posted 10-19-2006 03:45 PM               

Elphaba: Idina menzel (who the hell says she doesnt have a hollywood name after RENT she is pretty big)

Galinda/Glinda: Kristen Chenoweth (she had her own show and has been in a bunch of movies)

Fiyero: idk his name but he play logan in gilmore girls

Boq: Lucas Grabiel

Wizard: bill cosby definately

Nessarose: Jenna Leigh Green (she was in the tour and she was amazing and besides she DEFINATELY has a name in hollywood"

but just for fun if there was a teen version this is who i would pick

Elphaba: Vanessa anne hutchins

Glinda: JoJo

Nessa: idk

Fiyero: Lucas Grabiel (he's only 17)

posted 10-19-2006 05:41 PM               

On Idina's side, though, she has had minor roles in big movies, especially the new Disney Film coming out next year.

She is by no means a big actress, but I beleive with her combination of movie roles and marriage to Taye Diggs, she is at least somehwat recognizable to some people.

posted 10-20-2006 04:40 PM               

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Originally posted by Green Girl:
This topic just keeps going around in circles everytime I log on I get dizzy!

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Here, here!

posted 10-24-2006 02:15 AM               

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Originally posted by Blonde_Elphie:
it hasnt even been released to do anywhere other than authorized places and i also heard it had to be 10 years old before it can be even considered for release so its gonna be a while. personally i think that making it into the movie ruins the whole effect because to see it in person is much more exhilerating and exciting. however if it does become a movie this is the cast i would choose....

Elphaba: Idina menzel (who the hell says she doesnt have a hollywood name after RENT she is pretty big)

Galinda/Glinda: Kristen Chenoweth (she had her own show and has been in a bunch of movies)

Fiyero: idk his name but he play logan in gilmore girls

Boq: Lucas Grabiel

Wizard: bill cosby definately

Nessarose: Jenna Leigh Green (she was in the tour and she was amazing and besides she DEFINATELY has a name in hollywood"

but just for fun if there was a teen version this is who i would pick

Elphaba: Vanessa anne hutchins

Glinda: JoJo

Nessa: idk

Fiyero: Lucas Grabiel (he's only 17)

Boq: zac efron

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posted 10-24-2006 01:57 PM            

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Originally posted by FreakonaLeash:

Just because it hasn't been released off the east coast doesnt mean anything. both Phantom and Rent were still on Broadway
when the Movies were filmed.

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Yes they were still on Broadway, BUT look how long they were on Broadway before the movies were made, over 10 years. I remember once Les Mis opened, they wanted to make it into a movie then they canceled it because it would ruin sales. A Chorus Line was teh longest running show on Broadway, then when the movie opened ticket sales dropped and the show closed.

posted 10-24-2006 04:37 PM               

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Originally posted by TheAvengingAngelofJustice:
I've heard that they were going to make a movie as well. Is there any links to where we can see anything? I haven't been able to find anything.

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there's a link somewhere on this thread for the universal site on a page where it has a box with upcoming movies (or ones they have the rights to) and Wicked is under it.

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Originally posted by FreakonaLeash:
I'm pretty sure the Movie is being filmed as we speak. i can ask my agent again.

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Once when I was at Jones Beach (in NY) for the "Wicked at the Beaches" (it was a cloudy day, no one was at the beach, and no one from wicked was there) and some one who worked at the information desk said that the day before at 4 or 5 in the morning they were there doing some kind of film shoot because some people had to go in early and help them out. I believe that day was pretty miserable too so I'm wondering what they could have been filming. Any thoughts?

posted 10-24-2006 06:18 PM               

THEY ARE NOT FILMING A WICKED MOVIE.

Shooting is never an "under wraps" kind of procedure. If a movie is shooting, someone will cite it.

I addictively read Entertainment Weekly and FIlm, not to mention the slew of websites I look at. If they were filming a wicked movie, believe me I would know about it.

posted 10-24-2006 11:03 PM            

There are no plans to make a Wicked movie in the near or distant future. The link at the Universal website has been there for years & hasn't changed & says NOTHING about a movie. The site for the London production says "In all likelihood, a movie will be made" but that is NOT the same as saying a movie is in the works. In all likelihood could mean decades from now. No way could a movie like this be kept under wraps, Hollywood is all about the previews, promos & generating buzz months, if not years in advance.

I hit most of the major entertainment websites as well & have friends in different areas of movie, television & theater & none of them knwo anything about this so-called movie. One of my son's friends works for one of the largest casting services in California & has heard nothing about a Wicked movie.

