#801
Posted: 11/26/22 at 9:14pm
Filming is gonna start very soon. I can't believe it.
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#802
Posted: 12/6/22 at 3:33pm
Jon Chu teased an announcement using “Oh, look, it’s tomorrow”.
Updated On: 12/6/22 at 03:33 PM
#803
Posted: 12/6/22 at 4:08pm
jacobsnchz14 said: "Jon Chu teased an announcement using “Oh, look, it’s tomorrow”."
I’m excited for whatever he’s gonna reveal.
Updated On: 12/6/22 at 04:08 PM
#804
Posted: 12/6/22 at 4:23pm
Has filming officially commenced yet? I thought it was supposed to begin yesterday.
Either way, I hope it's a full cast announcement. It hasn't been 100% confirmed that Jeff Goldblum is our Wizard, but it seems quite likely. Earlier this week, Ariana Grande started following Ethan Slater on Instagram, which makes me think he could be our Boq. The rumor is also that Megan Stalter and Bowen Yang are Galinda's friends (whether they'll still be named Pfanee and Shen Shen, not sure).
So much still up in the air on this thing!
#805
Posted: 12/6/22 at 4:27pm
I still can't believe this motion picture is actually happening.
“I am furious, but I am sailing.”
#806
Posted: 12/6/22 at 5:38pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "I still can't believe this motion picture is actually happening."
After all the false starts it finally feels official
#807
Posted: 12/6/22 at 9:29pm
ElephantLoveMedley said: "Has filming officially commenced yet? I thought it was supposed to begin yesterday.
Either way, I hope it's a full cast announcement. It hasn't been 100% confirmed that Jeff Goldblum is our Wizard, but it seems quite likely. Earlier this week, Ariana Grande started following Ethan Slater on Instagram, which makes me think he could be our Boq. The rumor is also that Megan Stalter and Bowen Yang are Galinda's friends (whether they'll still be named Pfanee and Shen Shen, not sure).
So much still up in the air on this thing!"
Megan publicly confirmed she couldn’t get an audition for the movie so she’s not in it. Bowen Yang is very, very likely as he follows Jon, confirmed cast members as well as Ethan, and they all follow him back.
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
#808
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:09pm
Ethan as Boq confirmed!
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/wicked-movie-cast-ethan-slater-1235452035/
Broadway veteran Ethan Slater, who scored a Tony nomination for “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,” has been cast as Boq in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of “Wicked.”
In the film, directed by Jon M. Chu, Slater is joining the previously announced cast of Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. Variety also reported that Jeff Goldblum is in talks to play the Wizard.
Updated On: 12/7/22 at 01:09 PM
#809
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:11pm
Great choice!
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#810
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:16pm
Plannietink08 said: "ElephantLoveMedley said: "Has filming officially commenced yet? I thought it was supposed to begin yesterday.
Either way, I hope it's a full cast announcement. It hasn't been 100% confirmed that Jeff Goldblum is our Wizard, but it seems quite likely. Earlier this week, Ariana Grande started following Ethan Slater on Instagram, which makes me think he could be our Boq. The rumor is also that Megan Stalter and Bowen Yang are Galinda's friends (whether they'll still be named Pfanee and Shen Shen, not sure).
So much still up in the air on this thing!"
Megan publicly confirmed she couldn’t get an audition for the movie so she’s not in it. Bowen Yang is very, very likely as he follows Jon, confirmed cast members as well as Ethan, and they all follow him back."
Going by who's following who on IG is not a very reliable way to deduce these things. Yang is a celebrity, naturally other notable people would follow him- and it makes sense that he would follow Bailey, another gay celebrity. And Yang and Slater moved in similar circles in NYC.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#811
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:22pm
Kad said: "Going by who's following who on IG is not a very reliable way to deduce these things."
I mean, it's obviously not definitive, but it can be helpful. Taking note of Ariana Grande following Ethan Slater clearly wasn't unfounded.
#812
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:32pm
Kad said: "Plannietink08 said: "ElephantLoveMedley said: "Has filming officially commenced yet? I thought it was supposed to begin yesterday.
Either way, I hope it's a full cast announcement. It hasn't been 100% confirmed that Jeff Goldblum is our Wizard, but it seems quite likely. Earlier this week, Ariana Grande started following Ethan Slater on Instagram, which makes me think he could be our Boq. The rumor is also that Megan Stalter and Bowen Yang are Galinda's friends (whether they'll still be named Pfanee and Shen Shen, not sure).
