Wicked (Part One)

[Christian]

And I'm a big BIG fan of Ariana but didn't like her in Hairspray where she was quite tentative with the score rather than letting rip. I can't see her playing the hard nosed side of Glinda - or the comedy for that matter.

We SHALL SEE (and I will speculate endlessly until we do ). I am glad it's coming!

 

[Christian]

It's giving aunt and niece

Let's hope Lea Michele gets offered a gender swapped Dillamond

 

[Ellie]

If age isn't a factor I'd rather Celine Dion as Elphaba Oh the possibilities. Either way she probably has the same acting prowess as Ariana.

 

[Jark]

Cynthia is... six years older than Ariana. this is hardly some massive glaring age gap that's gonna feel weird.

 

[Ellie]

Cynthia is... six years older than Ariana. this is hardly some massive glaring age gap that's gonna feel weird.

Ariana looks about 21 though and Cynthia looks 40.

 

[Christian]

Place your bets now on:

- Which songs will get the chop
- Where they'll shoehorn in a new song to qualify for the Oscars

 

[Christian]

OUT:

- Dear Old Shiz
- Something Bad
- Most of Dancing Through Life
- One Short Day
- Both of the Wizard's songs
- March of the Witchhunters

IN:

- New song for Glinda and Boq in Act 1
- New song for Elphaba and Nessarose in Act 2

 

[dUb]

YES definitely something for poor neglected-due-to-having-a-spoilery-song-or-something Nessarose

 

[dUb]

Dancing Through Life to be RAVAGED and reduced to background music at the school dance

 

[ButterTart]

Is this STILL in the planning stages? The Wizard of Oz was still in cinemas when this was first announced.

 

[Christian]

YES definitely something for poor neglected-due-to-having-a-spoilery-song-or-something Nessarose

It's not much of a song anyway, but they could have left it on the album! But beefing that relationship up, especially if they cast it well, wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[Christian]

Dancing Through Life to be RAVAGED and reduced to background music at the school dance

Absolutely. Two or three lines left at best and then probably spoken anyway

 

[Christian]

Is this STILL in the planning stages? The Wizard of Oz was still in cinemas when this was first announced.

Starts shooting Summer 2022!

 

[Ellie]

Will the Wizard get ANY songs? I rather love 'Wonderful'.

 

[Phoenix]

I think we’re forgetting the most important thing…who will James Corden play?

 

[Ellie]

I think we’re forgetting the most important thing…who will James Corden play?

One of these giant munchkin things from Wiz-o-Mania

 

[Christian]

Will the Wizard get ANY songs? I rather love 'Wonderful'.

No thanks! 5 minutes screentime max, no tunes

 

[Christian]

One of these giant munchkin things from Wiz-o-Mania

One of those fell over during one of the London Idina shows and couldn't get back up again. Best thing about that whole sequence (though the costumes are beautiful)!

 

[GNL]

Really thought Mika was a shoe-in for Elphaba.

 

[dUb]

 

[Christian]

Happy is what happens when all your dreams come true... isn't it?

 

[dUb]

I'm going to make a bold prediction that one of them will leave the production due to creative differences/some other reason

 

[Ellie]

Anyway let's just cast LIZA as Madame Morrible.

 

[Christian]

Anyway let's just cast LIZA as Madame Morrible.

I reckon Idina could genuinely be in with a shout, if she wants it.

 

[Christian]

I'm going to make a bold prediction that one of them will leave the production due to creative differences/some other reason

 

[Ellie]

I reckon Idina could genuinely be in with a shout, if she wants it.

I can't imagine her singing or speaking voice fitting that part at all. She and Kristen all probably just cameo somewhere in the Emerald City.

 

[Christian]

I can't imagine her singing or speaking voice fitting that part at all. She and Kristen all probably just cameo somewhere in the Emerald City.

I'd like it if they made her really threatening but they probably won't, which would suit Idina. It would be nice to have someone actually sing the intro to The Wizard and I

Kristen for the midwife.

 

[Pipo]

Ariana Grande is not a good actress, what it is this?

 

[Ellie]

What Hailee Steinfeld and Anna Kendrick could have done *sigh*

 

[Pipo]

I've only seen Ariana in a couple of Victorious episodes and when she was a guest star in Scream Queens and I wasn't impressed.

 

[dUb]

Anna Kendrick can keep her THIN VOICE and BAD ATTITUDE well away from this

 

[dUb]

And yeah I don't have any faith in Ariana's ability to pull off the acting aspect of Glinda

I hope she proves me wrong... I doubt she will

 

[Tisch]

The way you're all discussing it as if her acting ability had anything to do with the casting and nothing to do with the fact that she's Ariana Fucking Grande.

 

[Phoenix]

 

[dUb]

10k signatures so far...

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Keep James Corden out of Wicked the movie

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[dUb]

and this is funny

 

[dUb]

10k signatures so far...

Sign the Petition

Keep James Corden out of Wicked the movie

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up to 60k now and picked up by loads of press incl the Hollywood Reporter

 

[GNL]

Wicked now being split into TWO films. Seems a bit much but at least it's not a trilogy.

 

[dUb]

I think I'm here for it. The two Acts are distinct and I'd rather this than lose SOMETHING BAD

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I think I'm here for it. The two Acts are distinct and I'd rather this than lose SOMETHING BAD

Dancing Through Life though could be done away with with NOTHING OF VALUE LOST