It is wishful thinking & nothing more.

posted 10-24-2006 11:05 PM               

I'm suprised that everyone chooses such older actors for such young parts. Personally, I'm of the mindset that part of the reason the film version of Rent failed so miserably was the obsessive adherance to the original Broadway cast. Yes, I loved them in their parts - TEN years ago, ON THE STAGE. :P You can play any aged part on stage because the audience is at least fifty feet away or more and can't see your crows feet under your eyes when you're 50 playing 15. :P Unfortunately, that's a little hard to mask up close on film.

Rent would have been so much better if they'd chosen fresher faces that actually matched the ages of their characters, give or take five years.

Wicked would fail miserably if we had Kristen or Indina - as amazing as they are -playing these young characters on film. It would be laughable.

Who would I suggest? I don't know. Unfortunately, the nature of Hollywood is to go with name recognition, especially in an extraveganza that would be huge like Wicked would be . . . So thinking along the lines of what is realistic:

Elphie: . . . I'm at a loss . . . I cannot think of a single known young actress that can pull of the angry angst.

G(a)linda: you know what? I give up. :P I can't think of anyone that I'd aprove of for this role either.

posted 10-24-2006 11:49 PM            

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Originally posted by Zeb:
Wow, some interesting cast choices there.

I'm suprised that everyone chooses such older actors for such young parts. Personally, I'm of the mindset that part of the reason the film version of Rent failed so miserably was the obsessive adherance to the original Broadway cast. Yes, I loved them in their parts - TEN years ago, ON THE STAGE. :P You can play any aged part on stage because the audience is at least fifty feet away or more and can't see your crows feet under your eyes when you're 50 playing 15. :P Unfortunately, that's a little hard to mask up close on film.

Rent would have been so much better if they'd chosen fresher faces that actually matched the ages of their characters, give or take five years.

Wicked would fail miserably if we had Kristen or Indina - as amazing as they are -playing these young characters on film. It would be laughable.

Who would I suggest? I don't know. Unfortunately, the nature of Hollywood is to go with name recognition, especially in an extraveganza that would be huge like Wicked would be . . . So thinking along the lines of what is realistic:

Elphie: . . . I'm at a loss . . . I cannot think of a single known young actress that can pull of the angry angst.

G(a)linda: you know what? I give up. :P I can't think of anyone that I'd aprove of for this role either.

It would be pointless to even suggest or guess any names since this film most likely won't even be made for another five or ten years or so . . . and by then none of the names would be appropriate anyway.

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i agree, kind of, i know the obc was amazing but lets get a younger cast in there. I actually love the idea of Reese Witherspoon as Glinda an dI love Bryce dalls Howard, i think she is an amazing actress and would love to see her as Elphie.

posted 10-25-2006 08:04 PM               

But I haven't hear that anyone is actually doing the movie. If so, they'll have to wait till Hairspray comes out. They're doing that too.

posted 10-26-2006 11:23 PM               

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Originally posted by Ivan:
I'm sorry for freaking out a bit earlier, but this post makes everyone mad at eachother. Anywho, I have doubts that the Wicked movie is being made soon and even more about it being made now, but at the same time it would not be impossible for either of those, even if they wait a long time for it to come out. I think that the day Wicked is made into a musical is the day that the musical starts decreasing in sales enough where the producers and directors and all want to cash in.

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i agree. totally. I really hope they DONT make it a movie. but we've gotta face it that Wicked will leave the theaters of professionals, and then it will be MASS PRODUCED

*screams*

posted 10-27-2006 06:44 PM            

So many people think that they killed RENT by making a movie. These people, however, obviously have not ever thought how they would make a movie, because movies like RENT are EXTREMELY hard to transport from stage to screen, mostly because there's one set and not a lot of description of other sets and things of the era (It's hard to create a lot with the right ambience when there is no explanation of what it should look like and the composer and write dead). But with Wicked, the sets change, and even though you don't see enough of the stage to know what a room would look like, you can imagine where songs would take place. It also helps that Wicked isn't an opera, as those are surely hard to get to screen.

This is how I envision scenes taking place:

No One Mourns The Wicked - Emerald City, mostly in a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings. Shutters are closed tight and empty until a man (Tinman?) runs into a general store and at the peak of the Overature, the shutters burst open and the people run, dancing, excited out into the courtyard. Other people throw their shutters open to listen and join the celebration upon hearing the news. People dance in balconies as well.

Dear Old Shiz - Montage of shots from different places of a large, stone school covered in vines. The ending of the song takes place in a courtyard beyond the entrance of the school and surrounded by the school.

