US EditionIn Film's Second Act, 'Wicked' Goes Beyond Broadway Musical
The film adds two new songs and expands character backstories including Elphaba's exile and Glinda's darker past, with the first movie grossing over $750 million worldwide.
- Out in theaters this week, Wicked: For Good expands the Wizard of Oz prequel beyond the Broadway musical, and Universal Pictures bets on fans after the first film grossed over $750 million worldwide.
- Universal Pictures split the adaptation into two films, a choice some critics called a cynical money grab, while producer Marc Platt said it allowed more time to explore the stories' intersection.
- The film's extra running time includes two new songs, with Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, stating, `It happens in the wings of the Broadway show. You see the before and after moments.`
- Cynthia Erivo is a strong best-actress hopeful, with Gold Derby and bookmakers favoring her and Universal Pictures' awards campaign expected to support her win.
- The film recasts key characters by portraying Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba as a rebel in exile and Glinda as a guilt-ridden poster girl of the Wizard's regime.
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In film’s second act, ‘Wicked’ goes beyond Broadway musical
When Universal Pictures split its musical adaptation of Wicked into two films, the move was derided by some critics as a cynical – if spectacularly successful – money grab.But with Wicked: For Good out in theatres around the world this week, its stars and film-makers say the decision has freed them up to expand the ...
Magic flew away in the sequel to the musical (in theaters this Wednesday, November 19) which revisits the children's novel by L. Frank Baum, The Magician of Oz (1900), and his classic film adaptation of 1939 with Judy Garland. Cynthia Erivo gives the evil evil-loved green witch greatness. Under the varnish of the sumptuous cinematic show, fantasy and strangeness darken by following her destiny. Director Jon M. Chu details her vision.
Serial intruder who accosted Ariana Grande at Wicked premiere in Singapore sentenced to 9 days in prison
An Australian serial intruder who accosted Ariana Grande during a Wicked premiere in Singapore was sentenced to 9 days in jail Monday for being a public nuisance. Johnson Wen, 26, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing annoyance to the public after he jumped over the barricade at a premiere for…
Australian Man Jailed After Grabbing Ariana Grande at ‘Wicked’ Premiere
The Australian man who grabbed Ariana Grande on the yellow carpet at the Wicked: For Good premiere has been put behind bars in Singapore, following his court appearance this week. ... The post Australian Man Jailed After Grabbing Ariana Grande at ‘Wicked’ Premiere appeared first on Star Observer.
Australian Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande At ‘Wicked: For Good’ Premiere Convicted
An Australian man who grabbed Ariana Grande at a recent Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore has been sentenced to nine days in jail.BBC News reports that Johnson Wen, who has crashed stages at a Katy Perry concert in Sydney and The Weeknd in Melbourne – per the Sydney Morning Herald – was convicted of “being a public nuisance” following the incident last week (13 November).Video footage of the incident captured Wen jumping over a barricade at…
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