Profile for sherie_worshipper

Alexander_Nevermind said: "sherie_worshipper said: "Jeffrey Karasarides said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "The movie languished with Stephen Daldry signed on as director for years. Many release dates were announced and they came and went. Once Daldry left and Jon Chu came on, it was fast tracked. I got the impression that Universal and Marc Platt weren't in much of a hurry while the stage production was doing so well and everyone profiting from it. Universal's LES MIS had an even longer time between its stage premiere and film, and that film did quite well (WICKED will do better)."

When Winnie Holzman was interviewed by Julie James for SiriusXM On Broadway last year, she mentioned how they all knew fans wanted a movie, but none of the creatives were interested for a while. It wasn’t until about nearly a decade into the Broadway run when talks finally began. She also said that Stephen Daldry was their personal choice to direct, but after having been attached for several years, they all realized that he wasn't the right choice. As Stephen Schwartz is friends with Lin-Manuel Miranda, he got in touch with him in 2020 asking what it was like working with Jon M. Chu on In the Heights. Lin responded with “He's a good guy, he’s insanely collaborative, he loves musicals, and he dreams BIG.” Then heasked “Wait is this for Pippin or Wicked or what?” Schwartz then said “Thanks Lin, that’s very helpful.”

Cut to February 2nd, 2021, it was announced that Jon M. Chu took over as director. Lin texted Schwartz with "CHU for Wicked! How great!" He responded with "Well, you had something to do with that. Your recommendation, particularly as to how collaborative you found him to be, was influential. Also very positive things that Alex Lacamoire had to say. Also, I loved the In the Heights movie!"
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCm5qUkTYeS/?img_index=1"

The truth is that Schwartz had chosen Chu way before that.He was just asking his opinion, but of course LMM had to insert himself in the narrative to make it looklike he’s responsible for the movie.

Schwartz had known Chu for years and was greatly impressed by Crazy Rich Asians, especially by how he had made Singapore look beautiful on screen - just howhe wanted Oz to look like (Daldrey’s take on Oz was supposed to be very dark - almost WW2-like).

It was also Schwartz who chose Michelle Yeoh, by the way. It was all due to CRA, not ITH. That’s why Schwartz said “you had SOMETHINGto do with that.” He always checks with his friends before he picks a collaborator, but the decision is always 100% his. Believe me, he texted a lot of friends before choosing Chu, but only one decided to make that public."

We get it. You don’t like Lin Manuel Miranda. You may go now. - - - - - >"


I don’t mind him. I was just pointing out that he likes to force himself into situations that are not about him. And I was correcting Jeffrey’s narrative of how Jon M. Chu became the director of Wicked. Do you know any of these people in person? I do. And I’m staying. Have a nice life.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "The movie languished with Stephen Daldry signed on as director for years. Many release dates were announced and they came and went. Once Daldry left and Jon Chu came on, it was fast tracked. I got the impression that Universal and Marc Platt weren't in much of a hurry while the stage production was doing so well and everyone profiting from it. Universal's LES MIS had an even longer time between its stage premiere and film, and that film did quite well (WICKED will do better)."

When Winnie Holzman was interviewed by Julie James for SiriusXM On Broadway last year, she mentioned how they all knew fans wanted a movie, but none of the creatives were interested for a while. It wasn’t until about nearly a decade into the Broadway run when talks finally began. She also said that Stephen Daldry was their personal choice to direct, but after having been attached for several years, they all realized that he wasn't the right choice. As Stephen Schwartz is friends with Lin-Manuel Miranda, he got in touch with him in 2020 asking what it was like working with Jon M. Chu on In the Heights. Lin responded with “He's a good guy, he’s insanely collaborative, he loves musicals, and he dreams BIG.” Then heasked “Wait is this for Pippin or Wicked or what?” Schwartz then said “Thanks Lin, that’s very helpful.”

