<p><span>Defy Gravity! Broadway's famed&nbsp;</span><em>Wizard of Oz</em><span>&nbsp;story,&nbsp;</span><em>Wicked,</em><span> is being adapted to film</span></p>

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      <p>The<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Wicked</em><span>&nbsp;</span>movie<span>&nbsp;</span>is coming, and it is one of the most anticipated<span>&nbsp;</span>Broadway<span>&nbsp;</span>musicals being adapted into a film. Not only will Broadway fans be excited, but the characters will be portrayed by some of the most unique, well-known voices in<span>&nbsp;</span>Hollywood.</p>
      <p>Here is everything we know about the<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Wicked<span>&nbsp;</span></em>movie:</p>
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<p><span>Who will be playing the iconic roles of Elphaba and Glinda?</span></p>

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        <p>Back in November 2021, it was announced that<span>&nbsp;</span>Ariana Grande<span>&nbsp;</span>will step into the role of Glinda and Tony Award-winning Cynthia Erivo will play Elphaba. The movie will be directed by<span>&nbsp;</span>John M. Chu<span>&nbsp;</span>who directed<span>&nbsp;</span>Lin Manuel Miranda&rsquo;s<span>&nbsp;</span><em>In The Heights.</em><span>&nbsp;</span>And in the most social media fashion, celebrities who are cast in the film took to their Instagram to share with their fans the excitement of participating in this upcoming project.</p>
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        <p>When will the movie be released?</p>
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      <p>Chu shared a post on his Instagram profile with an update on the movie. Filming began on 7 December 2022, and it will be split into two movies. It is expected to be in theatres by December 2024 and 2025. Chu<span>&nbsp;</span>explained<span>&nbsp;</span>his reasoning for creating two movies, &ldquo;It became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story of<span>&nbsp;</span><em>Wicked</em><span>&nbsp;</span>into a single film without doing some real damage to it.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><span>Some of the known people in the cast as of today are Michelle Yeoh who will be playing Madame Morrible;&nbsp;</span><em>Bridgerton&rsquo;s</em><span>&nbsp;</span>Jonathan Bailey<span>&nbsp;who will be Fiyero; and&nbsp;</span>Bowen Yang<span>&nbsp;as Pfannee.&nbsp;</span>Jeff Goldblum<span>&nbsp;will also give life to The Wizard of Oz, Ethan Slater to Boq, and Keala Settle to Miss Coddle.</span></p>

<p><span>What will the storyline be?</span></p>

<p><span>According to Chu, the movie will resemble Broadway&rsquo;s&nbsp;</span><em>Wizard of Oz</em><span>&nbsp;origin story where two young witches, Glinda and Elphaba, grow up in the Emerald City to become the Good Witch of the North and the Wicked Witch of the West.</span></p>

Everything You Need to Know About the 'Wicked' Movie

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