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Universal unveils magical first trailer for Wicked starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande

May 16, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has debuted the first full trailer for Jon M. Chu’s upcoming adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical and Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked. The film tells the story of witches of Oz Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) as they forge an unlikely friendship as students at Shiz University, where their desire and […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum, Jon M. Chu, Jonathan Bailey, Keala Settle, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked

New poster for Wicked featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo

May 14, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

With a new trailer set to arrive this Wednesday, Universal Pictures has followed up the behind-the-scenes featurette for Wicked by sharing a poster for the upcoming musical adaptation of the Broadway show featuring Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba; take a look here… After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Go behind-the-scenes of Wicked with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in new promo video

May 14, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Ahead of the release of the official trailer on Wednesday, Universal Pictures has given audiences a behind-the-scenes look at their blockbuster musical adaptation of Wicked.  Directed by Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu, Wicked‘s magical ensemble features Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode,  and Jeff Goldblum […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked

Wicked first look trailer invites us to meet the new witches of Oz

February 12, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Wicked is getting ready to defy gravity once again. In the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film, we get our first look at Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande leading this musical blockbuster. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights), Wicked is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked

Wicked first look images tease Elphaba and Glinda

April 17, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Wicked has begun its marketing campaign, and the film is still in production. The iconic Broadway show film adaptation has dropped some photos, teasing the first look at Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda – though they have been slammed on social media somewhat for being wide shots and dimly lit images. Based on […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

Michelle Yeoh joins Wicked, Jeff Goldbum confirmed as The Wizard

December 9, 2022 by EJ Moreno

As Wicked begins production, the cast for the upcoming two-part musical is shaping up with some new additions. Variety has revealed that Michelle Yeoh will board the project, and we also have confirmation of Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard. Yeoh and Goldblum join the previously announced Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, and Ethan Slater. […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Aaron Teoh, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Colin Michael Carmichael, Jeff Goldblum, Keala Settle, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Wicked

Wicked movie gets new Christmas 2021 release date

February 10, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Back in 2016, Universal Pictures announced that it was working on a big screen adaptation of Wicked, the smash hit stage musical which reimagines L. Frank Baum’s classic tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with the studio setting a Christmas 2019 release date for the film. Last September, Wicked creator Stephen Schwartz – who is scripting the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Wicked

Wicked movie will “100 percent” happen, but not in 2019

September 23, 2018 by Gary Collinson

If you cast your mind back to 2016, you may recall that Universal Pictures set a December 2019 release date for Wicked, an adaptation of the smash hit stage musical which presents an alternate retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Since that announcement, we’ve heard nothing in the way […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Wicked

Jeff Goldblum in talks to play The Wizard in Universal’s Wicked

October 30, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Jeff Goldblum may be on his way to the Land of Oz, with Deadline reporting that the Jurassic Park star is in talks with Universal over the role of The Wizard in the studio’s two-part adaptation of the stage musical Wicked. According to the trade, Goldblum’s deal “is not even close to sealed”, although both […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jeff Goldblum, Wicked

Wicked movie adaptation to be split into two parts

April 27, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Jon M. Chu has cast a spell over fans of blockbuster stage musical Wicked by announcing on Twitter that his forthcoming adaptation will now be split into two movies released over consecutive Christmases, with the first arriving in December 2024. Chu cited the fact that they were finding it “impossible to wrestle the story of […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, Wicked

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