tv echo February 8 Share February 8 (edited) Jon Chu won the Critics Choice Award for Best Director. Wicked also won Critics Choice Awards for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design... ‘Wicked,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Substance’ Lead Critics Choice Awards, but ‘Anora’ Nabs Best Picture: Full Winners List By Michaela Zee Feb 7, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/film/news/critics-choice-awards-2025-winners-list-1236300265/ Quote Meanwhile, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, who wasn’t nominated in the Academy Awards’ best director category, beat out several Oscar nominees to win the best director honor at the Critics Choice Awards. “I’m going to win that Oscar!” Chu said jokingly on stage. * * * BEST DIRECTOR Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” Sean Baker – “Anora” Edward Berger – “Conclave” Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” Jon M. Chu – “Wicked” (WINNER) Coralie Fargeat – “The Substance” RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” Denis Villeneuve – “Dune: Part Two” * * * BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – “The Brutalist” Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – “Wicked” (WINNER) 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” (WINNER) Jacqueline West – “Dune: Part Two” Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – “Gladiator II” Edited February 9 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8575692
tv echo February 8 Share February 8 Wicked won the SDSA Award for Best Comedy/Musical Design... Set Decorators Society of America Awards: Full list of winners includes 2 for ‘A Complete Unknown’ Denton Davidson February 7, 2025 https://www.goldderby.com/article/2025/set-decorators-society-of-america-awards-winners-list-a-complete-unknown/ Quote Best Comedy/Musical Design Deadpool & Wolverine — set decoration by Naomi Moore & Imogen Lee with production design by Raymond Chan Kinds of Kindness — set decoration by Amy Silver with production design by Anthony Gasparro Nightbitch — set decoration by Ryan Watson with production design by Karen Murphy Wolfs — set decoration by Melissa Levander with production design by Jade Healy [winner]Wicked — set decoration by Lee Sandales with production design by Nathan Crowley Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8575699
tv echo February 9 Share February 9 Wicked won the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Screenwriter... AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: ‘A Complete Unknown’ Wins Best Picture BY KIRSTEN CHUBA FEBRUARY 8, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-a-complete-unknown-1236130928/ Quote Best Screenwriter Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi (Emilia Pérez) Jay Cocks and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox (Wicked) (WINNER) Peter Straughan (Conclave) Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts (Dune: Part Two) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8576181
tv echo February 13 Share February 13 (edited) Wicked won the Artios Award for Big Budget Feature Comedy... Casting Society’s 2025 Artios Awards Winners Include ‘Wicked,’ ‘Conclave,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘Shogun’ By Beatrice Verhoeven February 12, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/casting-society-2025-artios-awards-winners-1236134787/ Quote BIG BUDGET FEATURE COMEDY WICKED: PART I: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield. Associate Casting Director: Ryan Bernard Tymensky. Location Casting Director: Tamsyn Manson Edited February 13 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8579852
tv echo February 16 Share February 16 Wicked won an ADG Award and two MUAHS Awards...... Art Directors Guild Awards: ‘Wicked’, ‘Nosferatu’, ‘Conclave’ Take Top Film Prizes; ‘Fallout’, ‘Shogun’ Among TV Winners – Full List By Erik Pederson Feb 15, 2025 https://deadline.com/2025/02/art-directors-gulid-awards-2025-winners-list-1236291154/ Quote FANTASY FEATURE FILM Wicked Production Designer: Nathan Crowley ‘Wicked,’ ‘The Substance,’ ‘The Penguin’ and ‘Palm Royale’ Among Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Winners By Beatrice Verhoeven Feb 15, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/make-up-and-hair-stylists-guild-winners-2025-1236137030/ Quote Best Period and/or Character Make-Up Wicked Frances Hannon, Alice Jones, Nuria Mbomio, Johanna Nielsen, Branka Vorkapic * * * Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling Wicked Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Sim Camps, Gabor Kerekes Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8582174
tv echo February 16 Share February 16 (edited) Wicked won 2 BAFTA Awards (Costume Design and Production Design)... BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Conclave’ (Best Film), ‘The Brutalist’ (Best Director and Actor) Win Four Each By Georg Szalai Feb 16, 2025 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-2025-winners-list-film-1236136679/ Quote Costume Design BLITZ Jacqueline Durran A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Arianne Phillips CONCLAVE Lisy Christl NOSFERATU Linda Muir WICKED Paul Tazewell * * * Production Design THE BRUTALIST Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia CONCLAVE Suzie Davies, Cynthia Sleiter DUNE: PART TWO Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau NOSFERATU Craig Lathrop WICKED Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales Edited February 16 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8582371
DanaK February 19 Share February 19 The movie will start streaming on Peacock March 21 https://www.vitalthrills.com/wicked-peacock/ 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8585294
