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Wicked (titled onscreen as Wicked: Part I) is a 2024 American musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.It is the first installment of a two-part film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, which is loosely based on the 1995 novel, in turn based on the Oz books and the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
Warning: Some "Wicked" spoilers ahead. "Wicked," the film adaptation of one of the longest-running Broadway musicals of all time, was understandably a major undertaking.
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.It is a loose adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which in turn is based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation.
In late 2022, Wicked began filming in the U.K. When Grande was cast as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, she was married to real estate developer Dalton Gomez .
Grande and Slater met when filming for Wicked began in late 2022. They confirmed their romance in July 2023.
Principal photography began in England in December 2022, was interrupted in July 2023 by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, and was resumed and completed in January 2024. Wicked premiered at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia, on November 3, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 22.
Wicked: Part One premiered in theaters on Nov. 22 — and viewers got their money's worth with a run time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. Rated PG by the Motion Picture Association, the movie is ...
After nearly 10 years of development, the long-awaited film adaptation of Broadway’s Wicked is finally on the way. The film version of the musical, a theatrical staple since its 2004 Broadway ...