Wicked (2024)

[tv echo]

This is interesting...

"I Cared Too Much This Time": These 13 Celebs Auditioned For "Wicked," And Some Of These Stories Are Kinda Emotional
by Lauren Garafano   Dec 4, 2024
https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurengarafano/celebs-who-auditioned-for-wicked

Auditioned for:

• Elphaba - Cristin Milioti, Phylicia Peral Mpasi (also, Lady Gaga was reportedly cast in a proposed 2016 film version to be directed by Stephen Daldry before Daldry dropped out)
• Glinda - Amanda Seyfried, Dove Cameron, Renée Rapp
• Undisclosed (likely Glinda) - Taylor Louderman
• Fiyero - Shawn Mendes, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Ryan McCartan, Spencer Sutherland 

Edited December 12 by tv echo

[Keywestclubkid]

13 hours ago, meep.meep said:

For award consideration, that's pretty common.  Keeps the two actors from competing against each other directly.  Grande has almost no acting experience and Erivo has lots.

plus it is more the "Wicked" witches story ...

[Spartan Girl]

33 minutes ago, tv echo said:

This is interesting...

"I Cared Too Much This Time": These 13 Celebs Auditioned For "Wicked," And Some Of These Stories Are Kinda Emotional
by Lauren Garafano   Dec 4, 2024
https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurengarafano/celebs-who-auditioned-for-wicked

Auditioned for:

• Elphaba - Cristin Milioti, Phylicia Peral Mpasi (also, Lady Gaga was reportedly cast in a proposed 2016 film version to be directed by Stephen Daldry before Daldry dropped out)
• Glinda - Amanda Seyfried, Dove Cameron, Renée Rapp
• Undisclosed (likely Glinda) - Taylor Louderman
• Fiyero - Shawn Mendes, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Ryan McCartan, Spencer Sutherland 

Amanda or Dave Cameron could’ve worked just fine, but the Jonas Brothers? No.

[Kel Varnsen]

1 hour ago, tv echo said:

This is interesting...

"I Cared Too Much This Time": These 13 Celebs Auditioned For "Wicked," And Some Of These Stories Are Kinda Emotional
by Lauren Garafano   Dec 4, 2024
https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurengarafano/celebs-who-auditioned-for-wicked

Auditioned for:

• Elphaba - Cristin Milioti, Phylicia Peral Mpasi (also, Lady Gaga was reportedly cast in a proposed 2016 film version to be directed by Stephen Daldry before Daldry dropped out)

Cristin Milioti, would have probably been awesome, because she is awesome in everything. But playing Elphaba might have meant missing out on being in The Penguin, which is a net loss for me as a viewer.

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Critics Choice Awards Nominations: ‘Conclave’ and ‘Wicked’ Lead With 11 Nods Each
By Clayton Davis   Dec 12, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/critics-choice-nominations-2024-1236246782/ 

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The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards will be broadcast live on E! on Jan. 12, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET, with Chelsea Handler returning to host the show. The show will be available to stream the next day on Peacock. Before the main event, E! will host a special one-hour red carpet pre-show.
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BEST PICTURE 
“A Complete Unknown”
“Anora”
“The Brutalist” 
“Conclave”
“Dune: Part Two” 
“Emilia Pérez” 
“Nickel Boys” 
“Sing Sing”
“The Substance”
“Wicked”
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BEST ACTRESS 
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” 
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” 
Angelina Jolie – “Maria” 
Mikey Madison – “Anora” 
Demi Moore – “The Substance” 
*  *  *
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson” 
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys”
Ariana Grande – “Wicked” 
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” 
Isabella Rossellini – “Conclave” 
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” 
*  *  *
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 
“Anora” 
“Conclave” 
“Emilia Pérez” 
“Saturday Night” 
“Sing Sing” 
“Wicked” 

BEST DIRECTOR 
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” 
Sean Baker – “Anora” 
Edward Berger – “Conclave” 
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” 
Jon M. Chu – “Wicked” 
Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance”
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys”
Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” 
*  *  *
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” 
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – “Wicked”
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – “Sing Sing”
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – “Nickel Boys” 
Peter Straughan – “Conclave”
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – “Dune: Part Two” 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
Jarin Blaschke – “Nosferatu”  
Alice Brooks – “Wicked” 
Lol Crawley – “The Brutalist”  
Stéphane Fontaine – “Conclave”  
Greig Fraser – “Dune: Part Two”  
Jomo Fray – “Nickel Boys”  

