#101
Posted: 2/2/21 at 12:37pm
Jon Chu is directing. Don’t think it’s a good fit
Wicked Movie Seeks New Director — Page 5
#102
Posted: 2/2/21 at 12:52pm
#103
Posted: 2/2/21 at 12:52pm
???
https://twitter.com/MarkPeikert/status/1356658903828807680
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#104
Posted: 2/2/21 at 12:52pm
I think Chu will be fine. He knows how to edit and supervise music into his films in an effective way and he has a good sense of pacing that will fit a musical film.
#105
Posted: 2/2/21 at 12:55pm
I have seen Chu's work in the Step Up movies, Now You See Me 2 and Crazy Rich Asians. In the Heights should prove he has what it takes to bring a work of beauty to life
#106
Posted: 2/2/21 at 12:57pm
Deadline reporting Jon M. Chu will be directing:
https://deadline.com/2021/02/wicked-jon-m-chu-universals-1234685167/
To me, this indicates higher ups at Universal were impressed with the ITH adaptation. I’m sure Universal had access to a screener, especially considering the film has been complete for months now; Chu himself would want it in their hands as part of his pitch.
#107
Posted: 2/2/21 at 1:02pm
LizzieCurry said: "???
https://twitter.com/MarkPeikert/status/1356658903828807680"
What is he saying? Like, Playbill and Broadwaycom aren’t allowed to release press articles that have anything to do with the Wicked film? That’s obnoxious.
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#108
Posted: 2/2/21 at 1:04pm
That’s not how editorial works at all, but he’s been known to be incredibly dramatic and take certain liberties on social media
#109
Posted: 2/2/21 at 1:13pm
John M. Chu is asking for casting recommendations:
https://twitter.com/jonmchu/status/1356663878780739587?s=20
#110
Posted: 2/2/21 at 1:29pm
Anna Kendrick is Glinda
Lolz. Never ever ever ever. It's a musical, a good singer is required so not a nasally bird.
#111
Posted: 2/2/21 at 2:20pm
Sutton Ross said: "Anna Kendrick is Glinda
Lolz. Never ever ever ever. It's a musical, a good singer is required so not a nasally bird."
Well, she's obviously good enough to have already done two stage musical to screen adaptations...one a Sondheim!
Updated On: 2/2/21 at 02:20 PM
#112
Posted: 2/2/21 at 3:27pm
Casting Glinda will be the real challenge, IMO. Elphaba has the script and storyline and "Defying Gravity" to get the audience on her side. Glinda is a delicate balance of comedy, drama, belting, and legit soprano voice. She has to be someone you understand why Elphaba wouldn't like but have a draw anyway. She has to become humanized as the show progresses. She has to sell the comedy (but please don't make her a cartoon) while making it believable that she'll grow into a mature person who can make people believe she's "Glinda the Good". And she has to manage to sing in different styles...and sing them WELL. If "No One Mourns the Wicked" is weak (in terms of acting, singing, and presence/charisma aka getting the audience to understand why she's the image Ozians want to look "up" to), then that's sort of it for Glinda.
Updated On: 2/2/21 at 03:27 PM
#113
Posted: 2/2/21 at 4:38pm
Baranski or Gillian Anderson as Morrible please and thank you
#114
Posted: 2/2/21 at 4:48pm
Just putting this out there that Emmy Raver-Lampman should play Elphaba.
#115
Posted: 2/2/21 at 5:19pm
I wonder if they'll release it in 2023 to tie in with the 20th anniversary.
#116
Posted: 2/2/21 at 5:26pm
^ That would be nice. Let’s hope the show is still running by then
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#117
Posted: 2/2/21 at 5:49pm
Andre DeShields for The Wizard! And Susan Sarandon for Morrible!
Updated On: 2/2/21 at 05:49 PM
#119
Posted: 2/3/21 at 12:40am
I’d love to see Julie Andrews as Morrible. You get the nostalgia of her appearing in a movie musical and you get to surprise the audiences who wouldn’t expect her to be the villain.
Updated On: 2/3/21 at 12:40 AM
#120
Posted: 2/3/21 at 1:04am
https://twitter.com/sunnybrittney/status/1356845411915337729 Brittney Johnson wants to do it
#122
Posted: 2/3/21 at 7:11am
NOWaWarning said: "I’d love to see Julie Andrews as Morrible. You get the nostalgia of her appearing in a movie musical and you get to surprise the audiences who wouldn’t expect her to be the villain."
This is lowkey brilliant!
#123
Posted: 2/3/21 at 7:37am
Um hello, you gotta have Liza as Morrible for the Garland throwback.
Unfortunately I doubt she is up for it.
#124
Posted: 2/3/21 at 8:12am
Janelle Monae for Elphaba. There’s no one better.
#125
Posted: 2/3/21 at 8:21am
Tag said: "Um hello, you gotta have Liza as Morrible for the Garland throwback.
Unfortunately I doubt she is up for it."
Sadly, she isn’t up to task physically. She’s now wheelchair bound and can only stand up for a couple of minutes if needed. Having her walking around is out-of-the-question and though Morrible isn’t vocally demanding, her vocals are also not what they once were.
This is Liza in 2018, when she was doing a bit better.
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