WickedUniversal’s film adaptation of the Broadway show, will hit theaters in the U.S. on November 22, five days earlier than expected. It was originally scheduled to open on November 27, the same day as Oceania
2 from Disney. On its new release date,
Wicked
is cleverly avoiding a box office battle royale against another musical film that appeals to the same demographic.
No, Wicked
It avoided direct competition but will still have some rivals. The film will debut on the same day as Paramount and Ridley Scott’s historical epic Gladiator IIalthough presumably there is much less target coincidence in this case.
Wicked
It is produced by Marc Platt (La La Land, The Little Mermaid), whose films, television shows and stage productions have collectively garnered 46 Academy Award® nominations, 58 Emmy nominations and 36 Tony nominations, along with multiple Tony winner David Stone (Kimberly Akimbo, Next to Normal), with whom Platt produced the blockbuster stage musical Wicked. The executive producers are David
Nicksay, Stephen Schwartz e Jared
LeBoff.
Wicked Changes Release Date
Based on the bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked
is adapted for the screen by screenwriter Winnie Holzman, and legendary Grammy and Academy Award®-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The Broadway musical is produced by Universal Stage Productions, Marc Platt, the Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
Wicked, the unpublished story of the witches of Oz, sees the award-winning Cynthia Erivo
(Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple), an Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner, plays Elphaba, a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, still unaware of her true power. Alongside her, Ariana GrandeGrammy Award winner and multi-platinum global superstar, plays Glinda, a popular young woman, adorned with privilege and ambition, still searching for her true self.
The film also boasts the presence of
Michelle Yeohan Academy Award® winner, as the regal dean of Shiz University, Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Traveling Companions) as Fiyero, an arrogant and carefree prince;
Ethan SlaterTony nominee (Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants, Fosse/Verdon) as Boq, a generous Munchkin student; Marissa Bode in her film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s beloved sister; and pop culture icon Jeff
Goldblum in the role of the legendary Wizard of Oz.
