Wicked

Wicked Movie Details:

Wicked Movie Cast & Characters:

• Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp, a young woman born with green skin who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West
  • Karis Musongole as young Elphaba
• Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland, a popular young woman who later becomes Glinda the Good Witch
• Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the Dean of Shiz University
• Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar, a Winkie prince who meets Elphaba and Glinda at school.
• Ethan Slater as Boq, a Munchkin in love with Glinda
• Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp, Elphaba’s paraplegic younger sister who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the East
• Bowen Yang as Pfannee, one of Glinda’s college friends
• Bronwyn James as ShenShen, another of Glinda’s college friends
• Peter Dinklage as the voice of Doctor Dillamond, a Goat and History professor at Shiz University
• Keala Settle as Miss Coddle, a new character created for this film
• Aaron Teoh as Averic, Fiyero’s friend
• Grecia de la Paz as Gilligan, a new character created for this film
• Colin Michael Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, a professor at Shiz University
• Adam James as Glinda’s father, a new character created for this film

Storyline:

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 Broadway musical.

Wicked Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

About Wicked: Part One Movie:

Wicked (Original title: Wicked: Part One) is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman. It is the first of a two-part film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, which in turn was based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire.

The film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, with Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode (in her film debut), Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, and Peter Dinklage in supporting roles.

Universal Pictures announced the adaptation in 2012 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 was set to commence in June 2022 at the Sky Studios Elstree facilities in the United Kingdom. In July 2021, Stephen Schwartz indicated there were plans to film in Atlanta that year. On April 26, 2022, Chu announced the adaptation will be filmed in two parts, Wicked and Wicked Part Two.

Principal photography was set to wrap on July 25, 2023, before filming was suspended from July 13, 2023, to November 8, 2023, due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming resumed on January 24, 2024, and concluded on January 26, with Chu then revealing that the vocals of the actors during the musical numbers were recorded live on set.

On February 6, 2024, it was confirmed on Twitter that Industrial Light & Magic and Framestore will provide the film’s visual effects with Pablo Helman serving as production visual effects supervisor, and that post-production work was in progress, with Chu working remotely with the editor Myron Kerstein via communication through the newly-released Apple Vision Pro.

Theatrical release in the United States is scheduled for November 27, 2024, with engagements in RealD 3D, IMAX, and Dolby Cinema.

The sequel film Wicked Part Two is scheduled to be released on November 26, 2025, after previously being announced for December 25, 2025.