Wicked. See it on the big screen this Thanksgiving. 💚💖-----After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes it...
  • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    I’m a huge fan of Wicked. Visually this trailer looks great. The brief music I heard sounds great.

    I don’t know Cynthia Erivo (playing Elphaba) well, but as a Tony Award winner I’m guessing she’ll do great.

    I know a little bit about Ariana Grande (playing Glinda) and singing I know she can do, but I haven’t seen her act and her credits are more limited.

    Although ultimately it’s going to come down to the chemistry between the two.

    Additionally this film is being released in two parts which is awful. I really thought that idea died out years ago.

    I hope this is good, but I’m fearful of a “Cats” situation, but even worse because it’s stretched out over a year and “Wicked” actually could be a good film (vs “Cats” which never would have worked.)

    • BowserBasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I’ve seen people say that it’s being done over two parts as they’ve added quite a bit more from the book to this and it’s not just an adaptation of the stage show. I’d still prefer films like this to just be one film (you can push 3 hours) rather than splitting them up.

      Wicked is my absolute favourite and I’ve been looking forward to this since I first heard about it. I do hope this has even half the success as the stage musical.

      • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        I don’t mind adding more if it makes sense, but I’m not sure “more” is what this story needs, at least not in the middle.

        I assume most additions will be in the second half with the first ending where the musical splits (Defying Gravity). It’ll be a nice “the villain wins” ending with Glinda being torn about which side she is on. They can have her wrestle with it a bit more in the second film and include more Dorothy story.