Universal's WICKED Films - News & Discussion Thread — Page 92

Jonathan Cohen said: "ACL2006 said: "There hasn't been a movie musical that got this much praise and strong reviews since Chicago. It's been that long unfortunately. So many fell just short (The Color Purple, West Side Story, Les Mis, Hairspray). And there's been plenty of flops(Rent, Jersey Boys, Dear Evan Hansen, In The Heights, Footloose, Rock of Ages, Phantom, The Producers)."

La La Land won 6 Oscars, not even counting the one it only won for 5 minutes. It made$472 million in theaters against a $30 million dollar budget. Plus Disney animated movie musicals like Moana andEncanto are extremely critically acclaimed.

There arebeloved movie musicals in the recent past, just less so with the stage to screen adaptations."

Can you imagine if the cinematography was half as good as La La Land's?

The point I'd people love to complain, even if you loved it. Like you had a whole year of complaints in a jar ready to unleash this weekend, and are almost disappointed that you can't use all of them.

rg7759 said: "The point I'd people love to complain, even if you loved it. Like you had a whole year of complaints in a jar ready to unleash this weekend, and are almost disappointed that you can't use all of them."

For the record, I LOVED the movie. As a fan of the technical aspects of film, I wanted more.

rg7759 said: "The point I'd people love to complain, even if you loved it. Like you had a whole year of complaints in a jar ready to unleash this weekend, and are almost disappointed that you can't use all of them."

Sounds like you've had this paragraph in a jar for a year to unleash this weekend and did just so because you're referring to situation that isn't happening in this thread...

I thought the ‘whiteness’ of “The Wizard and I” was a wonderful contrast to the whole Emerald City act of the film. The Emerald City is all glitz and glamor, but it’s all a show. Elphabas arch in “The Wizard and I” is still hopeful that the Wizard will help her save the animals, it’s more subdued and authentic. I also thought it was interesting she ran through a thriving wheat field when, supposedly, the animals were the cause of droughts and decreased crop yields…

Call_me_jorge said: "I also thought it was interesting she ran through a thrivingwheat field when, supposedly, the animals were the cause of droughts and decreased crop yields…"

Let's go back to this, we had a lot of extra time this movie. I think it really needed to expand on the problems Oz was having and how the animals are being used as Scapegoats (lol). It's one thing when you've got 90 minutes to get through the first act and be content, it's another when you have 2:40 for it and none of it is used to expand, just made more wordy.

TheatreFan4 said: "rg7759 said: "The point I'd people love to complain, even if you loved it. Like you had a whole year of complaints in a jar ready to unleash this weekend, and are almost disappointed that you can't use all of them."

Sounds like you've had this paragraph in a jar for a year to unleash this weekend and did just so because you're referring to situation that isn't happening in this thread..."

Clearly. Because the 1 happening here is on a 1st grade level.

TheatreFan4 said: "That you're able to point to La La Land as an exception and Disney Animated Musicals really shows that Musicals DO face an uphill challenge of being taken seriously even when they are good."

I'm not sure I'd agree with that. In 93 years, 10 musicals have won Best Picture Oscars, with 46 musicals nominated. This year, it's looking increasingly likely that both Wicked and Emilia Pérez are going to Best Picture Oscar nominations (and Emilia Pérez isn't even good).

Compared to a genre like comedy, where likely no comedies will get a Best Picture nomination this year, I think musicals are taken really seriously.

Jonathan Cohen said: "I'm not sureI'd agree with that.In 93 years, 10 musicals have won Best Picture Oscars, with 46 musicals nominated. This year, it's looking increasingly likely that both Wicked andEmilia Pérez are going to Best Picture Oscar nominations (and Emilia Pérez isn't even good).

Compared to a genre like comedy, where likely no comedies will get a Best Picture nomination this year, I think musicals are taken really seriously."

There has been exactly one Musical winning Best Picture on over 50 years and only a small handful of nominations in that time frame.

Also, comedies get plenty of love at the Oscars. Everything Everywhere All At Once, Parasite, etc. There's usually at least one nominated a year. Just last year American Fiction, Poor Things, Barbie. Anora is absolutely going to be nominated this year.

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Anora is a masterpiece and the best film of the year.

RJ14 said: "I was the only person in the cinema chuckled at the Deer/Dear line. That was such a funny delivery.

And Jon M Chu deserves anOscars for making Sentimental Man and Something Bad interesting to watch."

That was the most surprising part of the movie for me. That Jon M. Chu actually took two of the weakest songs of the entire score and made the numbers not only interesting to watch, but also, dare I say. Investing?

This was one of the best movies of the year for me that will make the top 10 easy. And I can say with confidence that this has been a very good year for movies in general.

'Wicked’ Box Office: All the Records the Movie Musical Shattered on Opening Weekend



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ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "The movie languished with Stephen Daldry signed on as director for years. Many release dates were announced and they came and went. Once Daldry left and Jon Chu came on, it was fast tracked. I got the impression that Universal and Marc Platt weren't in much of a hurry while the stage production was doing so well and everyone profiting from it. Universal's LES MIS had an even longer time between its stage premiere and film, and that film did quite well (WICKED will do better)."

When Winnie Holzman was interviewed by Julie James for SiriusXM On Broadway last year, she mentioned how they all knew fans wanted a movie, but none of the creatives were interested for a while. It wasn’t until about nearly a decade into the Broadway run when talks finally began. She also said that Stephen Daldry was their personal choice to direct, but after having been attached for several years, they all realized that he wasn't the right choice. As Stephen Schwartz is friends with Lin-Manuel Miranda, he got in touch with him in 2020 asking what it was like working with Jon M. Chu on In the Heights. Lin responded with “He's a good guy, he’s insanely collaborative, he loves musicals, and he dreams BIG.” Then he asked “Wait is this for Pippin or Wicked or what?” Schwartz then said “Thanks Lin, that’s very helpful.”

Cut to February 2nd, 2021, it was announced that Jon M. Chu took over as director. Lin texted Schwartz with "CHU for Wicked! How great!" He responded with "Well, you had something to do with that. Your recommendation, particularly as to how collaborative you found him to be, was influential. Also very positive things that Alex Lacamoire had to say. Also, I loved the In the Heights movie!"
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Updated On: 11/25/24 at 07:41 AM