Wicked OFFICIALLY coming to theaters

[BroadwayConcierge]

Jorge, WTF?

[Starship]

Yeah, it's not that far away considering we'll most likely know casting information by the end of next year, or early spring 2018 considering filming will most likely begin somewhere between spring and fall of 2018.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Jordan Catalano said: "I hope Jonathan Taylor Thomas is Fiyero."

 

Only if he has his trademark center-part.

[ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man)]

Let the dream castings begin!!!!!

Here's mine...

Elphaba - Katherine McPhee: I just think Lea Michele would be too obvious a choice. Yes McPhee is an obvious choice but she's a better obvious choice than Lea Michele 

Glinda - Anna Kendrick: I do think she's perfectly capable of playing both roles, but I am really intrigued at the prospect of her Glinda than her Elphaba.

The Wizard - Richard Gere: After his role in "Chicago" he deserves a comeback to film musicals

Madame Morrible - Emma Thompson: After her hilarious performance as Mrs. Lovett I would love to see her in this role.

Fiyero - Aaron Tveit - Repeating his Broadway performance 

Nessarose - Lucy Hale

Boq - Carlos PenaVega 

Doctor Dillamond - Simon Callow

[Liza's Headband]

Ugh. You and your damn dream casts. Are you going to post a new one every other month once "x" becomes too old or "z" unexpectedly passes away and so on and so forth? 

[justasmalltownboy13]

ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man) said: "Let the dream castings begin!!!!!

Here's mine...

Elphaba - Katherine McPhee: I just think Lea Michele would be too obvious a choice. Yes McPhee is an obvious choice but she's a better obvious choice than Lea Michele 

Glinda - Anna Kendrick: I do think she's perfectly capable of playing both roles, but I am really intrigued at the prospect of her Glinda than her Elphaba.

The Wizard - Richard Gere: After his role in "Chicago" he deserves a comeback to film musicals

Madame Morrible - Emma Thompson: After her hilarious performance as Mrs. Lovett I would love to see her in this role.

Fiyero - Aaron Tveit - Repeating his Broadway performance 

Nessarose - Lucy Hale

Boq - Carlos PenaVega 

Doctor Dillamond - Simon Callow

 

"

Bette Midler would be a great Madame Morrible!

[CindersGolightly]

Elphaba - Katherine McPhee, Lea Michele, Cynthia Erivo, Anna Kendrick, Ariana Grande

G(a)linda - Annaleigh Ashford, Megan Hilty

Madame Morrible - Kristin Chenoweth

Fiyero - Aaron Tveit

Nessarose - Anna Kendrick

[justasmalltownboy13]

Liza's Headband said: "Ugh. You and your damn dream casts. Are you going to post a new one every other month once "x" becomes too old or "z" unexpectedly passes away and so on and so forth? 

 

"

A little rude. It is called "dream" casting after all...

[Liza's Headband]

No, it really isn't. You're clearly not familiar enough with IOLATHAHFA's posting history to understand... 

[Justin D]

reading through some of these TOTALLY UNREALISTIC FAN CASTING will give me countless giggles for a long time to come

[Starship]

I get dream casting is fun, and I do it sometimes as well, but do you really want a 35 year old playing a teenager?

[justasmalltownboy13]

Liza's Headband said: "No, it really isn't. You're clearly not familiar enough with IOLATHAHFA's posting history to understand... 

 

"

Right, I'm not. Just seems like you're lashing out and creating problems when you could either PM the person or just keep it to yourself...

[CarlosAlberto]

ILOHTFAHA (Aida Man) said: "Let the dream castings begin!!!!!

Begin?!?!?!? You do know people on here have been dream casting a "Wicked" movie pretty much since it opened back in 1911.



 

[CarlosAlberto]

Justin D said: "reading through some of these TOTALLY UNREALISTIC FAN CASTING will give me countless giggles for a long time to come

 

Yes, these "dream" casts have been a source of constant amusement for me.

 

[AnnieBlack]

I know Wicked takes place in an alternate reality, but aren't the characters supposed to be in high school? I always wondered that- 45 year old Glinda's don't make sense to me. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

AnnieBlack said: "I know Wicked takes place in an alternate reality, but aren't the characters supposed to be in high school? I always wondered that- 45 year old Glinda's don't make sense to me."

High school? No, they go to college together in Act I.

[BroadwayConcierge]

AnnieBlack said: "I know Wicked takes place in an alternate reality, but aren't the characters supposed to be in high school? I always wondered that- 45 year old Glinda's don't make sense to me."

High school? No, they go to college together in Act I.

[jimmycurry01]

I'll believe this once it actually goes into production. A lot can happen in this amount of time. The long history of the film versions of Chicago, Evita, and Phantom are good enough evidence for me to not get my hopes up.

[jimmycurry01]

IdinaBellFoster said: "The only interesting part of this press release is that Winnie Holzman is no longer working on the screenplay. Gregory McGuire is doing it now.

 

"

The article clearly states, "Writer Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, collaborators on the Broadway show, are reuniting for the film adaptation."

I'm not really sure where you got that Maguire was writing the screenplay.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Why has BroadwayWorld and Playbill's coverage been deleted?

[CarlosAlberto]

AnnieBlack said: "I know Wicked takes place in an alternate reality, but aren't the characters supposed to be in high school? I always wondered that- 45 year old Glinda's don't make sense to me. 

 

And this is one of the reasons why these "dream" casts are a source of constant amusement to me.

 

[icecreambenjamin]

I honestly hope that this becomes an animated film.  I would like to see some really great hand drawn animation for this.  Animated films allow for some more inspired casting.  They don't always focus on casting big stars.

With a live action film, they'll try to get someone like Selena Gomez to play Elphie which would be a travesty.

I would looove to see Cynthia Erivo voice Elphaba.  Laura Benanti would be great as Glinda.

[hork]

It's Stephen Daldry, so we can expect a mediocre movie that will get lots of Oscar nods. Also, it's a film adaptation of a Broadway musical, so we can expect a mediocre movie. Also, it's Wicked, so we can expect a mediocre movie.

[gypsy101]

icecreambenjamin said: "I honestly hope that this becomes an animated film.  I would like to see some really great hand drawn animation for this.  Animated films allow for some more inspired casting.  They don't always focus on casting big stars."

Have you seen an animated film in the last 15 years or so? They've been steering away from people you've never heard of and have usually been casting celebrities. That said, I think it could make a good animated film.

Liza's Headband said: "No, it really isn't. You're clearly not familiar enough with IOLATHAHFA's posting history to understand..."

Those ridiculous dreamcasts IOLATHAHFA posts are always too unrealistic to enjoy.

[Jordan Catalano]

I hope it's a claymation film. 

[icecreambenjamin]

gypsy101 said: "icecreambenjamin said: "I honestly hope that this becomes an animated film.  I would like to see some really great hand drawn animation for this.  Animated films allow for some more inspired casting.  They don't always focus on casting big stars."

Have you seen an animated film in the last 15 years or so? They've been steering away from people you've never heard of and have usually been casting celebrities. That said, I think it could make a good animated film.

I would hardly call Idina Menzel, Satino Fontana, Anika Noni Rose, and Josh Gad huge celebrities.  I think that it being animated and it's name will be a big enough draw itself.