So much still up in the air on this thing!"
Megan publicly confirmed she couldn’t get an audition for the movie so she’s not in it. Bowen Yang is very, very likely as he follows Jon, confirmed cast members as well as Ethan, and they all follow him back."
Going by who's following who on IG is not a very reliable way to deduce these things. Yang is a celebrity, naturally other notable people would follow him- and it makes sense that he would follow Bailey, another gay celebrity. And Yang and Slater moved in similar circles in NYC."
Instagram shows followers in the order they were followed. When Ethan Slater follows Jon, and then Ariana, Cynthia, Jonathan in quick succession, followed by Bowen it’s fairly obvious he went on a Wicked follow spree.
Incidentally at the same time he followed Bowen he also followed Marissa Bode, a POC disabled actor who looks like she’d make a great Nessarose…
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
#813
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:32pm
Awww I think he'll be awesome!!
Now let us know Morrible, Dillamond, and everyone else please
#814
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:50pm
I think that’s all we’re getting for today.
Via Twitter Jon M. Chu confirmed that filming started today and that we’re getting the rest of the casting “very soon…ish”
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
#815
Posted: 12/7/22 at 1:52pm
Plannietink08 said: "I think that’s all we’re getting for today.
Via Twitter Jon M. Chu confirmed that filming started today and that we’re getting the rest of the casting “very soon…ish”"
The "...ish" amuses me. Ah well-I'm glad we have the four leads because now I'm convinced the movie is actually happening.
#816
Posted: 12/7/22 at 2:40pm
After seeing the Nickeldeon TV broadcast of Spongebob: The Musical, I have to say I'm loving Ethan Slater as Boq already.
#817
Posted: 12/7/22 at 2:50pm
Keep in mind this is something like an 8-9 month shoot, and certain characters like The Wizard and Morrible may not be shooting their scenes until next year. In the film industry, contract negotiations can go until literally days before an actor is called to shoot, which is why you often hear official casting announcements for certain roles after the film has started filming.
#818
Posted: 12/7/22 at 3:04pm
hearthemsing22 said: "Plannietink08 said: "I think that’s all we’re getting for today.
Via Twitter Jon M. Chu confirmed that filming started today and that we’re getting the rest of the casting “very soon…ish”"
The "...ish" amuses me. Ah well-I'm glad we have the four leads because now I'm convinced the movie is actually happening."
Ariana just followed Michelle Yeoh.
#819
Posted: 12/8/22 at 9:20am
Globefan said: "hearthemsing22 said: "Plannietink08 said: "I think that’s all we’re getting for today.
Via Twitter Jon M. Chu confirmed that filming started today and that we’re getting the rest of the casting “very soon…ish”"
The "...ish" amuses me. Ah well-I'm glad we have the four leads because now I'm convinced the movie is actually happening."
Ariana just followed Michelle Yeoh.
"
While id love to see her as Morrible, with her most likely getting nominated for an Oscar in a few months I do wonder if shed have any time to film from now till March. Maybe Morrible scenes wont start filming till after that. Hoping !
#820
Posted: 12/8/22 at 9:33am
Why would getting an Oscar nomination prevent Michele Yeoh's schedule from filming a role in Wicked?
#821
Posted: 12/8/22 at 10:40am
QueenAlice said: "Why would getting an Oscar nomination prevent Michele Yeoh's schedule from filming a role in Wicked?"
Nominees go into doing a ton of press and events prior to the awards. Some people don't attend or do any of those things but since she is a front runner for the award I predict she will.
#822
Posted: 12/8/22 at 10:40am
She would likely be doing a ton of press events for the movie as part of its Oscar campaign. Sometimes actors don't participate in the press events (Olivia Colman rarely does) but Michelle has already done a ton of pre-Oscar campaigning for the film, so it would be expected she'd do even more after getting the nomination. These commitments would occupy a lot of her time the first three months of 2023.
#823
Posted: 12/8/22 at 12:56pm
Yeoh has been confirmed.
#824
Posted: 12/8/22 at 12:59pm
jacobsnchz14 said: "Yeoh has been confirmed."
Amazing, she's perfect.
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#825
Posted: 12/8/22 at 1:01pm
jacobsnchz14 said: "Yeoh has been confirmed."
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/michelle-yeoh-wicked-madame-morrible-1235454299/
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