Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread- Page 6

[BwayLB]

Posted: 10/27/21 at 10:39pm

LushyBear said: "Marc Platt is producing? So we'll have Ben Platt as Elphaba? Yay!"

I’m pretty sure Universal is taking Dear Evan Hansen’s failure to heart.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 10/28/21 at 12:28am

“ Marc Platt is producing? So we'll have Ben Platt as Elphaba? Yay!”

Groundbreaking comment, please, tell us more.

[jbroadway4]

Posted: 11/2/21 at 3:44pm

What we really need is Henry Selick to direct a claymation adaptation of this.

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:07pm

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande! 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:09pm

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have been cast:

Jon M. Chu on Twitter: "The moment I told her she is going to be playing Elphaba in @WickedMovie https://t.co/12T1Xa1TI2" / Twitter

Jon M. Chu on Twitter: "The moment I told her she was playing Galinda in #WickedMovie @UniversalPics https://t.co/qMmDDrmVRL" / Twitter

 

Updated On: 11/4/21 at 09:09 PM

[Globefan]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:11pm

I love this pairing 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:14pm

I love it too... but I bet soon we will hear Ben Platt as Boq and James Corden as Dillamond. 

[veronicamae]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:16pm

This is so boring.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:20pm

Oh, good. I’ve always wanted to hear a completely unintelligible take on Glinda’s songs.

[musikman]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:23pm

Sooo Cynthia will be great, of course, but uhhhhhh….why are they casting an elphaba-type voice as G(a)linda? Does Arianna have a legit soprano we don’t know about ?

[Musical Master]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:24pm

Globefan said: "I love this pairing"

Agreed, if this is what the casting will be like I'm curious as to who else will play the other roles. I wonder if Cynthia playing Elphaba means that she is going to be busy and unavailable to play Celie for The Color Purple film adaptation that's also supposed to be in development.

What's interesting is that Ariana Grande was supposed to play Alyssa Greene in Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of The Prom but she had to drop out because of schedule conflicts and was recast with Ariana Debose.

[ljay889]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:26pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh, good. I’ve always wanted to hear a completely unintelligible take on Glinda’s songs. "

Yeah, she really needs to get it together for this. She was awful
In Hairspray live.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:30pm

She has an insanely gorgeous voice, but it doesn’t strike me as the right fit nor does her acting style really feel like a Glinda. Ervio will sound good and she’ll be great. But curious how this will not come off as crazy cheesy.

[jbroadway4]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:30pm

Was literally watching the Voice last night and noticed how Ariana kept singing in her soprano range. She also has recently mentioned she's been in acting lessons. I am PUMPED for this!! I really think she's going to surprise us. What a dream come true it must be for her. Congrats to she and Cynthia!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:31pm

I don’t think anyone’s ever said she doesn’t have a gorgeous voice. The problem is you can’t understand a damn word that comes out of her mouth.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:33pm

Also, now I hope they get Mandy Patinkin for Dillamond

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:34pm

Ariana is very out of left field for this part…

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:34pm

Actually, I made this pic and sent it to Cynthia on Twitter years ago, back when she used to interact with people on there, and before she went full Hollywood:

[pmensky]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:37pm

Grande still seems so youthful and still part of the Disney Channel-type age, whereas Errivo has played Harriet Tubman and feels like a grown woman. It’s difficult to imagine them as peers going through school together and falling for the same guy. To me, something feels imbalanced.

[Ke3]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:39pm

Ariana's lack of enunciation is a stylistic choice and like all stylistic choices can be dropped. She has songs where her diction is much clearer. Notably both of her collaborations with JRB. I've also never seen her as an Elphie. She's always seemed like a Glinda to me. Her voice sits very high both speaking and singing. Her personality also seems more in line with Glinda too. Now obviously acting is acting so maybe she could've done Elphaba but that dark emo kid thing is not her vibe.

[silent]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:41pm

Odd pairing. Ariana still looks like a little girl. Erivo in another musical is just as boring as J Hud in another one.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:42pm

Aren't they supposed to be in school? Yes I know it's a fantasy musical, but the two ladies look completely different ages.

[Ke3]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:43pm

The casting that actually confuses me is Cynthia. Cynthia's brand is slightly more mature and serious. Ariana Debose is around the same age but reads much younger. I would've went with her.
 

Updated On: 11/4/21 at 09:43 PM

[BroadwayAndSports]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:44pm

So everyone that clowned Ben Platt for being 27 playing 17 will surely clown Cynthia Erivo for being 34 and playing 18….right?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/4/21 at 9:47pm

I think CGI will play heavily into especially that character, so I wouldn’t say it’s even remotely the same thing.