wicked the movie cast?
wicked the movie cast?
OxfordsLeadingMan
Chorus Member Joined: 4/1/06
#1wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 3:27pmWith all of the reports saying who is being hired for the crew of wicked the motion picture, who would be hired for the cast? Would Idina and Kristen get invited back to reprise their roles as Elphaba and Glinda?
#2re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 3:31pmKristin is 20 years too old to play that role on film.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#2re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 3:42pmI heard a rumor that Amy Adams might play Glinda. Again, this is just a rumor, I think.
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#3re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:49pm
Anne Hathaway is Elphaba and Amy Adams is Glinda.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#4re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:50pmAnne sings? News of Amy doesn't surprise, or disappoint me.
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#5re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:54pm
Brody, where did you get that information? From a "reliable source" down in Florida? The voices in your head?
Anne's great, but there's no way she could sing Elphaba. Well, not correctly.
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Updated On: 11/28/08 at 06:54 PM
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#6re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:03pm
Anne Hathaway singing "Somebody to Love":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFkHSPxNxS0&feature=related
#7re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:05pmCorrectly? When was the last time a "movie star" was hired for a musical role on film and sang the songs in the original key?
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#8re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:05pmWhere did you get the information from?
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#9re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:06pmHathaway can't belt. And that Queen cover is obviously computer-sweetened.
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Byron Abens
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/08
#10re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:15pm
I don't understand why people get so bent out of shape over the "original" key. Keys get adjusted all the time throughout the rehearsal process of a new show, especially when songs are written before the entire cast is in place. Even major revivals and regional productions may alter the keys to better suit the talent of their stars. It's not even necessarily about range. Certain songs, in their published keys, may just sit at an odd spot in a performers' voice.
I would personally much rather hear a key lowered or raised to produce the best performance from the best actor than eliminating somebody just because the insane fans insist that a song is only right if it's in its "original" key.
#11re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:25pm
Anne Hathaway can definitely sing the role, and who cares if the Queens song is sweetened, her voice will probably be enhanced for the soundtrack of WICKED as well. Who cares? It's not live singing and this is pop music, it's expected. Hathaway will act the part wonderfully (yes, better than Idina Menzel, Eden Espinosa, and understudy #15 that fangirls adore, deal with it) and sell tickets.
Though Amy Adams has been heavily rumored for the role, I'd love to see Emily Blunt take over Glinda. Blunt's chemistry with Hathaway in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA was pure perfection and it'd make for a great reunion. Either way, Adams will be good if predictable in the role.
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MerMaggieGalinda
Broadway Star Joined: 11/29/06
#12re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 9:15pmAmy Adams would make a great Glinda, but I was kind of hoping for Kristen Bell. I guess Amy is a bigger star than her though. I'm not so sure about Anne as Elphaba..she can sing, but I don't think her voice is right for the part. She could act it well though.
CurtisTaylorJr2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/17/06
#13re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 9:38pm
Although Idina and Kristen would be good, it's highly unlikely they will even be considered. I do hope they cast people who can really sing the score and not just go for big names.
Updated On: 11/28/08 at 09:38 PM
#14re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 10:08pm
Both Idina and Kristen are too old to play the roles on film. On stage, an actor or actress in their 30's can get away with playing a college age, or even a high-school age student. But not on film. A perfect example is the Rent movie.
I may be in the minority, but I don't think Idina plays very well on film. She was completely over the top in Rent and extremely wooden in Enchanted.
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Updated On: 11/28/08 at 10:08 PM
#15re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 10:18pmI don't think Idina plays well on stage either haha If she can get a Tony...anyone can get a Tony.
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#16re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 10:27pm
I don't think Idina plays well on stage either haha If she can get a Tony...anyone can get a Tony.
except for people who have their tony stolen by a green beast, like what happen to Tonya Pinkins
#17re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 10:32pm
I don't think Idina plays well on stage either haha If she can get a Tony...anyone can get a Tony.
except for people who have their tony stolen by a green beast, like what happen to Tonya Pinkins
Please, please, PLEASE let's not open this can of worms yet again, ok? Do a search and read the literally hundreds of threads debating the merits of that Tony award. No need for yet another discussion.
Updated On: 11/28/08 at 10:32 PM
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#19re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 2:45am
Did Tonya know she'd be losing the Tony when she made that face? I really can't believe she lost to Menzel.
Either way, Menzel doesn't have the acting chops or star power on film to carry a high profile movie like WICKED, even though I think she did a good job in ENCHANTED--although she definitely does not photograph well. Chenoweth does have a great on-screen persona but she is too old to play any version of Glinda.
Let the wonderful Hathaway and Adams work their magic.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#20re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 4:58am
except for people who have their tony stolen by a green beast, like what happen to Tonya Pinkins
Oh, now I get it! She was playing the witch as a beast, that's why she sang like that!
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enwashingtonheights9
Swing Joined: 11/28/08
#21re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 9:57am
i think for sure they should get idina menzel f0r elphaba, she is amazing in the role.
Amy adams sounds good for galinda though...
maybe zac efron for boq??? just kidding.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#22re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 10:00am
If this movie happens in the next couple years I'm calling Zac Efron as Fiyero. MAYBE James Marsden if we're lucky.
It's going to happen, whether anyone besides HSM-ers likes it or not.
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enwashingtonheights9
Swing Joined: 11/28/08
#23re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 10:11am
yeah, your right about the whole hsm people.
James marsden would be amazing as fiyero,
and zac has the voice for it too.
#24re: wicked the movie cast?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 11:07amWhile Amy Adams would be a good choice for Glinda, I can't think of anyone who could carry the role of Elphaba. Anne Hathaway is a good actor, but not for the role of Elphaba. It'd be great if they found an unknown actor to do the role.
