Wicked the movie!

Didn't Universal help produce WICKED? I think they were going to make a movie but then Gregory Maguire said no so that they could do the musical instead. If that was the case then it wouldn't be surprising for Universal to have posters of it everywhere. It doesn't necessarily mean they are still making a movie.

Universal has been publicizing WICKED (Broadway) on several of their theme park, Music (CDs/Soundtracks), and film websites in banners. I think it is just to hype the show, not neccessarily the film.

But now that you mention Universal Studios, wouldn't it be AWESOME if they added a WICKED attraction. Maybe the entire show itself or a ride. LOLOL, I can see it now. Elphaba, Galinda, the Wizard, and the bobble heads from "One Short Day" as a street characters. (NOT!)

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Stop!! No more musicals into movies!!

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I completely support musicals being turned into movies. What are we going to watch when we can't get to Broadway?
Look at Chicago; I actually like it better than the broadway show. It was more colorful, and it's approach was new, exciting, and pretty innovative and smart. If every movie musical was like that, I for one would be absolutely thrilled.

"Why not? Everything on broadway is movies turned into musicals."

Yes, Hairspray, The Producers, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and even Chicago(it was based on the film Roxie Hart) and Wicked (book, movie, another book to musical) were all based on movies.

But not Avenue Q!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOO

i love movie-musicals, but only the old ones...like "Singin' In The Rain." LVOE that one!

You're definately right. I mean, look what the CHICAGO movie did for the show. I mean, we got Melanie Griffith! Maybe when the PHANTOM movie is released in December she'll take over as Christine!

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I was there last week and I saw the same poster. It made me wonder what was up also.

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I would love for Movie Musicals to make a big comeback, and for more people to be intrigued enough to want to attend a Broadway show; but I hope it wouldn't have the opposite effect and cause people to say, "Well, why pay $100 to see a Broadway Show when I can watch the movie for $10?"
In Wicked's case I think it woud be much better to have it based on the book and not make it a musical. I love the musical on stage, but I don't think it would look right as a movie.

I enjoyed Chicago when I saw the Broadway show; but I'm so glad I saw it on stage before I saw the movie. I thought the movie was so much better, and I might have been dissapointed by the staged production...even though I think the staged producion is quite brilliant in a different way (particularly the lighting).

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On that same note - Minnie Driver as Carlotta. I don't doubt that Minnie can sing well, but I have read that she admits that she is unable to sing the higher range of Carlotta! That is what I believe is a supreme example of stunt-like casting. Where you bring her in because of the name, even if she doesn't have the vocal chops required,

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If you want to hear Minnie Driver sing, you can watch her film BEAUTIFUL. She sings at the end of it.
-Matt

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right - so why should she be cast in a role that needs a hell of a soprano?!

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