Wizard and I - Elphaba in the courtyard, old majestic elevators (gears come into play here, the theme of the show) She dances through the hallways until she gets to the end of a high up, exterior hallway (her room with Galinda)

What Is This Feeling - In Elphaba and Galinda's room. The song starts with them at their desks, then Galinda throws open the doors to the balcony and people in the courtyard and open windows sing to her about their sympathy. At the end, Elphaba scares Galinda to the point where she trips and sits on the balcony railing out of reflex.

Something Bad - Dillamond's classroom, a room with a lowered area in the center for students to sit and look up at the chalkboard.

Dancing Through Life - The courtyard we see at the end of DOS. Fiyero is dancing around and on a vine covered fountain and other places while people watch. The view also goes to Nessarose's compartment (room with Morrible), where Elphaba is brushing her sisters hair. Then to Galinda's room, where her and her friends are talking. The exterior hallway outside of the room is where Elphaba and Galinda meet and talk about the hat. Then, we are in the extravagant Ozdust Ballroom. A beautiful room with a grand staircase in the center and two mejestic doors at the top.

Popular - Elphaba and Galinda's Room

I'm Not That Girl - Starts on a riverbank near the woods. A bridge is in the distance. Elphaba sings the majority of the song while walking through the forest on her way back to Shiz.

One Short Day - Begins in a train station. The people on the train begin singing it. Then, the train goes through a tunnel and when it emerges, it is blinded by the emeral light of the city. They get off of the train and sing and dance around the city. During the Wizomania part, they are first in a balcony, then join the fun onstage with the dancing. They go backstage for their "We're just two friends" section before exiting through the stage door, where the crowd is cheering for them and a man clad in green and looking regal comes around the corner and tell them the Wizard will see them.

Sentimental Man - In a grand hall where the head of the wizard resides. It is so large that the real Wizard can climb through the mouth of his machine. Sparks and fire fly from it to make a lasting impression.

Defying Gravity - Elphaba runs up a spiral staircase to a trapdoor, which she pushes open and is the in the attic with Glinda for the first half of the song. We see that the Emerald city is fake, as we sort of get a view of paint running through the boards of the cieling. It cuts down to a large balcony of the palace. All streets run into the courtyard just before this place, and the balcony is on the corner, so it is seen by all. Morrible gives her speech her. Later Elphaba breaks through the roof and makes her speech to all of Oz. Her dress, though not snagged to the balcony. Is considerably larger and billows in every way around her.

Thank Goodness - A boarded up, frightened corner of Emerald City. There is a stage set up where Glinda gives her speech to the Ozians in poverty, clad in whatever they can afford, which is tattered and old.

WWOTE - An entrance hall of Colwen Grounds (Is that the name?) Two doors to the entrance, a marble staircase running into the room. At the top is a balcony with many doors to it. On the main floor are several hallways that branch off to different parts of the home.

Wonderful - Palace entry with Wizards Head

I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Glinda sings this around the streets of Oz. The people bow to her and shake her hand and are greatful to see her, but she is preoccupied.

As Long As Your Mine - A moonlit forest clearing with a nearby river. At the end of the song, the camera pans up to the moon, because we know what they are doing in reality. We hear the moans from Nessa and see the twister as Elphaba stands and flies away.

No Good Deed - Kiamo Ko. Various rooms. She's estatic, so she can't stay still. She runs through hallways, ballrooms, and ends up on a balcony facing the Emerald City.

March of the Witch Hunters - The streets of the Emerald City. It's night time and many villagers are marching through the main street leading from the palace. They have torches, pitchforks, and other weapons. Many people lean from open windows to cheer them on. We go to Boq and the Lion's tail at the palace balcony, where he sings his bit.

For Good - Main hall of Kiamo Ko, starts at the top of a large staircase, but gets to the bottom, where Glinda stands. There is a very large window above the oversized doors which allows moonlight to flood through the dusty air into the barren room.

Finale - Takes place in the Emerald City as well as Kiamo Ko. It is dawn. Galinda speaks in her bubble to the city, but turns off after her speech. She begins singing. Elphaba's face fades in next to hers for their "Because I knew you" part and then goes back and forth for the "I have been changed" before Fiyero takes Elphaba's hand and leads her inside from the balcony overlooking the Emerald City. The ending is Glinda rising higher yet above the city as the Ozians yell WICKED. Her smile fades into a look of grief as a tear trickles down her face. She looks in the sky, and at that moment sees a black and green creature flying across the sky, or rather a couple. She smiles, turns to the crowd, and belts the very last "WICKED!!!"

Fade to credits.

