Home
Entertainment
‘Wicked’ To Be Made Into a Feature Film; Release Date, News and Cast

‘Wicked’ To Be Made Into a Feature Film; Release Date, News and Cast

By Mark Rollins 17 Jun, 2016 21:46 EDT

Wicked Musical — Hit Broadway Musical 'Wicked' will be a movie in 2019. ScreenRant

Most people know the Broadway musical Wicked about as well as they know its source material from The Wizard of Oz. Wicked is the story of the Wicked Witch of the West from her point of view, and it is the tenth longest-running Broadway show since its 2003 debut with over 5,000 performances and several tours. It was really just a matter of time before this Wicked musical was made into a feature film, and this is what is known about its adaptation to a feature film with its release date, news, and cast.

According to Rolling Stone, Stephen Daldry is attached to direct the film, and he has had a lot of experience in a variety of films such as Billy Elliot, The Hours, and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. He directed the musical version of Billy Elliot, and although many of his projects border on the dramatic, he is a good choice for this musical version about Elphaba, the real name of the Wicked Witch of the West.

There is no doubt that this film will be a hit, but audiences won't be able to see it until 2019. So far, there is no word about the cast. The original cast featured Frozen's own Idina Menzel as Elphaba, as well as Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda.

For those that don't know, Wicked is actually based on a Gregory Maguire 1995 novel known as Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I'm not certain if it started a trend in literature to tell a story from the villain's perspective, giving the reader a sense of sympathy for the figure of evil.

The original show for Wicked has won three Tony Awards and six Drama Desk Awards, and even a Grammy Award for the cast album. The musical is practically part of our culture already, and the as the songs were sung several times on the show Glee, creating even more popularity for it. It's kind of what like Hamilton is now.

This is a guess, but it probably won't be Disney putting this Wicked film out, even though Disney has played with the Wicked Witch of the West twice. The first time was with Oz: The Great and Powerful, and they were given limited license to the character, and it was told that the character's skin tone couldn't be a certain shade of green. The second time was on their mixed fairy tale show Once Upon A Time on ABC, and she was called Zelena. Apparently, Disney wants the full rights to Oz like they wanted Star Wars and Marvel, but it doesn't look like they will get it.

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.

‘Wicked’ To Be Made Into a Feature Film; Release Date, News and Cast

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues

2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.