posted 10-22-2007 01:11 PM            

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Boq- Anthony Rapp
Maddam Morrible- Bett Middler
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I like these two. They seem fitting.

posted 10-26-2007 01:04 PM               

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Originally posted by Popular_Elphie:
SoulOverflowing I absolutely adore your signature picture. I just saw that movie and it is amazing. I don't know where but somehow Jim Sturgess should be put in Wicked.

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posted 10-26-2007 01:07 PM               

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Originally posted by Popular_Elphie:
SoulOverflowing I absolutely adore your signature picture. I just saw that movie and it is amazing. I don't know where but somehow Jim Sturgess should be put in Wicked.

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posted 10-26-2007 02:53 PM               

Firstly, is this mainly about the novel or the musical? Because I think the musical would be much better as a film because the novel is a bit too long. And if you started cutting bits you basically get left with the musical anyway!

And about the cast, I think that the original cast would be a good Idead, but for the young Elphaba, Glina, Bog etc, they should have different and most certainly younger actors to play them. No offence, But I think Reece Witherspoon (Is that how you speel it?) Would make a great young glinda (if she can sing) She so.... BLONDE!!!

Thanks for the first post, it was fun
lol

posted 10-29-2007 04:34 PM               

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Originally posted by Zanessaforever:
Sorry but they are not bringing out a film of wicked it was all a hoax someone made it up i am not saying there won't ever be a film made of Wicked but if you go onto youtube and type in wicked the film trailer they video that willk come up is a hoax my singing teacher said she read on the internet after seeing this that it was all a hoax so sorry to dissapoint you cause i did not want you to get your hopes up cause i got my hopes up then when my singing teacher told me this i was really dissapointed. but i recommend going to see the play it is awesome.

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First of all, we know that there isn't going to be a Wicked movie anytime soon. If you search google there is an interview with Stephen Schwartz saying that he hasn't even considered a Wicked movie just yet. Also, there definitely could be one because Universal Studios already holds the rights to it. We're all just discussing who we would like to see in it.

posted 11-03-2007 05:09 PM            

- Funding, the money to pay those actors and the more high profiled they are the more money they cost to hire or use.

- And if it was me, I'd want to stay as truthful to the musical (and even the novel) as possible. Cos wen u saw that musical for the first time, you didn't expect anyone well known in them and you still enjoyed the show. So aslong as the actors do justice to the characters and make you enjoy the film it shouldn't really matter.

Here's hoping no one snaps the chance before I do

But nice suggestions anyway

posted 11-03-2007 06:11 PM               

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Originally posted by MaTT:
Wow, well Im new here too. And I'm a film student at the moment. I'd love to direct the musical but even though I admit it would be so cool to have all those famous people in you have to consider a few things:

- Funding, the money to pay those actors and the more high profiled they are the more money they cost to hire or use.

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That's kinda the point of production companies.

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Rawr. I'll beat you to it!

posted 11-04-2007 05:11 AM            

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Originally posted by Yero the Hero:
Rawr. I'll beat you to it!

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Let the battle begin lol

posted 11-05-2007 07:09 PM               

Much like they did with Rent, Menzel says that she has definitely heard talk of turning Wicked into a film, which she would love to be a part of. “I think it’s doing too well, financially, right now, on the stage, so they don’t need to turn it into a film yet. They usually like to do the movie when they need a little bit more attention in New York, and then it boosts the sales again, like with Rent.”

Although she is realistic about the fact that, by the time they decide to do the film version of Wicked, she could end up being too old to even be considered, Menzel admits that she would be upset if she had to watch someone else play the role that she originated.

“That’s how I felt with Rent. They had cast other people in the film version, and then the projects would fall apart. I feel like whatever is meant to be with those things will be. You can’t push them. I let go of the idea that I’d get to play Maureen in the Rent movie, and then it came back around. But, that happens. If I don’t look right, I don’t look right. But, you’re not going to get someone who can sing it like that. I don’t care how cool the computers in the studio are now. You can get people to sound okay, but they’re going to have lower keys, and they’ll have to change the whole thing. I sound so conceited, don’t I? I guess you could find some young girl who can scream her face off, but I’d be so upset.”

posted 11-06-2007 04:21 PM               

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Originally posted by FabalaFae:
How about a compromise? If they do make the movie, they should just do digital animation. Like in Shrek. Not the Incredibles! That way they won't totally butcher Elphaba flying on her broom and stuff like that. They should do the animation like in Beowulf.( If you've seen the previews for it, it looks like actual people at first glance.)

It would probably take longer than a normal movie, but it might be better to have voice actors than normal actors (I don't think that made any sense at all)I know everyone wants to see how they would make the flying monkeys, munchkins, Animals, etc... but instead of them being clearly digital compared to the rest of the movie, which, for me personally is pretty easy to see, if they do live action.

