Posted on 02/12/2024 10:02:06 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Wicked, the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway show that is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, received its first trailer at Super Bowl LVIII.
It's a dreamy trailer that gives us our first real look at a cinematic take on one of the most beloved musicals of the last few decades. Of course, the footage also serves as an introduction to some of the music the prequel is known for.
Wicked, which will be a two-part theatrical event, is set to fly into theaters for the first time on November 27, 2024. Wicked: Part Two is currently slated for November 26, 2025.
The film is being directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp, who is better known as the Wicked Witch of the West. Ariana Grande will be joining her as Glinda Upland a.k.a. Glinda the Good. Also joining the cast will be Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar, Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ethan Later as Boq, and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible.
This trailer was a much-anticipated one as we’ve only seen glimpses of both Elphaba and Glinda and that’s about it. What we did know, however, is that The Wicked film is an adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical with music and lyrics from Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. The play is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West, and that is a prequel of sorts for L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the 1939 film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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You are not accurately representing most conservatives’ objections to the “race swapping” fad that has consumed Hollywood in recent years.
This makes your attempted scolding and thinly veiled accusations of racism meaningless.
Pretty funny phrase seeing as how it’s about a green person.
“Put a chick in it, and make her gay!”
South Park didn’t have the guts to the the WHOLE truth, namely:
“Put a black chick in it, and make her gay!”
Like Eddie Murphy said, “If the bitch is green, there must be something wrong with the p____y.”
The black girl they chose for the role is butt ugly. I’m quite sure that was on purpose.
Elphaba, the character she is playing was not a pretty witch.
Yes but Idina Menzel was very pretty, and the role was defined by her incredible performance
So I can plan on rearranging my sock drawer!!!
I've heard the scarecrow will be played by Joe Biden 🤓
Just NO…cannot any writers come up with original scripts anymore.. Tons of great historic figures thru the years.
I have read a few WWII books on say spies, like Madeline Forcade’s Secret War
That’s true and more people are probably familiar with that representation. Personally, I always defer to the source material.
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