Wicked movie: Film version of stage classic heads to cinemas in December, 2019.
The Wicked movie will be based on the long-running Broadway and West End classic.
Wicked movie will head to cinemas in 2019.
It looks like the film version of the hit international musical Wicked has got a release date. The film, which will be directed by Billy Eilliot helmer Stephan Daldry, will head to cinemas on December 20th, 2019, just a few days after Star Wars Episode 9.
The original musical is based on L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wizard of Oz, though it is an alternative story of the witches of Oz, adapted from the book “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by writer Winnie Holzman. The music and lyrics were composed by Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin), and both talents will work on the film version’s screenplay.
Here’s the official synopsis of the original work from the stage.
When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire’s acclaimed 1995 novel, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’, re-imagined the Land of Oz, creating a parallel universe to the familiar story written by L. Frank Baum and first published as ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ in 1900.
Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students at Shiz University: the blonde and very popular Glinda and a misunderstood green girl named Elphaba.
Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future.
Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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