Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1425
Posted: 3/21/24 at 10:10am
They didn't have to do Ethan that dirty.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1426
Posted: 3/21/24 at 11:00am
berniesb!tch said: "Love these photos but where is Dillamond!!"
I continue to hold out hope that the big reveal ends up being the goat from Muppet Treasure Isalnd, making a long-overdue Ke Huy Quan-style comback.

Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1427
Posted: 3/21/24 at 11:05am
It’s weird that they’re not saying. A lot of people know who it is and it’s very good casting that nobody would ever think of, but I don’t understand why it’s so hush-hush.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1428
Posted: 3/21/24 at 11:57am
Did I miss it? Who is Dillamond?
Swing Joined: 1/30/24
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1429
Posted: 3/21/24 at 12:04pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s weird that they’re not saying. A lot of people know who it is and it’s very good casting that nobody would ever think of, but I don’t understand why it’s so hush-hush."
Well who is it then ? Are they relatively famous?
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1430
Posted: 3/21/24 at 12:16pm
He’s very well known, yes. But it’s “a secret” for some reason.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1431
Posted: 3/21/24 at 12:16pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s weird that they’re not saying. A lot of people know who it is and it’s very good casting that nobody would ever think of, but I don’t understand why it’s so hush-hush."
My dream is that it's Joel Grey doing a voice-over to a CGI or practical puppet Dillamond.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1432
Posted: 3/21/24 at 12:53pm
jacobsnchz14 said: "My dream is that it's Joel Grey doing a voice-over to a CGI or practical puppet Dillamond."
I don’t really even care who voices him, I just really want the Animals to look like animals and not the Island of Dr Moreau rejects we get on stage.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1433
Posted: 3/21/24 at 1:32pm
Jordan Catalano said: "He’s very well known, yes. But it’s “a secret” for some reason."
Is there a reason why you can't just say who the actor is on an anonymous internet message board?
Candidly it always seems like a situation where someone wants to seem in the know while also not committing to a name that could prove them wrong when it finally is announced. In other words –having your cake and eating it, too.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1434
Posted: 3/21/24 at 1:49pm
AEA AGMA SM said: "jacobsnchz14 said: "My dream is that it's Joel Grey doing a voice-over to a CGI or practical puppet Dillamond."
I don’t really even care who voices him, I just really want the Animals to look like animals and not the Island of Dr Moreau rejects we get on stage."
One of the biggest flaws of the Broadway production is that they don't cast a real talking goat. I mean, what gives? They have the budget.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1435
Posted: 3/21/24 at 11:09pm
TotallyEffed said: "One of the biggest flaws of the Broadway production is that they don't cast a real talking goat. I mean, what gives? They have the budget."
Haha
I don’t mind the choice onstage, but I remember some people suggest replicating that similar human/animal hybrid design for the film, which would be a major flaw.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1436
Posted: 3/22/24 at 1:52am
If the brief shot of the lion in the teaser is any indication, Dillamond will be a literal goat instead of a humanoid goat
Swing Joined: 1/30/24
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1437
Posted: 3/22/24 at 9:26am
jlindsey865 said: "https://x.com/vanityfair/status/1770790034985160889?s=46
Don’t really understandthe concept behindthe Fiyero photo, but loving most of what I am seeing here!"
Agree! does anyone understand the concept of Fiyero’s? Why is there sand, and what do the mountains in the back mean?
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1438
Posted: 3/22/24 at 9:31am
I’d assume the mountains are the Kells, the name given in the novel to the mountain range in the Vinkus/Winkie Country where Kiamo Ko is located.
Swing Joined: 1/30/24
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1439
Posted: 4/1/24 at 8:12pm
Cinemacon in a week! Universal’s panel is on Wednesday, I think we’re definitely getting more footage!
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1440
Posted: 4/1/24 at 10:18pm
Jordan Catalano said: "It’s weird that they’re not saying. A lot of people know who it is and it’s very good casting that nobody would ever think of, but I don’t understand why it’s so hush-hush."
Whoever it is, and i genuinely don't know who, he's definitely not the person who filmed the part of Dr Dillamond. The reason you haven't seen him yet, is because they're still doing the visual effects for the character, which was a mix of costume/motion capture. They can't complete all that until they have the guys voice over completed.
The same character actor is also playing Chistery.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1441
Posted: 4/1/24 at 10:35pm
NOWaWarning said: "If the brief shot of the lion in the teaser is any indication, Dillamond will be a literal goat instead of a humanoid goat"
How do you know he's not a humanoid lion from the front? lol All of the characters/costumes in that shot are just slightly different from the 1939 version that everyone knows. You recognise them, but they're not the same. Basically they were not paying for licence to be able to copy the costumes. From the back, Bert Lahr's costume was the most realistic, even using real lion hair in it. To make it different for the film, they couldn't go backwards, as it were, and make it look like a costume, the internet would be in uproar, so they made it look more realistic, as that's what it's meant to be. Although they did licence one part of a costume... ;)
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1442
Posted: 4/2/24 at 12:03am
TBFL said: "How do you know he's not a humanoid lion from the front? lol All of the characters/costumes in that shot are just slightly different from the 1939 version that everyone knows. You recognise them, but they're not the same. Basically they were not paying for licence to be able to copy the costumes. From the back, Bert Lahr's costume was the most realistic, even using real lion hair in it. To make it different for the film, they couldn't go backwards, as it were, and make it look like a costume, the internet would be in uproar, so they made it look more realistic, as that's what it's meant to be. Although they did licence one part of a costume... ;)"
By humanoid, I meant standing on two legs, human proportions, etc. As you said, it’s not the look of a human in a costume, it is a realistic-looking (presumably CGI) lion. So the assumption is that, if they’re consistent with the animals, Dillamond would be the same.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1443
Posted: 4/2/24 at 9:10am
You wont see much of the Lion, at least not close up. Dorothy and co. are in the film as much as they are in the stage show,
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/31/12
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1444
Posted: 4/10/24 at 8:50pm
Dillamond is Peter Dinklage
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/18/17
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1445
Posted: 4/10/24 at 9:17pm
^ Now this I didn’t see coming
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1446
Posted: 4/10/24 at 10:43pm
Globefan said: "Dillamond is Peter Dinklage"
He’s voicing the character so he’s not physically playing him in the film.
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1447
Posted: 4/10/24 at 10:55pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Globefan said: "Dillamond is Peter Dinklage"
He’s voicing the character so he’s not physically playing him in the film."
shut up lol
Universal's WICKED Film - News & Discussion Thread#1449
Posted: 4/10/24 at 11:24pm
So…it’s Dinklage as Dillamond. Whatever point you think you made, I hope it gives you the serotonin you desired.
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