Wicked: Part One tells the story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the famous Broadway musical.
Wicked (also known as Wicked: Part One) is an upcoming musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz. It is the first of a two-part film adaptation of Holzman and Schwartz’s stage musical Wicked, which is based on the 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire and characters from the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and its 1939 film adaptation. The film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, with Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Yeoh in supporting roles. Set in the Land of Oz, the film revolves around Elphaba, a green-skinned woman, and explores the path that leads her to become the Wicked Witch of the West.
In 2012, Universal Pictures announced the film’s development with Marc Platt as a producer. After a long development and multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chu was hired to direct, with Erivo and Grande cast in their respective roles in 2021. Principal photography began in December 2022 in England. Wicked: Part One is scheduled for release on November 27, 2024, while Wicked: Part Two will be released on November 26, 2025.
Wicked: Part One (2024)
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yahg, Keala Settle, Aaron Teoh, Colin Michael Carmichael
Screenplay by: Winnie Holzman, Stephen Schwartz
Production Design by: Nathan Crowley
Cinematography by: Alice Brooks
Costume Design by: Paul Tazewell
Art Direction by: Roxana Alexandru, Gordon Champ, Ben Collins
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: November 27, 2024 (United States)
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