He revealed this was to allow them to tell the full story without having to leave some characters on the cutting room floor. Photograph: Shutterstock Ariana Grande has been cast in the Wicked movies Why are there two Wicked movies?ĭirector Jon M Chu took to Twitter in April 2022 to announce that Wicked would now be split into two movies. Those release dates put the Wicked movies in direct competition with Avatar 3 and Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie, so don’t be surprised if they get moved slightly before then.
The first one arrives in cinemas in December 2024, and there won’t be a long wait for the second movie: it’s scheduled to arrive in December 2025. Here’s all you need to know about the upcoming Wicked film adaptation. Now it’s finally happening with Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M Chu in the director’s chair. The musical then opened in London’s West End in September 2006 and continues to run in the Apollo Victoria Theatre to date.Ī film had been rumoured to be in development ever since 2004, with everyone from Lady Gaga and Idina Menzel – who starred in the original production - rumoured to be cast. Since its official opening on Broadway in 2003, Wicked has become one of the most popular musical productions in history.
That book eventually became a movie in 1939 - you’ve probably seen it – and then found a new lease of life on the stage. Or in other words – Wicked found life as a novel in 1995, a spin-off from L Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. It’s time to paint your face green and grab your pointy hat and broom as Wicked makes the move from the stage to the big screen.Ī bit of a pop-culture mindbender, the movie will be based on the musical that’s based on a book, which is a spin-off of another book that also became a movie and then a musical.
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