Musical Broadway musical hit 'Wicked' to the big screen

[ComicChick]

ive been to more movies this year than i have in the last two so there were definitely movies that piqued my interest lol. probably will go see at least 1-2 more

 

[JP]

Remember when the box office this year was bad and they were saying people simply weren't going to movie theaters any more? My contention has always been that the public will turn out if you give them something they want to see. The problem wasn't the public, it was the movies.

I bet we won't be hearing any more "Movie theaters are dying" talk for a while.

Meanwhile, we are having a historic Thanksgiving weekend. Even Red One is doing well.

 

[Dr.]

But with a fairly big asterisk. According to BOMojo, the domestic gross of The Sound of Music — adjusted for inflation — is worth $1.3B (based on 2019 ticket prices).

 

[flickchick85]

Ariana Grande's Thank Goodness is going to destroy me.
Cynthia and Jonathan Bailey's As Long As Your Mine will light the screen on fire.
No Good Deed??!?!?
For Good... get the tissues ready.

I'm beyond stoked for part two.

I’m sooooo hyped for “Thank Goodness” and “For Good.” But I highly suspect “No Good Deed” is what’s gonna bring the house down in Part 2, because Cynthia! I do have hope for the 2 new songs though since Stephen wrote them.

 

[Lily Adler]

saw this again for the second time last night. this time at a cinema cafe. both my friends cried at least once, but i did not. (i'm saving my tears for part II lol)

the coloring didn't bother me. it kinda reminded me of the contrasts between the districts and the capitol.

can't believe Keala Settle is in this and hasn't sung a note! Michelle Yeoh is classy as heck, but i wish they would've cast Sheryl Lee Ralph as Madame Morrible. i'm just loving her since i adore Abbott Elementary and she looks amazing, sounds amazing, etc and killed the role on Broadway.

The Wizard of Oz is the first film i ever saw and one of, if not my earliest memory is learning to rewind the VCR to watch it over and over. i tend to have a fondness for those 1939 movies lol. i actually remember crying when we had to pawn our VCR (of course i didn't understand what that meant, only that i wouldnt be able to watch it anymore).

I owe Ariana Grande an apology. She's an amazing singer although I don't like all her music, but i'd never really seen her act before. i'm older than her Victorious crowd but just seeing her manifest this from childhood to adulthood and how much care and love she (and Cynthia) gave the characters, I respect the heck out of that hustle. I see why they get so emotional on the press tour interviews; they put all their energy, heart and soul into this for so long and people are responding to it.

Defying Gravity and Popular are iconic, but What is this Feeling? has been the one stuck in my head the most. However; my favorite song of the show is in part II: Thank Goodness. Foor Good is iconic as well and goes without saying.

Fun fact: when asked if she was offered a role for Wicked, she immediately chose Glinda.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Remember when the box office this year was bad and they were saying people simply weren't going to movie theaters any more? My contention has always been that the public will turn out if you give them something they want to see. The problem wasn't the public, it was the movies.

I bet we won't be hearing any more "Movie theaters are dying" talk for a while.

Yeah, next 2 years are looking great.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Kane52630]

the first half second of that:

 

[blueharvest]

 

[sueb1863]

Saw it last night and enjoyed it! Looking forward to part 2!

Like the last time we went, there was nobody taking tickets. We could have just walked in off the street and straight into any theater we wanted without paying a penny. Not sure if this is the way they're doing it now or what.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

Saw it last night and enjoyed it! Looking forward to part 2!

Like the last time we went, there was nobody taking tickets. We could have just walked in off the street and straight into any theater we wanted without paying a penny. Not sure if this is the way they're doing it now or what.

A long year wait.

 

[VictusMortuus]

Just saw this with my wife and WOW!!! What a phenomenal film, loved every second of it and what powerful singing and performances by Erivo and Grande. 10/10 a perfect musical and I can’t wait for part 2.

 

[kguillou]

This was a really good film. Erivo and Grande killed it. The third act was riveting and leaves you wanting for part 2 which is sure to be the main event.

 

[JazzyCrusader]

I'm looking forward to seeing this in IMAX sometime within the next couple of weeks! I wanted to go this weekend, but didn't necessarily feel like fighting with crowds and traffic either. It's been getting stellar reviews, so I'm excited. It'll have been worth the wait, I believe.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Silvermoth]

Ok, everyone was right, that was spectacular. I’m not even the sort of person to get emotional in movies but I did tear up a few times.

Cynthia and Arianna are like, lord of the rings level casting

 

[sueb1863]

A long year wait.

Yup. But anybody who wants to can go look up the musical to see what happens. I already know the rest of the story, I'm just interested to see how they filmed it.

I think audiences don't have a big problem waiting for more of the story, after waiting for all of the Harry Potter movies and the Lord of the Rings movies and Avengers two part movies. Still not sure Wicked needed to be two movies but we'll see how it all works out!

 

[blueharvest]

 

[BobJM]

Meanwhile, we are having a historic Thanksgiving weekend. Even Red One is doing well.

We're in the end times.

I’m sooooo hyped for “Thank Goodness” and “For Good.” But I highly suspect “No Good Deed” is what’s gonna bring the house down in Part 2, because Cynthia! I do have hope for the 2 new songs though since Stephen wrote them.

No love for "March of the Witch Hunters?" Lowkey one of my faves in the show. Can't wait to see how they handle Boq and Nessa in the sequel/Act II.

Absolutely agree that "No Good Deed" with Cynthia will be the mid-movie showstopper. Loved "No One Mourns the Wicked" in Act I (Ariana killed it) and can't wait for the movie to open with her again singing "Thank Goodness."

Two new songs? I hadn't heard... do we have any context for what they may be? Maybe an extended version of "Wicked Witch of the East"?

 

[JP]

Film twitter is so exhausting.

 

[kguillou]

I wanna know the rest of this story; do y’all recommend the book or just watch the play? Or both? Lol

 

[flickchick85]

I wanna know the rest of this story; do y’all recommend the book or just watch the play? Or both? Lol

Both. They are VERY different (both tonally and in plot), but both are good imo. The ending is completely changed in the show, for the record, so if you wanna know specifically what happens next in THIS version of the story, watch the show.