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 […]
Jeff Goldblum in talks to play The Wizard in Universal’s Wicked
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 […]
Wicked movie adaptation to be split into two parts
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 […]
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo land roles in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked
Universal have landed two musical heavyweights for their adaptation of Broadway smash-hit Wicked with the news that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have been cast in Jon M. Chu’s movie. According to Deadline, Erivo will play Elphaba, while Grande will portray Glinda, with the two announcing the news via their Instagram accounts. View this […]
Jon M. Chu to helm movie adaptation of hit Broadway musical Wicked
Wicked has been one of the biggest Broadway musicals of all time, and after plenty of starts and stops, it seems like the film adaptation is finally on its way as Deadline has broken the story that director Jon M. Chu will helm the Wicked movie. Deadline reports that Chu signed onto this project after […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru and Sing 2 get new 2021 dates
After being delayed a couple weeks ago, Universal and Illumination have now given a new release date for Minions: The Rise of Gru, the sequel to the Despicable Me spin-off, while also pushing the release of its musical animation sequel Sing 2. Minions: The Rise of Gru was set for a July 3rd, 2020 date before its […]
Wicked movie rumoured for 2016?
A big screen version of the hit stage musical Wicked has been talked about for a number of years now. Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliot) has been linked to direct but as yet no other information has been confirmed by Universal; however we may be seeing the movie adaptation a lot sooner than we […]
