Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread- Page 64

[TBFL]

Posted: 7/25/24 at 2:00am

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!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/25/24 at 11:19am

https://www.instagram.com/p/C92ZSXOp66i/

[jpbran]

Posted: 7/25/24 at 3:13pm

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?"

[Observation]

Posted: 7/25/24 at 3:24pm

jpbran said: "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?""

It looked extremely fake, to me, in the trailer. 

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 7/25/24 at 3:47pm

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!"

tell us more!

[ggersten]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 2:51pm

New TV Spot:

 

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 2:57pm

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

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 3:12pm

Nice to see something really engaging that doesn't show the entire plot of the movie.

[BwayLB]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 3:49pm

I love the flying sequence

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 4:01pm

Now that's how you do a TV spot! "Dancing Through Life", "One Short Day" and "Defying Gravity" looks like they're going to be huge visual highlights. Also, it's nice to see Ethan Slater and Marissa Bode getting clearer appearances for their roles in the promos.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/26/24 at 4:37pm

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

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 9:47am

Director Jon M. Chu was just profiled on CBS Sunday Morning talking about his new memoir, Viewfinder, and touched a little bit on Wicked.

 

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 10:19am

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?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 10:22am

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 Broadway show. 

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 11:49am

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.

[Tag]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 12:28pm

I hate how this film is CGI-ed within an inch of its life.  And those Planet of the Apes-like monkeys.  Geez.

Also why am I not surprised that Michelle Yeoh didn't bring the grandiosity needed to Morrible.  Her "wicked witch!" is so underwhelming. 

[Kad]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 12:52pm

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

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 2:53pm

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 individual line readings until we see the actual scene.

Updated On: 7/28/24 at 02:53 PM

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 3:14pm

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.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 3:39pm

Here’s that “behind the sets” featurette again, that dropped a few days ago: 

 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 4:04pm

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.

[Observation]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 5:33pm

TotallyEffed said: "I very much appreciate the use of practical sets and props but it’s been filtered and color corrected within an inch of itslife, making itlook like the whole thing is CGI."

Yes! This is why I thought the train was CGI in the trailer and not a practical set. It looks veeeeeerry fake 

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 7/28/24 at 10:58pm

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.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/31/24 at 6:23pm

Snippets of "Popular" and "Defying Gravity," courtesy of Mattel's singing Glinda and Elphaba dolls:

https://www.tiktok.com/@girliesandghouls/video/7397850406300192043

[South Florida]

Posted: 8/1/24 at 7:40pm

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.