Cut to February 2nd, 2021, it was announced that Jon M. Chu took over as director. Lin texted Schwartz with "CHU for Wicked! How great!" He responded with "Well, you had something to do with that. Your recommendation, particularly as to how collaborative you found him to be, was influential. Also very positive things that Alex Lacamoire had to say. Also, I loved the In the Heights movie!"
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCm5qUkTYeS/?img_index=1"

The truth is that Schwartz had chosen Chu way before that. He was just asking his opinion, but of course LMM had to insert himself in the narrative to make it look like he’s responsible for the movie.

Schwartz had known Chu for years and was greatly impressed by Crazy Rich Asians, especially by how he had made Singapore look beautiful on screen - just how he wanted Oz to look like (Daldrey’s take on Oz was supposed to be very dark - almost WW2-like).

It was also Schwartz who chose Michelle Yeoh, by the way. It was all due to CRA, not ITH. That’s why Schwartz said “you had SOMETHING to do with that.” He always checks with his friends before he picks a collaborator, but the decision is always 100% his. Believe me, he texted a lot of friends before choosing Chu, but only one decided to make that public.

bwayobsessed said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "bwayobsessed said: "One question I have-is the grimmerie on the Wizards side? In the musical doesn’t Morrible tell Elphaba which spell to do so it’s more justifiable why it transforms all of the monkeys?"

You’re misremembering it a bit, which is actually a great thing, because the opening is so much better than what you described. Seriously, guys, the movie will be here in three weeks. Don’t ruin your experience by asking for spoilers.

BrodyFosse123 said: "sherie_worshipper said: "Globefan said: "My prediction is that we'll get casting reveals in the next few weeks."

My prediction is that Hannah Waddingham will play Madame Morrible. I may be wrong, of course, but her latest social media interactions have led me to believe that she’s involved in the movie."

You must be looking at Cynthia Erivo’s social media as there is ZERO hinting of anything you’re talking about on Hannah’s social media that would imply WICKED.

https://instagram.com/hannah_waddingham?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y="
 

Could it be that I wasn’t wrong after all? I noticed that Hannah had recently started to follow Jon M. Chu and Ariana Grande on Instagram (she followed Cynthia Erivo already). And her (now deleted) bio said “player of septas, witches and b*tches”. Even though she has played many (and I mean MANY) witches in her career, it felt like too much of a coincidence to me. The fact that she has deleted that bio since the Morrible rumors started only adds to my suspicion. But I may be wrong. I wonder if I’m the one who first stared this rumor…

 

Globefan said: "My prediction is that we'll get casting reveals in the next few weeks."

My prediction is that Hannah Waddingham will play Madame Morrible. I may be wrong, of course, but her latest social media interactions have led me to believe that she’s involved in the movie.

I agree with you 100%, BrodyFosse123. I was expecting to hate it and ended up loving it. And I’m not even a fan of the stage version!

Scarywarhol said: "Neither Cruella or A Quiet Place 2 were available for free to anyone with an HBO Max sub or a friend/family member with a login. And new data published in Variety indicates that AT&T, who made the shockingly poor decision to release WB's whole slate straight to streaming, were lying that the ITH box office numbers reflect the streaming reception. A lot of people are watching and nobody wants to own what a short-sighted decision this was."

aliceripleyofficial said: "After seeing In The Heights, it's clear thatChu's Wicked will be garish and overwrought... if it happens"

Exactly.

(By the way, I love my irritatingly long photo of Sherie René Scott. Deal with it.)

It flopped on HBO Max too.

http://deadline.com/2021/06/in-the-heights-hbo-max-viewership-box-office-opening-1234774865/

http://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/in-the-heights-box-office-hbo-max-1234995410/

It’s easy to blame the marketing (which was HUGE) and the day-and-date release strategy, but the truth is that audiences largely ignored it, even HBO Max subscribers. It’s a flop. End of story. Expect Warner to downplay the ads this week to cut their losses and call it a day.