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wow this looks GORGEOUS!! Amazing trailer that is definitely gonna hook a lot of people and spark a lot of interest.

My ONE hesitation is that they essentially told the entire plot of act one in the trailer. Now this could be a smart move because it will show people who are unfamiliar with the show just how interesting the story is. I also love that they are perfectly comfortable promoting that its a musical, I think this will work to its benefit.

I was a bit nervous about Ariana's acting, but she looks to be giving a charming and charismatic performance and her singing is gonna be amazing (obviously). Super excited for Cynthia's performance too, but I never had any concerns about her.

Overall I just got WAAAY more excited about this one than I was.

Wicked the novel came out 2 years before the first Harry Potter book, so, if anything, JK Rowling stole the idea of Hogwarts from Gregory Maguire, not the other way around. In any event, though, Shiz came first.

Updated On: 5/15/24 at 07:17 PM

TaffyDavenport said: "Wickedthe novel came out 2 years before the first Harry Potter book, so, if anything, JK Rowling stole the idea of Hogwarts from Gregory Maguire, not the other way around. In any event, though, Shiz came first."

The Worst Witch has been around since 1974...

The biggest surprise in this trailer for me is Ariana Grande's acting. She comes across as natural and subtle and I can really see a Glinda in her.

I do not like Cynthia Erivo's acting at all. She is stiff and flat. I hear her lines but not in a single scene I can see the passion in her eyes. There is no life behind it. Which is a shame because Elphaba should be the opposite of that.

The biggest disappointment is Jonathan Bailey. This guy can not act AT ALL. He puts on an "acting face", in each scene (even though he only was in a few short scenes here) but I notice it immediately. One of the most insincere actors on the planet. Even in a play on a primary school you can't get away with that kind of put on "acting face".

Michelle Yeoh is great as always, 100% real and believable and terrifying in this role.

I do like the style and the way the scenes have more details than the stage show. Some of the shots in "popular" are quite hilarious. Also, Elphaba's note on 2:24 is an improvement on the version of the stage show. I hope this stays in the movie. I dislike the one at 3:24 very much.

Yes, unfortunately I am familiar with his "work". I truly don't get why they cast him.

"acting face", brilliant commentaries on here today. If only there was only a way to conduct welfare checks on some of our inhabitants.

But for me ... both girls go through a transformation over the course of the show. If Elphaba was bright eyed & bushy tailed from the start there wouldn't be much of a shift in the weather ;) We are talking about a girl who's father continues to push the idea it's her fault that her mother died, her only sister is disabled & that she was born green. Her moments of levity in the first act are normally mostly internal. With Glinda being quite literally the bubbly one. The yin & yang of it all.

To each their own, but Cynthia looks to be fabulous in the role as does Ari. IMO.

The trailer is slick, but I think it just may be too late for Wicked. All I can think of is when The School for Good and Evil came out all anyone could say is "we've seen this material", comparing it to Harry Potter. The popular princess blonde, the school to learn magic, the villain origin story...it's just all been done and done and done.

Updated On: 5/16/24 at 08:02 PM

In this new, full trailer, everything, from the sets and costumes to the staging and acting, looks smashing! Cynthia is actually acting the part extremely well, and Ariana is doing a good job, too! Maybe she needs to work a bit on her comedic timing or more emotion, but maybe she has it perfect like Cynthia, hard to judge. I wonder if the acting lessons she took helped, but it could all be just her doing a fantastic job! Michelle is also doing very well. But Cynthia is slaying. Her, "I don't know! I've never known!", is so natural and full of emotion, as is her "You have no real power!" I am so beyond excited!

verywellthensigh said: "The trailer is slick, but I think it just may be too late for Wicked. All I can think of is when The School for Good and Evil came out all anyone could say is "we've seen this material", comparing it to Harry Potter. The popular princess blonde, the school to learn magic, the villain origin story...it's just all been done and done and done."

The School for Good and Evil is LEAGUES behind Wicked in terms of interest, star-power, and name recognition.

Seb28 said: "Plannietink08 said: "Seb28 said: "Ido not like Cynthia Erivo's acting at all. She is stiff and flat. I hear her lines but not in a single sceneI can see the passion in her eyes. There is no life behind it. Which is a shame because Elphaba should be the opposite of that.
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Here we go…"

Here we go what? Is there any substance to you or are you only capable oftrying to create drama and division? Because I would love to hear your opinion on her acting. But maybe it's a little too ambitious from me to expect that from you.



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When you post the same vitriol time and time again do you know that people remember your previous comments, do you think people don’t remember and will read them as if they’re new, or is a mixture of both?

^i do like her, but she is the casting I’m worried about. These line readings are…rough. This part had Kate Winslet all over it.

Plannietink08 said: "When you post the same vitriol time and time again "

You do realize that your own posts are nothing more than that?

This is actually my first time commenting on Wicked, the trailer and the portrayal of the characters.

Do you also have an opinion about the subject and the portrayals or is it just vitriol and personal comments on other users coming out of you?