Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread — Page 90

blaxx said: "I wonder if the silver shoes will turn red if not ruby in the second part.

I know the ruby slippers were heavily protected, but red would be ok?"

Back when that first teaser aired during the Super Bowl, there was a shot of them on Dorothy’s feet and they were still silver.

This was a perfectly good movie, that was a good half hour too long. For a movie that left the first act virtually unchanged only "expanded" it wasn't expanded well, just padded out. Anyone talking Oscars for anything but production design is high on their own supply. Defying Gravity was impeccably filmed, I applaud them for that. Going back to being a teenager in 2008 baulking at how it'd come off on film as nothing special, they did pull it off.

No One Mourns The Wicked should have been done at night tho.

Updated On: 11/23/24 at 10:08 PM

NOWaWarning said: "blaxx said: "I wonder if the silver shoes will turn red if not ruby in the second part.

I know the ruby slippers were heavily protected, but red would be ok?"

Back when that first teaser aired during the Super Bowl, there was a shot of them on Dorothy’s feet and they were still silver."

I went with a diverse group of friends from the pub I work at -- Wicked/musical noobs, to seasoned theatre folk -- and everyone loved it! Even my Sunday Football dudes were into it.

And just have to say...Jonathan Bailey with that (albeit CGI) lion cub...swoon!

Well, this was simply thrilling. I was in the edge of my seat for most of the Emerald City sequence. The casting really was great, and everything looked and sounded beautiful. This is really a stellar adaptation of the first act, any I do believe that making two separate movies was the right choice, so I'll be eating my hat on that one.

If any of y'all seen Anora, y'all already know the Best Actress race is over.

Georgeanddot2 said: "FLarnhill said: "If any of y'all seen Anora, y'all already know the Best Actress race is over."

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths clears everyone.

"

Perhaps but I don't think enough voters will have even seen it.

blaxx said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "NOWaWarning said: "blaxx said: "I wonder if the silver shoes will turn red if not ruby in the second part.

I know the ruby slippers were heavily protected, but red would be ok?"

Back when that first teaser aired during the Super Bowl, there was a shot of them on Dorothy’s feet and they were still silver."

"

Thanks for that!

Do I remember correctly that in the stage production they turn red? Do we ever see the shoes again after that scene?"



We see them in the "Wicked Witch of the East" scene, when Nessarose acquires the ability to walk. After Elphaba casts her spell, Nessa says that it feels like her feet are burning, and reddish lights are shone around her feet, but the shoes remain silver. After that scene, we don't see them again until curtain call!

Updated On: 11/24/24 at 02:07 AM

DAME said: "The director is asking theaters to turn it up!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/c/movies/movie-news/"



I saw it on Thursday at it's first preview in Denver. When it was over I asked an employee about the sound. We could hear it but it just sounded a little low. Didn't help that the theater next to us was one of those immersive ones. I was sitting on the wall aisle and could hear the rumbling and my seat was actually vibrating.

FLarnhill said: "If any of y'all seen Anora, y'all already know the Best Actress race is over."

Was not my favorite Sean Baker film. Actually did not even like It really. But you are right, Mikey Madison has that on lock basically.

"I don’t know if those salary figures are correct, but if so, a million bucks is not bad. My heart does not break for Cynthia. They get paid according to their box office drawing power. Not their talent, or how much hard work they put in.

Still a LOT more than the hardworking public servants. Nurses, paramedics, firefighters, teachers etc. Down with capitalism!"

This gave me whiplash. Quite a duality you have in which you hate capitalism but someone's talent and amount of work not getting compensated same as another person does not make you a little ... "Yeah that's weird".

I mostly want to understand what else goes into these contracts.

I await the Youtuber who recuts the "Defying Gravity" sequence to be less chopped up.

And I promise you everyone will see "Ah, it should've been that"

Someone like Rob Marshall would've seen that "no this is what the song and the moment needs"



That being said, that's really the only song I had an issue with how it was presented.

"What is This Feeling?" and "Dancing Through Life" was 10 times better than how it is onstage. That's how you do a movie musical



Oh and Elphaba smashing through the window should have NEVER been in the trailers. What a stupid idea. Let that be a reveal.

Updated On: 11/24/24 at 12:16 PM

TheatreFan4 said: "This was a perfectly good movie, that was a good half hour too long. For a movie that left the first act virtually unchanged only "expanded" it wasn't expanded well, just padded out. Anyone talking Oscars for anything but production design is high on their own supply. Defying Gravity was impeccably filmed, I applaud them for that. Going back to being a teenager in 2008 baulking at how it'd come off on film as nothing special, they did pull it off.

No One Mourns The Wicked should have been done at night tho."

Just replying to save for when Oscar nominations come out for Performances lol....