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I;ve been inside of that train! The inside set is tiny, it;s like 1 personal cabin,no more than a bench and a window. Very cute though. One of the bigger sets they didnt show much of was the govenors mansion - the detail insode is crazy. The wallpaper was all hand painted, the carvings and mouldings were all handcarved,.as were all the tables and chairs and and the chamdaliers were beautiful. Not much of the forest set was shown either - including this massive birds nest type set, where they sing As Long As Your Mine. All made of real trees and branche and the after a few days, the mud stank!

Observation said: "Not going to lie... until that little behind the scenes snippet, I thought the train was CGI for sure."

I let out an audible "Whaaaaaa?"

TBFL said: "I;ve been inside of that train! The inside set is tiny, it;s like 1 personal cabin,no more than a bench and a window. Very cute though. One of the bigger sets they didnt show much of was the govenors mansion - the detail insode is crazy. The wallpaper was all hand painted, the carvings and mouldings were all handcarved,.as were all the tables and chairs and and the chamdaliers were beautiful. Not much of the forest set was shown either - including this massive birds nest type set, where they sing As Long As Your Mine. All made of real trees and branche and the after a few days, the mud stank!"

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Not sure it’s possible to be any more excited for this….!!!

I love the flying sequence

They ran another shorter spot right after the flag raising and Olympic Anthem.



Update: They are running two shorter ads during almost every commercial break today, Saturday.

Updated On: 7/27/24 at 04:37 PM

Okay I’m starting to think it’s just one movie.

cause they have showed SO MUCH of Defying Gravity visually now.

Would they give so much of the finale away in a trailer?

I think they mean “Would you show so much of the finale of part 1 if it was actually the finale and not the halfway point of one movie?”

Nevertheless, it is two movies and they’re banking on the “to be continued” at the end being a twist for a good percentage of the audience.

BrodyFosse123 said: "rattleNwoolypenguin said: "Okay I’m starting to think it’s just one movie.

cause they have showed SO MUCH of Defying Gravity visually now.

Would they give so much of the finale away in a trailer?"

Um, “Defying Gravity” closes Act 1 in the show (Part 1 of the 2 part film). The song isn’t the finale of the Broadwayshow."

I assume they're referring to the shots of what appears to be the bucket of water, hat, and puddle, along with the shot of Dorothy & co heading down the Yellow Brick Road (which can only happen in the back half of the second part). They may be part of the opening sequence of the film, however.

Updated On: 7/28/24 at 12:52 PM

Agreed. What some people forget, for the most part, is that what works on stage isn't necessarily what will work as well on film. The ill-fated film adaptations of The Producers and A Little Night Music are a strong testament to that statement.

To the poster who said that the film is "CGI-ed within an inch of its life", did you miss the featurette where the majority of the sets in the movie are actual large-scale sets with some CG enhancements? Honestly, it makes sense for the talking/non-talking animals to be CG. The fact that the crew put so much effort to make this movie look as good as it does is refreshing to see; it really could've looked so much worse if they didn't put their best into it.

I very much appreciate the use of practical sets and props but it’s been filtered and color corrected within an inch of its life, making it look like the whole thing is CGI.

QueenAlice said: "The "grandiose" Morrible of the stage production would have read as total camp on film. Performances and moments have to be modulated to be appropriate for the medium of film. You would have preferred she scream the line like "No Wire Hangers Ever?" I think we should hold judgement on individualline readings until we see the actual scene."

You can certainly give a bigger performance on film without it veering into camp. We don’t have to choose between whispered stoicism and Mommie Dearest. That being said, I have faith that Yeoh will be at least fine.

Growing up I never was a theater fan. We weren't introduced to musicals unless it was a movie. In my thirty's I saw Phantom and Rent, but it wasn't until I saw this show in a touring company that I became a hopeless fan. Thanks to Stephen Schwartz, and thanks to SJB, I have seen the very best of Broadway ever since.