“Wicked” movie adaption

[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 107 Posts: 10433 View Predictions]

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The long awaited movie adaption of the broadway phenomenon “Wicked” will be released on Dec 22, 2021. The film was previously slated for a Christmas Day 2019 release but was pulled for “Cats”.

Universal’s ‘Wicked’ To Stir Up Christmas Season 2021

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[kellis Joined: Jul 30th, 2017 Topics: 2 Posts: 184 View Predictions]

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Lol two years. That’s quite a push.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 178 Posts: 8039 View Predictions]

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Here are some of my current casting ideas…

Elphaba:
Samantha Barks
Cynthia Erivo
Daisy Ridley

Glinda:
Lily James

Fiyero:
Taron Egerton
Ansel Elgort

Nessarose:
Hailee Steinfeld

Boq:
Tom Holland

Madame Morrible:
Glenn Close
Angela Lansbury
Shirley MacLaine

The Wizard:
Mark Hamill
Kevin Kline
John Lithgow

Doctor Dillamond:
Ralph Fiennes
Bill Nighy
Gary Oldman
Jonathan Pryce

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[Keth Joined: Dec 2nd, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 576 View Predictions]

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I think most Broadway musicals were written just for the stage. Usually, if I have seen a musical on Broadway I end up not really enjoying the movie because it can never really transfer from stage to film in my opinion. Something about that live interaction. I’ve seen “Wicked” twice, so I doubt if I go see the movie unless it gets exceptionally raves.

Here’s hoping for a nice transfer from stage.

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[nkb325 Joined: Feb 6th, 2012 Topics: 2 Posts: 812 View Predictions]

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I don’t see this movie being good unless they change it significantly from the stage musical. Take the Sweeney Todd and Chicago route, where you just pick one tone and follow that all the way through. The musical has a very jumbled mix of wacky comedy, gothic intensity, heightened melodrama, manufactured magic, and childish silliness. This all works well on the stage when the suspension of disbelief is already so high that wild changes in tone and style feel more organic and entertaining, but it very rarely works well in a movie and is often what brings down most musical adaptations. The stage and screen are totally different mediums and not enough filmmakers realize that and just attempt to present whatever the stage musical would look like if they had the technology of film.

With all that said, the people working on the screenplay are apparently the people who worked on the musical, so that doesn’t fill me with a ton of hope. And Stephen Daldry usually operates in a pretty grounded (at least visually) and stately mode, which means he either might be able to wrangle all this into one tone or he will try to do everything and will be completely unaccustomed to so many of these artistic styles. So who knows.

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 107 Posts: 10433 View Predictions]

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Some of the choices here are… interesting

https://www.mycast.io/stories/wicked-7

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[PaulCole_ Joined: Apr 21st, 2016 Topics: 0 Posts: 5 View Predictions]

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I’m really not on board with the idea of Lea Michele as Elphaba like a lot of other people are. She’s just not likeable and her acting is mediocre. As for the supporting characters, I’d be ok with these Hollywood names:

Anna Kendrick as Nessarose

Daniel Radcliffe as Boq

Zac Efron as Fiyero

Christine Baranski as Madam Morrible

Hugh Jackman as The Wizard

Ian McKellen as Doctor Dillamond

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[BenitoDelicias Joined: Nov 3rd, 2010 Topics: 0 Posts: 656 View Predictions]

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

The long awaited movie adaption of the broadway phenomenon “Wicked” will be released on Dec 22, 2021. The film was previously slated for a Christmas Day 2019 release but was pulled for “Cats”.

https://deadline.com/2019/02/wicked-release-date-change-universal-1202552821/

So instead of 2020 (enough time to start now) they push it even further, 2 years later. So basically 3 years from now.

Seems like way way WAY too much.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 37 Posts: 26393 View Predictions]

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My dream cast:
Elphaba: Lea Michele

Glinda: Lily James

Fiyero: Taron Egerton or Daniel Radcliffe or Nick Jonas

Nessarose: Anna Kendrick

Boq: Tom Holland or Ansel Elgort

Madame Morrible: Carol Kane

The Wizard: Hugh Jackman

Doctor Dillamond: Patrick Stewart

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 178 Posts: 8039 View Predictions]

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PaulCole_ wrote:

I’m really not on board with the idea of Lea Michele as Elphaba like a lot of other people are. She’s just not likeable and her acting is mediocre. As for the supporting characters, I’d be ok with these Hollywood names:

Anna Kendrick as Nessarose

Daniel Radcliffe as Boq

Zac Efron as Fiyero

Christine Baranski as Madam Morrible

Hugh Jackman as The Wizard

Ian McKellen as Doctor Dillamond

Lea Michele right now doesn’t even appear to be as big of a commodity as she was in her Glee days. Anna Kendrick seems more like a Glinda to me. Isn’t Hugh Jackman a little too young for The Wizard?

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 107 Posts: 10433 View Predictions]

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PaulCole_ wrote:

I’m really not on board with the idea of Lea Michele as Elphaba like a lot of other people are. She’s just not likeable and her acting is mediocre. As for the supporting characters, I’d be ok with these Hollywood names:

Anna Kendrick as Nessarose

Daniel Radcliffe as Boq

Zac Efron as Fiyero

Christine Baranski as Madam Morrible

Hugh Jackman as The Wizard

Ian McKellen as Doctor Dillamond

Christine Baranski as Morrible is one of those lightbulb moments that I never realised perfect that is and how I want to see that until now.

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[braydenfitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 107 Posts: 10433 View Predictions]

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

Lea Michele right now doesn’t even appear to be as big of a commodity as she was in her Glee days. Anna Kendrick seems more like a Glinda to me. Isn’t Hugh Jackman a little too young for The Wizard?

If they go for a famous performer (or at least a recognisable name that works on the west coast) I think it should be someone older like Kevin Kline, Keith David or Ted Danson

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