Adaptation of “Wicked” for the cinemas will be divided into two parts

The director John M. Chu, from “In a Neighborhood of New York”, revealed this Tuesday (26), that the film adaptation of the musical “Wicked” will be divided into two parts. The first feature, which will star Ariana Grande (“Don’t Look Up”) and Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), will be released in theaters in 2024, while the sequel will not be released until 2025.

“While we were preparing for production last year, it became impossible to put the story of ‘Wicked’ in a single film without doing some real damage to it,” Chu said in a statement. “As we tried to cut music or trim characters, those decisions started to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that had entertained us for so many years. We decided to give ourselves a bigger screen and make not just one ‘Wicked’ movie, but two! With more space, we can tell the story of ‘Wicked’ as it was meant to be told, bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys of these beloved characters.”

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— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) April 26, 2022

Based on the book of the same name by Gregory Maguire“Wicked” is a story that tells the origin of Wicked Witch of the Westin addition to other characters that are part of the history of Dorothycreated by L. Frank Baum. in the plot, Ariana Grande will give life to Glinda and Cynthia Erivo was cast to interpret Elphaba.

Winnie Holzmanwho wrote the show for Broadway, and Stephen Schwartz, responsible for the compositions that make up the musical, are involved in the development of the film version. It is worth emphasizing that ariana will interpret ten songs from the production.