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What I think most people don't understand is that live action musicals DON'T WORK anymore.

LOL ok.  Tell that to Universal's bank account from Mamma Mia.

Mrtrobz said: "I suspect this will be a Beauty and the Beast affair and film early on for a lenghty CGI heavy post production.

Daniel Radcliffe has that nerdy awkwardness to him, passable good looks and is on the shorter side, he can carry a tune, reads late teens/early twenty on screen and has dancing abilities. He is the absolutely perfect fit for Boq in this although I can also see it going to Platt's son from Pitch Perfect.

Also Idina, Norbert and Kristin should appear in the birthing scene as Elphaba's parents and Midwife, it's the perfect sort of passing the torch to the new cast and gives all three of them a scene and song together.

Jordan Fisher as Fiyero, he has the boyish charm and look and Fiyero is supposed to be a person of colour."

While I do see almost everything filmed on green screens, I don't think much of the characters will need to be animated - if all, Chistery (and background monkeys) and Dillamond. Putting up a background isn't as lenghty as creating a CGI character.

Idina can only be the witch's mother. But go ahead and try to put Kristin as the midwife (as in, turn her into an animal). She'll burn the whole production.

 

Now that it Dorothy was mentioned here, I'm worried about the melting. Can they just copy and paste the one from 1939 movie (minus burning the actress)?

Yeah, this has definitely been a long time coming. The show has likely been waiting to pull out the movie version for as long as possible to extend good sales for the show and boost advance sales as late in the show's life as possible. This Everyday Broadway article touches on that point a bit: http://www.everydaybroadway.com/wicked-film-sets-gets-2019-release-date/

Perry Edwards would make a fabulous Elphaba or Glinda.

Just read in US Weekly that "Amanda Seyfried, 30, has been linked to the role of Glinda the Good Witch."

chi-town_bwayfangirl said: "Just read in US Weekly that "Amanda Seyfried, 30, has been linked to the role of Glinda the Good Witch.""

Was it only the print edition? I don't see it online.

 

Also, was mentioned here earlier (also as rumored, for what it's worth): http://www.thebitbag.com/harry-styles-star-wicked-movie-rumored-casts/158123

Is Amanda even famous anymore?

If this movie stars Amanda Seyfried and Harry Styles I will not watch it. I mean I will, but I will do so begrudgingly. Harry Styles has never acted before from what I can tell, and Amanda was not great as Cosette, and fine as Sophie, and there are so many others that could play that part so well. Also, Marc Platt: Use nepotism and cast Ben as Boq. Please. 

But seriously, I'd love to see Anna Kendrick as Elphaba (or Galinda, just cast her in this movie!), Ben Platt as Boq, Annaleigh Ashford as Galinda (to go the Broadway route) and Aaron Tveit as Fiyero.

Here are some of my ideas:

Elphaba: Daisy Ridley
Glinda: Emma Stone
Fiyero: Ansel Elgort
Nessarose: Isabelle Fuhrman
Boq: Daniel Radcliffe
Madame Morrible: Glenn Close or Angela Lansbury
The Wizard: Kevin Kline
Doctor Dillamond: Mark Rylance

pupscotch said: "If this movie stars Amanda Seyfried and Harry Styles I will not watch it. I mean I will, but I will do so begrudgingly. Harry Styles has never acted before from what I can tell, and Amanda was not great as Cosette, and fine as Sophie, and there are so many others that could play that part so well. Also, Marc Platt: Use nepotism and cast Ben as Boq. Please. 

But seriously, I'd love to see Anna Kendrick as Elphaba (or Galinda, just cast her in this movie!), Ben Platt as Boq, Annaleigh Ashford as Galinda (to go the Broadway route) and Aaron Tveit as Fiyero."

I love Anna Kendrick (as my avatar would imply), but I don't think her voice is particularly right for Elphaba or Glinda.

I've had my heart set on her playing Nessarose for years though.

p.s. Andy just asked her this week on WWHL about playing Elphaba and she didn't say no - she basically just said she knows the entire show front and back and didn't say yes or no to his question.

Updated On: 6/27/16 at 06:23 PM

Amanda Seyfried would probably fit Glinda well. She was out of her depth with Cosette and all that live singing warned her voice but Glinda could be a music role that she could do justice because she's a great comic actress. 

Mrtrobz said: "Amanda Seyfried would probably fit Glinda well. She was out of her depth with Cosette and all that live singing warned her voice but Glinda could be a music role that she could do justice because she's a great comic actress. 

 

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This just reminded me of her role in mean girls! Now I would love her as Glinda.

Instead of Amanda Seyfried they could put you know, any girl who can sing. ANY GIRL.

I don't see why she is a "top contender" for this. She is blonde? Is that it?