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Joe Mayer
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:27 pm
Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 5628 Location: Des Moines, IoWAN Bannings: Uncountable
So it looks like, based on the success of Into the Woods an Frozen, Wicked is finally getting tapped for cinematic treatment.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/09/showbiz/f ... ked-movie/ I enjoyed the original McGuire book. I didn't read any of his sequels. But, I admit that I really enjoyed the musical more. I have seen it three times on stage. Now, there are adaptations of favorites musicals I have loved (Chicago), and some I have been underwhelmed with (The Producers), and some that I really just don't like (Rent). I really don't know where I'm going to land on this one. There is so much potential for greatness and ruination in one place.
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Rawburn
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:32 pm
Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 13716 Location: ToWANto Bannings: Too ignored to be banned.
The musical is very good. I hope this works out well. The prequel stuff was already handled one way in Franco's 'Oz' movie of a couple years ago, but I hope audiences give this a chance (its a much better story).
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JohnG
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:39 pm
Boney Fingers Jones
Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 40800 Location: Sunny Massapequa Park, NY
Loved the Broadway musical, saw it last year.
"Every day a little sadder, ELP
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Jimbo
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:55 pm
The Pope of Pop!
Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 44533 Location: Long Island, NY Bannings: Banned??? Moi???
The Broadway show is still an enormous draw 11 years into its run, averaging over 90% capacity in ticket sales.
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RobertSwanderson
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:00 pm
Bigger and Better!
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 52207 Location: WGBS
These fairy tale and Broadway films are killing the movie industry.
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Rawburn
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:35 pm
Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 13716 Location: ToWANto Bannings: Too ignored to be banned.
I'm waiting for the inevitable: "FAIRY TALES vs. SUPER HEROES" (coming soon to a theatre near you)
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Bobson Dugnutt
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:42 pm
MLVGB Champion, '92-'94
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 31234 Location: Tokyo, 1990 Bannings: Self-inflicted
Well, Disney does own Marvel, so...
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JohnG
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:47 pm
Boney Fingers Jones
Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 40800 Location: Sunny Massapequa Park, NY
There is a new Cinderella opening soon, I hear she gets all gangsta in this one.
"Every day a little sadder, ELP
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RobertSwanderson
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:52 pm
Bigger and Better!
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 52207 Location: WGBS
Rawburn wrote:
I'm waiting for the inevitable: "FAIRY TALES vs. SUPER HEROES" (coming soon to a theatre near you)
Bobson Dugnutt wrote:
Well, Disney does own Marvel, so...
We already have songs from Pinocchio showing up in Avengers movies.
I just hope that Ant-Man doesn't end with the audience being asked to clap so that Janet Van Dyne can be brought back to life.
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Joe Mayer
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:26 pm
Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 5628 Location: Des Moines, IoWAN Bannings: Uncountable
Dr. Strange is the crossover. I hear Cumberbatch played a fairy in his last film.
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Bobson Dugnutt
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:48 pm
MLVGB Champion, '92-'94
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 31234 Location: Tokyo, 1990 Bannings: Self-inflicted
Well, if all you need is a fairy, this chick beats Cumberbatch.
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Rawburn
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:31 pm
Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 13716 Location: ToWANto Bannings: Too ignored to be banned.
JohnG wrote:
There is a new Cinderella opening soon, I hear she gets all gangsta in this one.
The trailers for that look... good (cute chick from Downton Abbey as Cinderella)...
I also liked Enchanted (Amy Adams).
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Joe Mayer
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:01 pm
Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 5628 Location: Des Moines, IoWAN Bannings: Uncountable
So I think Anna Kendrick should be Elphaba. One, because she is Anna Kendrick and we need more of her in our lives. And then there is this.VIDEO
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RobertSwanderson
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:13 pm
Bigger and Better!
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 52207 Location: WGBS
Anna Kendrick creeps me out.
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Ocean Doot
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:45 pm
Dendritic Oscillating Ontological Tesseract
Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 51030 Location: Milwaukee
She's overrated. There, I've said it.
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Bobson Dugnutt
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:54 pm
MLVGB Champion, '92-'94
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 31234 Location: Tokyo, 1990 Bannings: Self-inflicted
I'd like to see her unrated. HIGHFIVE!
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Ocean Doot
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:55 pm
Dendritic Oscillating Ontological Tesseract
Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 51030 Location: Milwaukee
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Bobson Dugnutt
Post subject: Wicked (2016)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:00 pm
MLVGB Champion, '92-'94
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 31234 Location: Tokyo, 1990 Bannings: Self-inflicted
Oh, and the only bad thing about Wicked is that the witch is named "Elphaba". But, that's Gregory Maguire's fault.
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I also liked Enchanted (Amy Adams). 