked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeezifonly Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I grew to love this show after enjoying the book. A single live performance is 2:50 with intermission. Wicked fans were able to stand outdoors for hours, rain or shine, to enter a raffle for front row seats. Multiple times. And now they can’t be relied upon, to sit for same running time. (less than 3hrs) Indoors. With snacks. Fukkem + nycman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 Jeff Goldblum is in line to play The Wizard possibly: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/jeff-goldblum-in-early-talks-to-play-wizard-in-universal-s-wicked-movie-musical/ar-AA13utMJ?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 Part 1 has been bumped up to a new release date of Nov. 27, 2024. I was scared when I saw there was a release date change. This has been pushed back so often was relieved to see it was a push forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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