Thoughts or input?

posted 10-27-2006 07:13 PM            

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Originally posted by Ivan:
I agree. RENT was a success to quite a few RENT fans, some of them did not like it, but then again, not a lot of people really heard a lot about RENT and their commercial told nothing of the plot of the story. So if Wicked explains a bit about the story line, it would do better. The OBC may be able to fill some parts (Mme Morrible, Wizard, Frex and Melena) But Galinda and Elphaba will have to be played by bigger actors/actresses. However, not to the extent where they pick them just for their name. I cannot think of one person in Hollywood right now who could pull in a lot of money, and uphold the story. I think if they show a clip of the amazing singer singing parts of Defying Gravity and Thank Goodness, even if not big names, they will make revenue, quite a bit since most people want to see Wicked whether they've seen it before or not. The fan base for Wicked, I must say, appears to be larger than for RENT, as it includes more of the older crowd as well as young kids and homophobic people (there happen to be a lot of them out there, and most people think RENT is only about gay people) So the controversy will not be as big with a movie of Wicked.

So many people think that they killed RENT by making a movie. These people, however, obviously have not ever thought how they would make a movie, because movies like RENT are EXTREMELY hard to transport from stage to screen, mostly because there's one set and not a lot of description of other sets and things of the era (It's hard to create a lot with the right ambience when there is no explanation of what it should look like and the composer and write dead). But with Wicked, the sets change, and even though you don't see enough of the stage to know what a room would look like, you can imagine where songs would take place. It also helps that Wicked isn't an opera, as those are surely hard to get to screen.

This is how I envision scenes taking place:

No One Mourns The Wicked - Emerald City, mostly in a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings. Shutters are closed tight and empty until a man (Tinman?) runs into a general store and at the peak of the Overature, the shutters burst open and the people run, dancing, excited out into the courtyard. Other people throw their shutters open to listen and join the celebration upon hearing the news. People dance in balconies as well.

Dear Old Shiz - Montage of shots from different places of a large, stone school covered in vines. The ending of the song takes place in a courtyard beyond the entrance of the school and surrounded by the school.

Wizard and I - Elphaba in the courtyard, old majestic elevators (gears come into play here, the theme of the show) She dances through the hallways until she gets to the end of a high up, exterior hallway (her room with Galinda)

What Is This Feeling - In Elphaba and Galinda's room. The song starts with them at their desks, then Galinda throws open the doors to the balcony and people in the courtyard and open windows sing to her about their sympathy. At the end, Elphaba scares Galinda to the point where she trips and sits on the balcony railing out of reflex.

Something Bad - Dillamond's classroom, a room with a lowered area in the center for students to sit and look up at the chalkboard.

Dancing Through Life - The courtyard we see at the end of DOS. Fiyero is dancing around and on a vine covered fountain and other places while people watch. The view also goes to Nessarose's compartment (room with Morrible), where Elphaba is brushing her sisters hair. Then to Galinda's room, where her and her friends are talking. The exterior hallway outside of the room is where Elphaba and Galinda meet and talk about the hat. Then, we are in the extravagant Ozdust Ballroom. A beautiful room with a grand staircase in the center and two mejestic doors at the top.

Popular - Elphaba and Galinda's Room

I'm Not That Girl - Starts on a riverbank near the woods. A bridge is in the distance. Elphaba sings the majority of the song while walking through the forest on her way back to Shiz.

One Short Day - Begins in a train station. The people on the train begin singing it. Then, the train goes through a tunnel and when it emerges, it is blinded by the emeral light of the city. They get off of the train and sing and dance around the city. During the Wizomania part, they are first in a balcony, then join the fun onstage with the dancing. They go backstage for their "We're just two friends" section before exiting through the stage door, where the crowd is cheering for them and a man clad in green and looking regal comes around the corner and tell them the Wizard will see them.

Sentimental Man - In a grand hall where the head of the wizard resides. It is so large that the real Wizard can climb through the mouth of his machine. Sparks and fire fly from it to make a lasting impression.

Defying Gravity - Elphaba runs up a spiral staircase to a trapdoor, which she pushes open and is the in the attic with Glinda for the first half of the song. We see that the Emerald city is fake, as we sort of get a view of paint running through the boards of the cieling. It cuts down to a large balcony of the palace. All streets run into the courtyard just before this place, and the balcony is on the corner, so it is seen by all. Morrible gives her speech her. Later Elphaba breaks through the roof and makes her speech to all of Oz. Her dress, though not snagged to the balcony. Is considerably larger and billows in every way around her.

Thank Goodness - A boarded up, frightened corner of Emerald City. There is a stage set up where Glinda gives her speech to the Ozians in poverty, clad in whatever they can afford, which is tattered and old.

WWOTE - An entrance hall of Colwen Grounds (Is that the name?) Two doors to the entrance, a marble staircase running into the room. At the top is a balcony with many doors to it. On the main floor are several hallways that branch off to different parts of the home.

