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[AJG]

Remember when they split the last Divergent movie into 2 movies? This reminds me of that.

[YM!]

3 hours ago, Eric is a furry said:

Listened to it again for the first time in years. Genuinely insane how misguided and poorly-structured that song is. Each singer feels like they're singing a completely different song and it's hilarious.

@MrPink

 

DONT CALL ME ANGEL. YOU CANT PAY MY PRICE.

[grim22]

2 hours ago, Cap said:

I’m looking at the positive here. Alice Brooks will probably now get paid for two movies instead of one movie. And that’s a good thing.

 

Because financially, artistically, creatively this is a fucking stupid idea. Eric pointed all the fundamental reasons this is bad (agree on all points), and grim noted it’s only a 2.5 hour play. 
 

I’d go further to say that I don’t think the hype on wicked is anywhere near where used to be a decade ago. And I also don’t think the cast is strong enough to hook people for to films. 
 

Cynthia is not a big name and she is messy. There are plenty of people who don’t like her, and there are tons of other talented Black actresses who could do the role. Amber Riley would’ve been amazing. Hell; they could’ve been brave and cast Alex Newell. Shit, Jennifer Hudson is only 5 years older. Ariana DeBose is having a moment. 
 

And Ariana’s fans were not enough to move the needle on The Voice. And that’s a TV show. You’re not asking people to leave their house.

 

So they’re really selling this based off of the product, off the play. And why are we going to sit through two movies of it? And why are you releasing them a year apart? Why not six months apart? 
 

And why are you doing this at a time where musicals are making pennies on the dollar at the box office?

 

There have been plenty of films in the past year that have been 2 1/2 hours or two hours and 45 minutes. If you wanted to make a three hour movie just make a three hour movie.

 

But, again, Alice is going to get paid for two movies so that’s good!!!!

 

Next month's tweet: We realized we can't finish the story in 2 movies, so we are adding a third one titled Wick3d which will further expand the universe and will basically just be Wizard of Oz remastered.

[dudalb]

Spilitting it into two films is, IMHO,  a big mistake.

 

[snarkmachine]

My friend on Broadway says apparently Charlie Puth is Fiyero? Lol idk

[Morieris]

Now I didn't finish the book but isn't Fieryo supposed to be brown?

 

Ironic, he's supposed to be an Ari tries to be.

[grim22]

Even Let It Go happens at like the 45 minute mark of Frozen 

 

 

[dudalb]

6 hours ago, grim22 said:

Even Let It Go happens at like the 45 minute mark of Frozen 

 

 

Just put in a brief intermission after Defying Gravity  if you are that deperate for a break. In the 60's the big budget film musicals almost all had intermissions,most of them right after a song.

[Eric Duncan]

 

[Morieris]

 

[filmlover]

Jonathan Bailey in Talks to Join ‘Wicked’ Movies as Fiyero (EXCLUSIVE)https://t.co/dcen0bSqz6 pic.twitter.com/770lpQAIpr

— Variety (@Variety) September 21, 2022

[cookie]

On 6/30/2022 at 7:31 PM, grim22 said:

Even Let It Go happens at like the 45 minute mark of Frozen.

I know this is an older post but I just checked this and this is false. Let It Go is only 31 minutes into the film, barely at the 1/3rd mark if you discount credits. In Summer is the closest song to the halfway point.

[ChipDerby]

I'm on team "why is this two movies". Unless they're going to be really adding new storylines, etc to each "half". But imo, the first act is far superior to the second. 

[Eric Duncan]

 

[cannastop]

 

[Morieris]

https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/jeff-goldblum-wicked-movies-wizard-1235414500/#recipient_hashed=ec91b969b65d1e1745d3ef92ae48fb9ae6e7786603732f927ee0a9c0e8b204e4&recipient_salt=0cf33522f912c84da366a7402b8d7f5962ad423e429fab7d5c22cc1fb292afa3

[filmlover]

3 hours ago, Morieris said:

https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/jeff-goldblum-wicked-movies-wizard-1235414500/#recipient_hashed=ec91b969b65d1e1745d3ef92ae48fb9ae6e7786603732f927ee0a9c0e8b204e4&recipient_salt=0cf33522f912c84da366a7402b8d7f5962ad423e429fab7d5c22cc1fb292afa3

Taking back every negative/sarcastic statement, this is gonna be amazing now. Let's go!

[Morieris]

 

Queen stays booked and busy!

[filmlover]

14 minutes ago, Morieris said:

 

Queen stays booked and busy!

Yesss!

 

Praying these aren’t a catastrophe, as unlikely as that is lol.

[ChipDerby]

I refuse to believe this is still two movies.