Wicked
Everyone deserves the chance to fly.
Country
Production
Budget
$150 000 000
Box office
$763 963 597
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Winnie Holzman
Producer
Camera operator
Alice Brooks
Composer
Stephen Schwartz
Artist
Nathan Crowley, Karim El Hannouti, Heriyanto Tio
Audition
Tamsyn Manson, Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey
Editing
Myron Kerstein, James Finlan
Whole Team (216)
Whole Team (216)
Short description
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
What's left behind the scenes
- Amanda Seyfried auditioned for the role of Glinda. She later shared that she took speech lessons while preparing for her audition and screen tests. Seyfried attended screen tests on several weekends during the filming of the series 'The Dropout'.
- Amanda Seyfried auditioned for the role of Glinda. She later said that she took stage speech lessons while preparing for the audition and screen tests. Seyfried attended several auditions on weekends while filming "The Dropout".
- In the books by L. Frank Baum, the Wicked Witch of the West was not green. She was first depicted as green for the film "The Wizard of Oz".
- No green screens were used during filming; sets were used, supplemented with computer-generated imagery. Nine million tulips were planted for the filming.
- The name of the evil witch Elphaba is composed of the first letters of the name and surname of the author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900), Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919).
- A screen adaptation of the eponymous book by American writer Gregory Maguire.
- To direct this film, Jon M. Chu left the series "Willow" (2022-2023).
- The name of the wicked witch Elphaba is composed of the first letters of the first and last name of L. Frank Baum, the author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).
- To direct this film, Jon M. Chu left the series 'Willow' (2022-2023).
- The name of the evil witch Elphaba is composed of the first letters of the name and surname of the author of the book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” (1900), Lyman Frank Baum.
- During filming, the actresses sang live.
- Initially, Steven Daldry was considered to direct the film. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the film's production was delayed, and Daldry declined to participate in the project. His decision was also influenced by difficulties in finding available studios in London, where Daldry wanted to film.
- Stephen Daldry was initially intended to direct the film. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, production was delayed, and Daldry withdrew from the project. Additionally, his decision was influenced by difficulties in finding available studios in London, where Daldry had wanted to film.
- In L. Frank Baum's books, the Wicked Witch of the West was not green. She was first made green for the film 'The Wizard of Oz'.
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Auditions in India
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