Wonderful - Palace entry with Wizards Head

I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Glinda sings this around the streets of Oz. The people bow to her and shake her hand and are greatful to see her, but she is preoccupied.

As Long As Your Mine - A moonlit forest clearing with a nearby river. At the end of the song, the camera pans up to the moon, because we know what they are doing in reality. We hear the moans from Nessa and see the twister as Elphaba stands and flies away.

No Good Deed - Kiamo Ko. Various rooms. She's estatic, so she can't stay still. She runs through hallways, ballrooms, and ends up on a balcony facing the Emerald City.

March of the Witch Hunters - The streets of the Emerald City. It's night time and many villagers are marching through the main street leading from the palace. They have torches, pitchforks, and other weapons. Many people lean from open windows to cheer them on. We go to Boq and the Lion's tail at the palace balcony, where he sings his bit.

For Good - Main hall of Kiamo Ko, starts at the top of a large staircase, but gets to the bottom, where Glinda stands. There is a very large window above the oversized doors which allows moonlight to flood through the dusty air into the barren room.

Finale - Takes place in the Emerald City as well as Kiamo Ko. It is dawn. Galinda speaks in her bubble to the city, but turns off after her speech. She begins singing. Elphaba's face fades in next to hers for their "Because I knew you" part and then goes back and forth for the "I have been changed" before Fiyero takes Elphaba's hand and leads her inside from the balcony overlooking the Emerald City. The ending is Glinda rising higher yet above the city as the Ozians yell WICKED. Her smile fades into a look of grief as a tear trickles down her face. She looks in the sky, and at that moment sees a black and green creature flying across the sky, or rather a couple. She smiles, turns to the crowd, and belts the very last "WICKED!!!"

Fade to credits.

Thoughts or input?

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posted 10-27-2006 07:13 PM            

quote:

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Originally posted by Ivan:
I agree. RENT was a success to quite a few RENT fans, some of them did not like it, but then again, not a lot of people really heard a lot about RENT and their commercial told nothing of the plot of the story. So if Wicked explains a bit about the story line, it would do better. The OBC may be able to fill some parts (Mme Morrible, Wizard, Frex and Melena) But Galinda and Elphaba will have to be played by bigger actors/actresses. However, not to the extent where they pick them just for their name. I cannot think of one person in Hollywood right now who could pull in a lot of money, and uphold the story. I think if they show a clip of the amazing singer singing parts of Defying Gravity and Thank Goodness, even if not big names, they will make revenue, quite a bit since most people want to see Wicked whether they've seen it before or not. The fan base for Wicked, I must say, appears to be larger than for RENT, as it includes more of the older crowd as well as young kids and homophobic people (there happen to be a lot of them out there, and most people think RENT is only about gay people) So the controversy will not be as big with a movie of Wicked.

So many people think that they killed RENT by making a movie. These people, however, obviously have not ever thought how they would make a movie, because movies like RENT are EXTREMELY hard to transport from stage to screen, mostly because there's one set and not a lot of description of other sets and things of the era (It's hard to create a lot with the right ambience when there is no explanation of what it should look like and the composer and write dead). But with Wicked, the sets change, and even though you don't see enough of the stage to know what a room would look like, you can imagine where songs would take place. It also helps that Wicked isn't an opera, as those are surely hard to get to screen.

This is how I envision scenes taking place:

No One Mourns The Wicked - Emerald City, mostly in a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings. Shutters are closed tight and empty until a man (Tinman?) runs into a general store and at the peak of the Overature, the shutters burst open and the people run, dancing, excited out into the courtyard. Other people throw their shutters open to listen and join the celebration upon hearing the news. People dance in balconies as well.

Dear Old Shiz - Montage of shots from different places of a large, stone school covered in vines. The ending of the song takes place in a courtyard beyond the entrance of the school and surrounded by the school.

Wizard and I - Elphaba in the courtyard, old majestic elevators (gears come into play here, the theme of the show) She dances through the hallways until she gets to the end of a high up, exterior hallway (her room with Galinda)

What Is This Feeling - In Elphaba and Galinda's room. The song starts with them at their desks, then Galinda throws open the doors to the balcony and people in the courtyard and open windows sing to her about their sympathy. At the end, Elphaba scares Galinda to the point where she trips and sits on the balcony railing out of reflex.

Something Bad - Dillamond's classroom, a room with a lowered area in the center for students to sit and look up at the chalkboard.

