Summary
A newWickedbehind-the-scenes video showcases the film’s use of practical sets. Releasing on November 22,Wicked: Part Onewill adapt the first half of the beloved Broadway musical, while the second half will be adapted inPart Two, which is scheduled to debut a year later on July 16, 2025.Wicked: Part Onewas initially going to releasethe same day asMoana 2, but was moved back five days earlier, where it will release alongsideGladiator IIinstead.
Wicked’s new behind-the-scenes video features thepractical sets of the Emerald City, Munchkinland, and Shiz Universitylocations in the movie musical. Check out the video below:
Director Jon M. Chu emphasizes how these sets were built to make the fantastical setting of Oz tangible and to make it more immersive, even going so far as to grow nine million tulips. Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, explains how seeing all of these rich visual details adds to the imagination, while Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda, expresses her enthusiasm for how Oz was physically brought to life like never before.
Wicked Is One Of 2024’s Most Exciting Upcoming Movies
It Is More Mainstream Than Many Other Movie Musicals
Wicked’s use of practical sets and the attention to visual detail makes the film an even more exciting prospect. It is a promising sign that the movie musical will not only be immersive due to theWickedcast’s acting and vocal talents, but through Chu’s direction and the cinematography that will bring Oz to life.Wickedcan work as a musical and as a fantasy filmthat leans into the vibrant colors, distinct cultures, and uniqueness that define Oz.
Another element that makesWickedexciting is thatit is likely to be a mostly family-friendly live-action film. Most of 2024’s family-friendly films, from the ongoingbox office successes ofInside Out 2andDespicable Me 4to the upcomingMoana 2, are animated. Animated films are vital to the entertainment industry, but there should be family-friendly live-action offerings in theaters as well, whichWickedcan offer as long as it is an adaptation of the Broadway musical and does not incorporate thenovel’s darker and more mature elements.
The Broadway musical is adapted from the novelWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the Westby Gregory Maguire.
Especially with pop star Grande in a leading role,theWickedmovie has more mainstream appeal than many other movie musicals. Releasing at the same time asGladiator IImay also recapture aBarbenheimer box office battleas the two tonally different films release simultaneously. Regardless of how it performs againstGladiator II, the practical sets and wide-ranging appeal ofWickedmake it one of 2024’s most exciting movies still to be released.
Wicked
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Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
