Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea
Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea
Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#1
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:22pmReese Witherspoon opposite herself, as both Glinda and Elphaba. Would it fly?
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#2
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:24pmWhy?
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#2
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:26pmShe resembles (physically and otherwise) both characters, and has star-power to burn. Plus, she can sing (and with training probably could handle the score's demands).
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#3
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:27pmI think Kringas is asking why another thread...
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#4
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:29pmIn that case: Why not?
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#5
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:29pm
Nah, I was really curious. Since there's no indication in any of the Oz canon that Elphaba and Glinda bear any resemblance to one another, I can't for the life of me figure out why this would be an inspired idea. I don't mean that in a rude way. I just don't understand what the point would be.
ETA: Why not? Becuase there's no indication in any of the Oz canon that Elphaba and Glinda bear any resemblance to one another.
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#6
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:31pmno way. she could do it but she is too old- aren't they supposed to be in college?? they should use the original b'way cast. i know they did that w/ rent and the producers and it didn't really work but wicked is a lot more popular than those shows and the cast has soo many fans. definetely the b-way cast.
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#7
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:32pm
clever idea, but i dont think it would work out very well... the 2 characters would look to similar.
PLUS, according to an attourney at law for Universal Studios Inc.,(who must remain nameless) the film version of WICKED is already in pre-production, and will be starring the Original Broadway Cast.
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#8
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:32pmLizzya- So, you're saying Witherspoon looks older than Chenoweth. Well, you're mistaken.
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#9
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:33pmUh, unless we're changing the storyling so that Glinda and Elphaba are long lost sisters....then no.
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#10
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:34pm
From a philosophical point of view, having one actor play both roles would make an interesting comment on the "good" and "evil" in each of us and how perception shapes what society and individuals identify as good and evil.
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#11
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:34pmThey are in college at the youngest point of the show. They can only get older from there, can't they?
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#12
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:36pm
From a philosophical point of view, having one actor play both roles would make an interesting comment on the "good" and "evil" in each of us and how much perception shapes what society and individuals identify as good and evil.
How, exactly? Unless they were supposed to be the same person.
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#14
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:47pmMy friends and I were talking today and decided that if they don't use the original broadway cast for a Wicked movie, Reese Witherspoon should be Galinda and Anne Hathaway should be Elphaba.
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#15
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:52pmJennifer Hudson for Elphaba!!!
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#16
Posted: 12/18/06 at 4:53pmEDIT Double Post Updated On: 12/18/06 at 04:53 PM
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#17
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:05pm
In response to Kringas's question, "How, exactly? Unless they were supposed to be the same person."
Having the same actor play two different characters would necessarily point out similarities between the characters, similarities that might not otherwise be apparent to the viewer. The Wizard of Oz movie, for example, had several actors play multiple roles to striking and sometimes ironic effect.
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#18
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:09pm
Shouldn't the text be able to that, rather than relying a gimmick? Do we really need it dumbed down anymore? Would it really take the same actress playing parts to make anyone over the age of ten say, "Gee, Elphaba and Glinda have both good and bad qualities about them?"
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#19
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:12pmJhud as elphie and beyonce as glinda.. that some sweet casting.. eddie murphy as the wizard..
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#20
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:17pm
"Gee, I don't know... maybe it could work."
"What, are you BLIND?"
"I've heard about people who've done it before."
"Hey, guess what? You'll NEVER believe what I just read on BWW..."
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#21
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:18pm
The text by far is incapable of that, Kringas. You can dream, though. 
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re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#22
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:21pmAw, come now. The text ain't Pultizer Prize worthy, but I think it beats you over the head with the whole "good and evil aren't always what they seem" theme.
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#23
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:33pm
... inspired by what, pray tell? :P
re: Wicked movie: Inspired casting idea#24
Posted: 12/18/06 at 5:45pm
In response to Kringas's comment, "Shouldn't the text be able to that, rather than relying a gimmick?"
Every literary or dramatic device is a gimmick if poorly executed. If well executed, it's art. Look at how well the same "gimmick" was used in MGM's "Wizard of Oz".
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