Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread — Page 111

uncageg said: "Was that a wedding sequence? I don't remember that from the show. A fantasy sequence maybe?"

Jon Chu confirmed the wedding is between Fiyero and Glinda but from what he said it sounded like Fiyero might jilt her. 

Ooooh, I love this teaser! I am not sold on Glinda's wedding dress, but it kinda makes sense she'd have something boring for a love that wasn't real? A plain, boring look on love? I love every other costume. I suspect one of those purplish pink things with a fullness to the back is her beautiful ballgown. I forgot Elphaba comes back for the monkeys and that's why they chased her at the end of the first film and later she corrals them to her side. This looks so visually amazing, it should be an amazing movie!

binau said: "This truly looks like the greatest movie musical ever. We have been VERY lucky that Wicked has Jon M Chu at the helm.

Between the theatre and film, I truly believe that Wicked likely has or will have the most worldwide cultural impact of any musical we know of so far."

I agree with all these brilliant observations.

Updated On: 6/6/25 at 09:23 AM

Act 2 of Wicked is… rough, but it looks like they’ve expanded it substantially, which hopefully will help the more contrived and rushed parts finally cohere. 

In the book they kissed when they part ways in the Emerald City.

She put her face against Glinda's and kissed her. “Hold out, if you can,” she murmured, and kissed her again. “Hold out, my sweet.”

So it's left very ambiguous and readers can fill in the subtext as they wish for just what type of kisses they were. They could be passionate, they could be romantic, or they could be platonic. Twenty some years ago when I read it I personally did not attribute that passage to mean they had any sort of romantic feelings for each other, but it doesn’t mean the text rules it out either. 

But we see Glinda in her wedding dress in the probably non-fantasy scene where she tells Elphie to show herself before the monkeys see her and she does.

TheatreFan4 said: "Did yall just develop collective amnesia becausetheres a big ball scene in act two they can easily turn into a wedding reception..."

 

It's pretty blink and you'll miss it on stage. The only memorable part of that scene is that glorious sea foam green gown which barely has any time on stage to be admired.

Updated On: 6/6/25 at 04:12 PM

Which Glinda and Fiyero are there for because of the Ball...

Link isn’t clickable. Can someone please help?! 

TheatreFan4 said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Link isn’t clickable. Can someone please help?!"

I swear to god if you do not stop acting like it is 2005 if you still insist on being online. A link not being click able should not be something you have to call out in the year of our lord 2025. Highlight it and click open."

Don't be so mean TheatreFan4. You could have said that nicely.

Updated On: 6/30/25 at 04:32 PM

Oh. But he didn't do anything mean in this instance. I don't know the whole story and I am sorry about that.

Plannietink08 said: "The wedding definitely happens however I now don’t think he jilts her, we also see during the trailers that there’s some sort of commotion with animals. We see the musicians falling down the stairs, so it’s safe to assume the wedding ends up not happening because of a stampede of animals running through it."

Oh, yeah that's probably it. Good catch.

The previously announced Wicked Event Special concert is set to air on November 6th at 8pm ET/PT on NBC.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WICKED-Movie-Concert-Special-Sets-NBC-and-Peacock-Premiere-Date-20250709

https://www.reddit.com/r/Barbie/s/KiP7iTu08g

Sneak peak of Mattel’s dolls for Wicked: For Good includes a Dorothy choice.  A very interesting choice and hint that we will see her face in the film.