Wicked the Movie- Who should be in the cast — Page 3

Emily Blunt as Nessarose.

Natalie Weiss as Elphaba.
James Marsden as Fiyero.


I'd die happy!

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What about Emily Blunt as Elphaba. She is a brilliant actress, and she can sing. She is so compelling on screen and she would really command the screen. Amy Adams would be a stunning choice for Glinda. She has that cheerful optimistic glow to her and I am sure she could sing it. I know people will fight me on this but Glinda is a multilayered role. Amy Adams can be utterly hilarious in a comedy scene and fierce and powerful in a dramatic scene. Her Glinda along with Blunt's Elphaba would be knockout casting.

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I agree, nothing wrong with the OBC. Mamma Mia was horrible, I love the story and songs but the casting was unforgivable. Why cant stage actors work on film? If you are casting a musical doesnt it stand to reason that singers (that can act) instead of actors (that can carry a tune) be cast in the musical. I loved Rent the movie but was sort of unhappy with the direction and things that were left out, not the casts fault. How about a screen director and broadway director getting together to make a movie. A show like Wicked needs strong singers and I wouldnt be upset with the OBC. Aida hopefully will be next. I hope these shows dont get butchered like Mamma MIa.

I know, but I think that we should be encouraging the casting of people who can sing the part. Even if we know it may happen, we shouldn't lower our standards from the getgo just because Hollywood is terrible at casting singers.

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They need screen actors, but there are screen actors who can sing the part just fine. Hairspray was a commercial success, but IMO the singing was pretty terrible.

I think with Wicked you could get away with lesser-known people. It recently came to my city, an area not really full of theatre lovers, and sold out right away, even with jacked up prices.

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"Hairspray was a commercial success, but IMO the singing was pretty terrible."

Perhaps with respect to Brittany Snow and/or Amanda Bynes, but I thought the rest of the cast sang well. And Penny & Amber had less singing in the movie than on stage.

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"I know, but I think that we should be encouraging the casting of people who can sing the part. Even if we know it may happen, we shouldn't lower our standards from the getgo just because Hollywood is terrible at casting singers."

"I think with Wicked you could get away with lesser-known people."

SporkGoddess, you and some others have said the essence of what I've been thinking but so much more concisely. Thanks! I need to practice that. =)

This is where I have conflicting voices in my head. I studies film and television in college and did lots of theater on the side as well. What works onstage often just doesn't work on film. This goes for actors and story lines alike.

I think there are so many talented theater actors out there. But I always think of it this way: on screen there is no distance between the actor and the audience. Ages should appropriate for the material and the acting style one would use to hit the back of the balcony in the biggest of theaters isn't going to work on screen. Some theater actors can make the adjustment rather well and some...well, it just doesn't work. This is why, for me, the Producers films just lost its charm on screen. (Odd since both Lane and Broderick have done other films with no issues, but alas).

Of course, since there are so many talented folks out there, there is no reason we can't find gifted screen actors that can also sing well. The screen test, I think, is even more crucial in a movie musical.

That being said, Wicked sells itself in name alone. You want names? Okay, throw a couple in for Morrible, the Wizard, maybe even Fiyero, but give two extremely talented unknown actresses a chance with Elphaba and G(a)linda.

On another note: Does Amy Adams even have the range to sing the soprano notes in "No One Mourns the Wicked?" I'm only familiar with her singing in Enchanted, I must admit.

I doubt it, to be honest. Especially if they keep the E6.

But, yeah, I'd have to hear her.

I would love them to keep the E6...I strongly dislike changing/lowering scores to suit an actress when you can probably find an equally talented actress out there who can sing it as written.

And I love Adams, I do. She was perfect for Enchanted. But by the time this project happens, voice part aside, I think she may just read as too old.

Yeah! She used to sing with Sharon Leale and Loretta Devine on Boston Public a lot. I was trying to find a clip on YouTube for everyone, but the episode was taken down.

She's done a lot of backup work, and you can hear one of her songs on her fansite.

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I just hope they dont screw it up like some movie musicals... but we shall see...

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