Wicked: Part One
You weren’t told the whole story. What happens when you veer off the Yellow Brick Road? Here is your very FIRST LOOK of #WickedMovie … currently in production in Oz. 🌪️🫧🧹@WickedMovie @UniversalPics pic.twitter.com/pKdTTmi6kD
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) April 16, 2023
Release date: November 27 (in theaters)
Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh
Director: John M. Chu
It was inevitable, right? L. Frank Baum’s book The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz inspired the iconic film The Wizard Of Oz, which in turn inspired (among many other entertainment properties) Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked: The Life And Times Of The Wicked Witch Of The West, which begat the long-running Broadway musical Wicked, and which will soon arrive on the big-screen, split into two parts. For those unfamiliar with the plot, it centers on the friendship between the green-skinned Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande), who eventually grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. The supporting cast includes Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Keala Settle, Bowen Yang, Jeff Goldblum (as the Wizard of Oz!), and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible. [Ian Spelling]
