This series has been very popular while in print and PassionFlix even optioned it for a media. On Broadway, the musical has consistently been one of the top-grossing properties in the industry and brings in more than $1 million weekly. Armentrout is the author of the Wicked Trilogy. Marc Platt, who produced the Broadway musical, is producing the film. Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the score to the musical, is adapting Wicked for film with the musical’s bookwriter Winnie Holzman. The 2-hour and 45-minute stage musical, adapted from the novel by Gregory Maguire, is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz and follows the friendship between Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good Witch. If you haven't heard, Jennifer L Armentrout's Wicked series is being adapted by Passionflix (they adapt popular romance novels into movies, and yes, its a subscription service.) On May 27th, the first of the Wicked series, Wicked, was released, and as I did with. 22, 2021, was delayed due to COVID-19 production shutdowns. Hey fellow book nerds So many book adaptions, so little time. Previous director Stephen Daldry departed the film in 2020 due to scheduling conflicts, and the original release date of Dec. Universal has been developing the project since 2004. Billionaire Bad Boy series ( Wicked Arrangement, Girl Gone Wild, What A Girl Wants) by Maya Rodale River of Love by Melissa Foster Non-original content: Passionflix will also stream romantic. This is the latest wrinkle in the saga of bringing the long-running Broadway hit to film.

Additional casting has not yet been announced. Cynthia Erivo will star as Elphaba and Ariana Grande will star as Glinda.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that filming was. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Teased as Glinda and Elphaba in First Look 'Wicked' ImagesĬhu also pledged to bring more depth to the characters with the two-part production. According to People, Wicked was originally set to be released on December 22, 2021, but COVID-related delays forced the film to get pushed back.

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