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posted 11-06-2007 04:25 PM               

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posted 11-09-2007 05:51 PM               

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Originally posted by ArtNerd:
my picks for the cast

Elphaba - Minnie Driver or Megan Mullally (I know she's older but she's amazing)
G(a)linda - Reese Witherspoon
Wizard - Patrick Stewart
Morrible - Glenn Close
Fiyero - Roger Bart (stepford wives)
Nessa - Jorja Fox (Sara from CSI)
Boq - Sean Hayes

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posted 11-10-2007 12:07 AM               

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Originally posted by operagirl:
[QUOTE] I have often thought of Reese Witherspoon as Glinda. However, I heard that she herself admitted that in "Walk The Line," she was unsure if she could sing. Galinda's vocal score requires someone with a major professional voice. However, I sure love Reese Witherspoon

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Reese Witherspoon would be perfect for the role if they did the novel version. That way she wouldn't have to sing but if it's a musical then they NEED to get professionals that can sing perfectly.

posted 11-24-2007 03:59 PM               

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Originally posted by elphie0rox0my0sox:
how about JENSEN ACKLES as fiyero!!!! anyone? anyone?

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I think Jensen Ackles is really cute but again, it depends on which version they do. If he could sing then I think he would be a great Fiyero.

posted 12-04-2007 12:47 PM               

Elphaba- Mandy Moore
Glinda- Sara Paxton
Nessa- Natalie Portman
Fiyero- Ewan Mcgregor

posted 12-04-2007 04:52 PM               

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Originally posted by Frex:
I strongly feel that if they are going to make Wicked into a movie they should base it on the book and not the musical. The musical has already been done. Let the intricate character development and story lines of the book get some time in the limelight.

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posted 12-04-2007 04:53 PM               

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Originally posted by Frex:
I strongly feel that if they are going to make Wicked into a movie they should base it on the book and not the musical. The musical has already been done. Let the intricate character development and story lines of the book get some time in the limelight.

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posted 12-04-2007 10:14 PM            

Universal has the rights, as they were adapting it to a movie before it was made into a musical instead. Since they shelled out the millions of dollars to produce it, I really don't know why they haven't started work on making it into a movie yet, although I believe the success of HAIRSPRAY, ENCHANTED, and to a lesser extend ACROSS THE UNIVERSE as well as the possible success of SWEENEY TODD, it is clear that musicals are coming back and that it is time.

Kristin has made a huge name for herself, starring in BEWITCHED, RV, DECK THE HALLS, THE WEST WING, KRISTIN (flop...), and the new hit television series PUSHING DAISIES. As such, they would most likely cast her in a heartbeat. However, if not done within the next few years she will be too old, although that didn't stop them with RENT.

As for Idina, her name is smaller, so it may be more of a push. However, the past two weeks her two movies ENCHANTED and BEOWULF have been the number 1 and two films, respectively. That's saying something. She also has the Tony for the role, soo...

Obviously, Joel Grey is a big name and would be offered the part, most likely.

For Morrible, I could see them getting that lady from Taxi whose name I don't remember. She did it on Broadway for awhile, and she is a recognizable voice/face/name.

Fiyero is tougher. I could see them doing something stupid/weird and getting Zac Efron or something. Ew. James Marsden would rock that role, and he has the clout both vocally and name-wise.

Boq and Nessa are drawing blanks for me, actually. I could see Amy Adams as Nessa (She's Giselle in ENCHANTED), but I dunno if she'd take a supporting role after her recent success. Boq...I just can't think of anyone at all for that, personally.

posted 12-04-2007 10:22 PM            

No one here has mentioned voice dubbing. I hate it, but it happens. They do it. Like Depp in Cry Baby or Natalie Wood in West Side or Hepburn in My Fair Lady.

posted 12-05-2007 07:00 AM            

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Originally posted by Frex:
I strongly feel that if they are going to make Wicked into a movie they should base it on the book and not the musical. The musical has already been done. Let the intricate character development and story lines of the book get some time in the limelight.

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i agree whole heartedly, 100%!

They took the novel, and made that into a Musical,
if they make a film, they need to branch away from the current Wicked Musical franchise and have the film come from the heart of the novel - a closer adaptation.

It may be much longer, darker, and COMPLETELY different story threads, however, it would serve as a masterpiece!

The musical is literally my most favourite thing in the world! it opens here in Melbourne next July, and i already went and got an ushering job for the company that owns the theatre. AND i almost wet myself when the first official piece of public advertising went around on some of our city trams, starting a month ago!

However as much as i love the musical, its a musical for a reason, and would not fair as a musical adaptation film, there are too many things that rely on the magnitude of show, with power belting, wall shuddering music, dazzling visuals, and one liner - stage- humour. Without all that, you're left with a very dull, poor story with some great songs!

The novel is more closely based on the wizard of oz, and isnt a genre ridden, titillating, predictible story... the musical gives us what we want, to satisfy our emotional hunger... the story in the novel makes me cringe, and as touching as the show was, the novel literally got up, and spoke to my heart.

basically, by the end of the film, Elphaba needs to be a schizophrenic psycho with no sense of remorse or feelings, not singing about how Glinda changed her life.

all in all, if you want to see the musical so bad, GO SEE IT! dont wait for it to come to you as a movie... it will be a MAJOR let down!!!

WICKED NOVEL FOR WICKED MOVIE!

xo

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Originally posted by VeiledGrimmerie:

My ideal cast would be the original cast, but it's not likely they will do that if they make a movie so I think they should pick people that are actually talented with acting....
ELPHABA: Cate Blanchett
GLINDA: Nicole Kidman/Minnie Driver
WIZARD: Ian McKellan
MORRIBLE: Anjelica Huston/Carol Kane/Judy Dench
FIYERO: Jonathan Rhys Meyers/James Marsden/Hugh Dancy
NESSA: Anne Hathaway
BOQ: Aaron Ashmore/ Peter Dinklage[/B]

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