Production of ‘Wicked’ Film Is Delayed Until June 2022
Hit Broadway musical Wicked is meant to have a big-screen debut, but production is delayed as it moves to Universal’s new Sky Studios in Elstree.
The Wicked movie has been long-awaited by audiences since the Broadway musical gained great popularity in the early 2000s, and it had finally been ready to fly in March 2022. The production has now been pushed back to June 2022, as the film will now be one of the first projects to take place at Universal’s newly built Sky Studios in the United Kingdom.
John M. Chu (In the Heights) is set to direct the film, while producers David Stone and Marc Platt are heading into the project at full steam despite the fact that it is not technically greenlit yet. The plot will follow the same storyline as the musical, being a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Fans can be sure to hear the original music by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman—including “Popular” and “Defying Gravity.”
A cast has not yet been released for the adaptation, but fans are speculating which stars could do justice the iconic roles.
The WICKED movie is coming but no cast announced yet. Wondering if anyone can beat out Kristen Bell for Glinda. Anna Kendrick? Emily Blunt or Anne Hathaway for Elpheba? What’s Lea Michele up to?
— John (@jermsguy) October 28, 2021
Cast Halle Bailey in the Wicked film tihhhhh could you imagine her Glinda omfg!!!!!!!!!!
— J Thee ELA Teacher (@_AllThatJaz) September 27, 2021
Not to step on anyone else’s casting choice. But if the film production of Wicked pulled a Bernie Fieldstein & cast Amber as Elphaba, I would LIVE! https://t.co/aYP4h48Wyq
— The Simon K Show (@86TB) September 8, 2021
Despite the disappointment of the delay, the promise of the Wicked movie coming to fruition at Universal’s newest studio leaves plenty to look forward to. Until then, audiences will simply have to continue “Dancing Through Life.”
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