Dancing Through Life - The courtyard we see at the end of DOS. Fiyero is dancing around and on a vine covered fountain and other places while people watch. The view also goes to Nessarose's compartment (room with Morrible), where Elphaba is brushing her sisters hair. Then to Galinda's room, where her and her friends are talking. The exterior hallway outside of the room is where Elphaba and Galinda meet and talk about the hat. Then, we are in the extravagant Ozdust Ballroom. A beautiful room with a grand staircase in the center and two mejestic doors at the top.

Popular - Elphaba and Galinda's Room

I'm Not That Girl - Starts on a riverbank near the woods. A bridge is in the distance. Elphaba sings the majority of the song while walking through the forest on her way back to Shiz.

One Short Day - Begins in a train station. The people on the train begin singing it. Then, the train goes through a tunnel and when it emerges, it is blinded by the emeral light of the city. They get off of the train and sing and dance around the city. During the Wizomania part, they are first in a balcony, then join the fun onstage with the dancing. They go backstage for their "We're just two friends" section before exiting through the stage door, where the crowd is cheering for them and a man clad in green and looking regal comes around the corner and tell them the Wizard will see them.

Sentimental Man - In a grand hall where the head of the wizard resides. It is so large that the real Wizard can climb through the mouth of his machine. Sparks and fire fly from it to make a lasting impression.

Defying Gravity - Elphaba runs up a spiral staircase to a trapdoor, which she pushes open and is the in the attic with Glinda for the first half of the song. We see that the Emerald city is fake, as we sort of get a view of paint running through the boards of the cieling. It cuts down to a large balcony of the palace. All streets run into the courtyard just before this place, and the balcony is on the corner, so it is seen by all. Morrible gives her speech her. Later Elphaba breaks through the roof and makes her speech to all of Oz. Her dress, though not snagged to the balcony. Is considerably larger and billows in every way around her.

Thank Goodness - A boarded up, frightened corner of Emerald City. There is a stage set up where Glinda gives her speech to the Ozians in poverty, clad in whatever they can afford, which is tattered and old.

WWOTE - An entrance hall of Colwen Grounds (Is that the name?) Two doors to the entrance, a marble staircase running into the room. At the top is a balcony with many doors to it. On the main floor are several hallways that branch off to different parts of the home.

Wonderful - Palace entry with Wizards Head

I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Glinda sings this around the streets of Oz. The people bow to her and shake her hand and are greatful to see her, but she is preoccupied.

As Long As Your Mine - A moonlit forest clearing with a nearby river. At the end of the song, the camera pans up to the moon, because we know what they are doing in reality. We hear the moans from Nessa and see the twister as Elphaba stands and flies away.

No Good Deed - Kiamo Ko. Various rooms. She's estatic, so she can't stay still. She runs through hallways, ballrooms, and ends up on a balcony facing the Emerald City.

March of the Witch Hunters - The streets of the Emerald City. It's night time and many villagers are marching through the main street leading from the palace. They have torches, pitchforks, and other weapons. Many people lean from open windows to cheer them on. We go to Boq and the Lion's tail at the palace balcony, where he sings his bit.

For Good - Main hall of Kiamo Ko, starts at the top of a large staircase, but gets to the bottom, where Glinda stands. There is a very large window above the oversized doors which allows moonlight to flood through the dusty air into the barren room.

Finale - Takes place in the Emerald City as well as Kiamo Ko. It is dawn. Galinda speaks in her bubble to the city, but turns off after her speech. She begins singing. Elphaba's face fades in next to hers for their "Because I knew you" part and then goes back and forth for the "I have been changed" before Fiyero takes Elphaba's hand and leads her inside from the balcony overlooking the Emerald City. The ending is Glinda rising higher yet above the city as the Ozians yell WICKED. Her smile fades into a look of grief as a tear trickles down her face. She looks in the sky, and at that moment sees a black and green creature flying across the sky, or rather a couple. She smiles, turns to the crowd, and belts the very last "WICKED!!!"

Fade to credits.

Thoughts or input?

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posted 10-27-2006 07:13 PM            

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Originally posted by Ivan:
I agree. RENT was a success to quite a few RENT fans, some of them did not like it, but then again, not a lot of people really heard a lot about RENT and their commercial told nothing of the plot of the story. So if Wicked explains a bit about the story line, it would do better. The OBC may be able to fill some parts (Mme Morrible, Wizard, Frex and Melena) But Galinda and Elphaba will have to be played by bigger actors/actresses. However, not to the extent where they pick them just for their name. I cannot think of one person in Hollywood right now who could pull in a lot of money, and uphold the story. I think if they show a clip of the amazing singer singing parts of Defying Gravity and Thank Goodness, even if not big names, they will make revenue, quite a bit since most people want to see Wicked whether they've seen it before or not. The fan base for Wicked, I must say, appears to be larger than for RENT, as it includes more of the older crowd as well as young kids and homophobic people (there happen to be a lot of them out there, and most people think RENT is only about gay people) So the controversy will not be as big with a movie of Wicked.

