Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread — Page 41

My only worry with her is the acting. The look and voice were never going to be issues for Ariana Grande.

I love Ariana's little hand throw and finger wiggle at, "you-know-whoooooo." She looks like she's doing a good job so far. And sounds like it, too! What a beautiful voice.

The length of the wig makes her look so young and Barbie-esque. I like the idea of this length hair for her Shiz years but I think a shorter, more quaffed wig for her “public” image would have given her a more mature look.

 

I am SO pleased at the use of practical sets.

That isn’t a real poster. We’re going to be dealing with this for another year aren’t we. 

"Graphic design is my passion."

If you know where to look, there’s leaked audio of her singing no one mourns the wicked. She sounds great. 

She sounds spectacular. A whole new side to her voice while still sounding like herself. Nailing it. 

I want to hear Cynthia!! Ugh 19 months!

TheatreMonkey said: "sng said: "few thoughts.

The choreography for NOMTW looks so outta place and ridiculous. This is not Hamilton, why are they incorporating breakdancing into Wicked?

And doesn't the song take place in Emerald City and not Munchkin Land? The set looks like Munchkin land but the dancers look normal size."

To your last point, in the source material -- "Wicked", not "The Wizard of Oz" -- the Munchkinlanders are "shorter than average height" but not dwarf-sized (and many of the powerful families married into non-Munckinland families of normal height). So, entirely fitting that the "dancers" aren't portrayed as dwarves or walking on their knees."

Correct. And this follows the Oz books. In those the people are Oz are shorter than most adults, and the Munchkins described as being the same height as Dorothy. It was the MGM movie that created the ‘little people’ idea.

Most productions of The Wizard of Oz are doing away with the concept entirely as ‘oh look how cute the little dwarf folk are’ is not so acceptable in today’s world.

Soooo apparently during Universal's presentation at CinemaCon, there was footage from the Wicked films shown to those in attendance! According to those who were there, they showed:

• A scene with Cynthia Eric & Michelle Yeoh where Madame Morrible is teaching Elphaba how to hone her powers.
• Moments between Cynthia and Ariana-  "pink goes good with green" and "we can't all come and go by bubble"
• And Defying Gravity-  both Cynthia & Ariana's duet portion and Elphaba's "So if you care to find me" and her final riff

I personally wasn't there- this is just what I have gathered  from Twitter. Plus someone audio bootlegged the presentation and posted it so I heard what was there too!

I know it’s only a short clip, but they sound incredible together.  I also love Cynthia’s DG choices so far.

Theatrefan2 said: "First look of Michelle Yeoh as Morrible



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12021617/Michelle-Yeoh-seen-Madame-Morrible-TIME-joins-Ariana-Grande.html"

OMG Ari's dress in whatever scene this is (I'm assuming "Thank Goodness"?) is TO DIE FOR!!!

And Michelle looks so imperious and ominous. Just perfection. I really am having the hardest time waiting for this movie to come out.

Updated On: 4/27/23 at 01:09 PM