Ariana Grande  In Wicked

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It seems like the trend of adapting Broadway musicals for the big screen has taken Hollywood by storm.

Hollywood adapting musicals

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Following Hamilton's huge success in Hollywood, Universal chose to adapt the 2003 Broadway musical Wicked into a movie.

Success of musical adaptations

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The musical is set to release in two parts to avoid sacrificing quality and condense the number of musical passages from the legendary original production.

Releasing in two installments

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The original planned release date for the film was December 25, 2024. The release date has been moved to November 27, 2024, much to the fans' joy.

When is it releasing?

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The novel Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West served as the inspiration for the original Broadway production, which will be followed in the film.

What’s the plot?

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Ariana Grande as Queen Glinda, Jeff Goldblum to play the Wizard of Oz in Wicked, and Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, the love interest of the evil witch Elphaba.

Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh and other cast members

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For this film, directors like Steven Speilberg and J.J. Abrams were under consideration. But Jon M. Chu won because of his track record of adapting Broadway plays into motion pictures.

The crew

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Director Jon M. Chu chose to split the story into two parts so that it could be told in its entirety which is scheduled for release for 2025.

The second installment

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