So many people think that they killed RENT by making a movie. These people, however, obviously have not ever thought how they would make a movie, because movies like RENT are EXTREMELY hard to transport from stage to screen, mostly because there's one set and not a lot of description of other sets and things of the era (It's hard to create a lot with the right ambience when there is no explanation of what it should look like and the composer and write dead). But with Wicked, the sets change, and even though you don't see enough of the stage to know what a room would look like, you can imagine where songs would take place. It also helps that Wicked isn't an opera, as those are surely hard to get to screen.

This is how I envision scenes taking place:

No One Mourns The Wicked - Emerald City, mostly in a courtyard surrounded by tall buildings. Shutters are closed tight and empty until a man (Tinman?) runs into a general store and at the peak of the Overature, the shutters burst open and the people run, dancing, excited out into the courtyard. Other people throw their shutters open to listen and join the celebration upon hearing the news. People dance in balconies as well.

Dear Old Shiz - Montage of shots from different places of a large, stone school covered in vines. The ending of the song takes place in a courtyard beyond the entrance of the school and surrounded by the school.

Wizard and I - Elphaba in the courtyard, old majestic elevators (gears come into play here, the theme of the show) She dances through the hallways until she gets to the end of a high up, exterior hallway (her room with Galinda)

What Is This Feeling - In Elphaba and Galinda's room. The song starts with them at their desks, then Galinda throws open the doors to the balcony and people in the courtyard and open windows sing to her about their sympathy. At the end, Elphaba scares Galinda to the point where she trips and sits on the balcony railing out of reflex.

Something Bad - Dillamond's classroom, a room with a lowered area in the center for students to sit and look up at the chalkboard.

Dancing Through Life - The courtyard we see at the end of DOS. Fiyero is dancing around and on a vine covered fountain and other places while people watch. The view also goes to Nessarose's compartment (room with Morrible), where Elphaba is brushing her sisters hair. Then to Galinda's room, where her and her friends are talking. The exterior hallway outside of the room is where Elphaba and Galinda meet and talk about the hat. Then, we are in the extravagant Ozdust Ballroom. A beautiful room with a grand staircase in the center and two mejestic doors at the top.

Popular - Elphaba and Galinda's Room

I'm Not That Girl - Starts on a riverbank near the woods. A bridge is in the distance. Elphaba sings the majority of the song while walking through the forest on her way back to Shiz.

One Short Day - Begins in a train station. The people on the train begin singing it. Then, the train goes through a tunnel and when it emerges, it is blinded by the emeral light of the city. They get off of the train and sing and dance around the city. During the Wizomania part, they are first in a balcony, then join the fun onstage with the dancing. They go backstage for their "We're just two friends" section before exiting through the stage door, where the crowd is cheering for them and a man clad in green and looking regal comes around the corner and tell them the Wizard will see them.

Sentimental Man - In a grand hall where the head of the wizard resides. It is so large that the real Wizard can climb through the mouth of his machine. Sparks and fire fly from it to make a lasting impression.

Defying Gravity - Elphaba runs up a spiral staircase to a trapdoor, which she pushes open and is the in the attic with Glinda for the first half of the song. We see that the Emerald city is fake, as we sort of get a view of paint running through the boards of the cieling. It cuts down to a large balcony of the palace. All streets run into the courtyard just before this place, and the balcony is on the corner, so it is seen by all. Morrible gives her speech her. Later Elphaba breaks through the roof and makes her speech to all of Oz. Her dress, though not snagged to the balcony. Is considerably larger and billows in every way around her.

Thank Goodness - A boarded up, frightened corner of Emerald City. There is a stage set up where Glinda gives her speech to the Ozians in poverty, clad in whatever they can afford, which is tattered and old.

WWOTE - An entrance hall of Colwen Grounds (Is that the name?) Two doors to the entrance, a marble staircase running into the room. At the top is a balcony with many doors to it. On the main floor are several hallways that branch off to different parts of the home.

Wonderful - Palace entry with Wizards Head

I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Glinda sings this around the streets of Oz. The people bow to her and shake her hand and are greatful to see her, but she is preoccupied.

As Long As Your Mine - A moonlit forest clearing with a nearby river. At the end of the song, the camera pans up to the moon, because we know what they are doing in reality. We hear the moans from Nessa and see the twister as Elphaba stands and flies away.

No Good Deed - Kiamo Ko. Various rooms. She's estatic, so she can't stay still. She runs through hallways, ballrooms, and ends up on a balcony facing the Emerald City.