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – “The Brutalist” 
Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – “Wicked” 
Suzie Davies – “Conclave” 
Craig Lathrop – “Nosferatu”  
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – “Gladiator II”  
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – “Dune: Part Two”
*  *  *
BEST COSTUME DESIGN 
Lisy Christl – “Conclave”  
Linda Muir – “Nosferatu”  
Massimo Cantini Parrini – “Maria”  
Paul Tazewell – “Wicked”  
Jacqueline West – “Dune: Part Two”  
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – “Gladiator II” 

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP 
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
Hair and Makeup Team – “Dune: Part Two”
Hair and Makeup Team – “The Substance”  
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – “Wicked”  
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – “Nosferatu”  
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – “A Different Man”  

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – “Gladiator II”  
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – “Wicked”  
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – “Dune: Part Two” 
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – “Better Man”  
Visual Effects Team – “The Substance”  
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” 

Edited December 13 by tv echo

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Wicked got a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination...

‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Wicked’ Among Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominees
By Hilary Lewis   December 13, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-costume-designers-guild-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1236086199/

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Winners will be revealed at the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards, set for Feb. 6, 2025 at The Ebell of Los Angeles.
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Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Colleen Atwood, CDG
Borderlands – Daniel Orlandi, CDG
Dune: Part Two – Jacqueline West, CDG
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Jenny Beavan, CDG
Wicked – Paul Tazewell, CDG

[Hanahope]

On 12/11/2024 at 7:49 PM, meep.meep said:

Grande has almost no acting experience and Erivo has lots.

you might quibble over the quality of Grande's acting, but she has been acting since at least 2010.  so that is more than "almost no acting experience" in my book.  I remember her from Victorious (because i have kids).  

Edited December 17 by Hanahope

[Kel Varnsen]

13 hours ago, Hanahope said:

you might quibble over the quality of Grande's acting, but she has been acting since at least 2010.  so that is more than "almost no acting experience" in my book.  I remember her from Victorious (because i have kids).  

My kids used to watch those shows. And as dumb as they were I imagine they were boot camp for actors since they probably learn a ton. I just looked it up and Grande did 92 episodes of Victorious and Sam & Cat in like 4 years. I am just glad she didn't do that super annoying voice from those shows in Wicked.

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Wicked got a nomination for a Casting Society of America's Artios Award (winners will be announced on Feb 12)...

‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator 2’ Lead 2025 Artios Awards Nominations
By Jazz Tangcay   Dec 17, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/casting-society-artios-awards-nominations-2025-1236251518/ 

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FEATURE: BIG BUDGET: COMEDY

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”: Sophie Holland. Location Casting Directors: Angela Peri, Lisa Lobel. Location Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris

“Challengers”: Francine Maisler. Associate Casting Director: Molly Rose

“Deadpool and Wolverine”: Sarah Halley Finn. Associate Casting Directors: Jacqueline Gallagher, Jordyn Gregory. Location Casting Directors: Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann. Location Associate Casting Director: Katie Brydon

“Nightbitch”: Douglas Aibel. Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner

“Saturday Night”: John Papsidera

“Wicked: PartI”: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield. Associate Casting Director: Ryan Bernard Tymensky. Location Casting Director: Tamsyn Manson

Edited December 18 by tv echo

[Keywestclubkid]

I hate that Ari gets shit on like she hasn’t been around and acting before she was known as a singer .. she was a HUGE theatre kid/nerd .. no one handed these parts to either woman .. they have both paid their dues and worked for these roles .. hell Ari did more vocal lessons and acting lessons waaaaybefore in hopes of getting and being prepared for THIS audition before there was even whispers of them .. like she worked her ass off just like Cynthia 

Edited Sunday at 12:29 PM by Keywestclubkid

[tv echo]

I only just saw this and thought it was funny (apologies if you're a fan of any of the names mentioned)...

Wicked Auditions - SNL
Saturday Night Live   Nov. 17, 2024

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