March of the Witch Hunters - The streets of the Emerald City. It's night time and many villagers are marching through the main street leading from the palace. They have torches, pitchforks, and other weapons. Many people lean from open windows to cheer them on. We go to Boq and the Lion's tail at the palace balcony, where he sings his bit.

For Good - Main hall of Kiamo Ko, starts at the top of a large staircase, but gets to the bottom, where Glinda stands. There is a very large window above the oversized doors which allows moonlight to flood through the dusty air into the barren room.

Finale - Takes place in the Emerald City as well as Kiamo Ko. It is dawn. Galinda speaks in her bubble to the city, but turns off after her speech. She begins singing. Elphaba's face fades in next to hers for their "Because I knew you" part and then goes back and forth for the "I have been changed" before Fiyero takes Elphaba's hand and leads her inside from the balcony overlooking the Emerald City. The ending is Glinda rising higher yet above the city as the Ozians yell WICKED. Her smile fades into a look of grief as a tear trickles down her face. She looks in the sky, and at that moment sees a black and green creature flying across the sky, or rather a couple. She smiles, turns to the crowd, and belts the very last "WICKED!!!"

Fade to credits.

Thoughts or input?

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posted 10-27-2006 11:32 PM            

This is how I envision scenes taking place:

No One Mourns The Wicked - Camera pans down from Kiamo Ko, through Oz ending up in the Emerald City, where you see posters and signs regarding the hunt for the "Wicked Witch", celebrating crowds form in the center of the city where Glinda apears to speak to the Ozians.

Dear Old Shiz - While music builds up in begining of song you see the school from afar, students entering walking around etc, then you see Elphaba walking up an dread teh Plaque "shiz" blah blah blah, where her father callse to her and she pushes Nessa into the Auitorium where everyone is gathering and Alumni sing the Alma Mater.

Wizard and I - Still in the Auditorium, people clear away, and she walks through the school, kids staring and pointing, ends in teh courtyard between the dorms. (Not much needed here)

What Is This Feeling - Elphaba walks into her room where Galinda has finidhes unpacking adn has already decorated her side of teh room. They exchange comments to eachother, and both sit down at their desks, as the song continues time goes by and you see them on different days throughout different places in the school, kind of like the stage version, with the choreography, and movements.

Something Bad - Dillamond's classroom, enough said.

Dancing Through Life - The courtyard very much like the show, as scenes change from their dorm room, etc. "Oz Dust Ballroom" is a very glitzy majestic ballroom.

Popular - Elphaba and Galinda's Room

I'm Not That Girl - Poppy field, and forrest, near a stream and bridge.

One Short Day - Begins in a train station.
Then they get on trains and is leaves station, fades to Emerald City where you see Elphie and Glinda ride sitting in the back of a carrigae pulled by the Horse of a different color, as they ride through the city, pointing and sightseeing etc. "Well I be back for good someday" etc, they exit off carriage and enter some stores, they exit, Glinda in new Yellow Dress, Elphie in new black dress and head to theater, see part of the show, then they exit with all the people, big finish leading up to the wizards palace where the guard exits and says "The Wizard will see you now"

Sentimental Man - Inside the Wizards Palace

Defying Gravity - The two rush through the Palace heading towards teh top when they reach a sort of attic with huge windows, Morrible makes her speech on a balcony of teh palace and while it is being made you see people throughout the city listening from loud speakers and frightened. The whole scene takes place in attic, towards the end, she opens two huge windows and prepares to leave until they grap Glinda, then she turns and flys toward guards who fall back in fear, all the windows shatter, strong wind blowing, she flys back toward broken windows where she lands and looks down at the city where crowds are looking up, she addresses them, the Wizard, Morrible and guards enter the attic as she says "and nobody..." etc. Then she flys off on her broom, Glinda rushes to window to see her.

Thank Goodness - Crowd gathers at palace gates, where ther is a stage set up and Glinda etc, addresses teh Ozians.

WWOTE - Huge Parlor of Nessa, the Governor of Muchkin land resides.

Wonderful - Palace

I'm Not That Girl Glinda exits main Palace

As Long As Your Mine - Forrest near lake or swamp.

No Good Deed - Kiamo Ko. Witches main area like in Wizard of OZ, with the culdren and crystal ball etc. towards end of song she ruches to top of castle outdoor palace where she sees all of Oz, in time for "Let all of Oz be agreed.."

March of the Witch Hunters - The streets of the Emerald City. Nighttime, every gathers to see the Tinman and the Lion's Propaganda against the witch, Morrible and Glinda standing with them to the side, Glinda storms off, to Kiamo Ko to warn elphie.

For Good - Kiamo Ko