Shannon L. February 22 Share February 22 Something I've noticed while listening to the song Popular on my phone is how good Ariana is. There's so much going on in the scene to look at that I missed, or didn't appreciate, some of the vocal choices she made. I did hear some people say that she was trying too hard to be Kristen Chenowith, and I can kind of hear that in this particular song, but I still give her props for how well she played the role. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8588169
tv echo February 23 Share February 23 Wicked won 2 NAACP Image Awards... NAACP Image Awards: ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Wins Outstanding Motion Picture; Keke Palmer Named Entertainer of the Year By Angelique Jackson, Michaela Zee Feb 22, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/naacp-image-awards-2025-winners-list-1236312345/ Quote Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album “Wicked: The Soundtrack” (Republic Records) * * * Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Motion Picture) “Wicked” – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8588705
tv echo February 24 Share February 24 Wicked won a MPSE Golden Reel Award for Music Editing... ‘Dune 2,’ ‘Wicked’ Among Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Award Winners By Carolyn Giardina Feb 23, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/mpse-sound-editors-golden-reel-awards-2025-winners-1236315019/ Quote Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Feature Motion Picture Wicked Universal Pictures Supervising Music Editors Jack Dolman Catherine Wilson Supervising Vocal Editor Robin Baynton Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8589696
tv echo March 1 Share March 1 ‘Wicked’ and ‘Agatha All Along’ Take Home Top Honors at ICG Publicists Awards By Jazz Tangcay Feb 28, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/icg-publicists-awards-2025-winners-list-1236322947/ Quote Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” – Sony Pictures Entertainment “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – Warner Bros. Pictures “Deadpool & Wolverine” – Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios “Emilia Perez” – Netflix “Gladiator II” – Paramount Pictures “The Strangers: Chapter 1” – Lionsgate Films “Wicked” – Universal Pictures (WINNER) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8594651
tv echo March 3 Share March 3 Wicked won 2 Oscars last night (Best Costume Design and Best Production Design)... Paul Tazewell 'Wicked' Best Costume Design Press Room Speech | 97th Oscars (2025) Oscars Mar 2, 2025 'Wicked' Best Production Design Press Room Speech | 97th Oscars (2025) Oscars Mar 2, 2025 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8596685
SeanC March 4 Share March 4 4 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8597215
Brn2bwild March 4 Share March 4 2 hours ago, SeanC said: I almost prefer hearing "Defying Gravity" here rather than in the movie, since in the movie it was too broken up, while here it built up the way it should have. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8597392
iarwain March 4 Share March 4 So Wicked brought in Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design? I don't watch the Oscars anymore, but doesn't this seem a little light? Isn't that a bit disappointing where expectations are concerned? Maybe they're doing like Lord of the Rings and waiting for the final installment to reward it. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8597917
SeanC March 4 Share March 4 2 minutes ago, iarwain said: So Wicked brought in Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design? I don't watch the Oscars anymore, but doesn't this seem a little light? Isn't that a bit disappointing where expectations are concerned? No, it won the two awards it was expected to win. It wasn't the frontrunner in any other category. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8597919
tv echo March 15 Share March 15 ‘Wicked,’ ‘Emilia Perez,’ ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Among ACE Eddie Winners By Carolyn Giardina March 14, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/ace-eddie-awards-2025-winners-list-1236334670/ Quote BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (Comedy, Theatrical) “Anora” – Sean Baker “Challengers” – Marco Costa “A Real Pain” – Robert Nassau “The Substance” – Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, Valentin Féron WINNER “Wicked” – Myron Kerstein, ACE Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8607796
Spartan Girl March 22 Share March 22 I rewatched a clip of the opening scene and paused on the horse and rider we only got a glimpse of while the flying monkeys were making their escape: Spoiler It’s definitely Elphaba and Feldspar (Fiyero’s horse)! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8614198
jah1986 March 24 Share March 24 Finally saw it on Peacock this weekend. I enjoyed it for the most part. I forgot about Kristin and Idina's cameo's so was pleasantly surprised by that. I don't consider myself to be slow to figure things out in general but watching the movie was the first time I realized that it is NessaRose that Dorothy's house lands on. I was kind of outraged when I figured that out, I like Nessa! I knew what CE was bringing to the table and she did not disappoint. But I was pleasantly surprised by AG, she was really good. I've only see the play once and have no recollection of Act 2, so will be interested to see what happens when Part 2 is released. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8615413
tv echo March 28 Share March 28 36th GLAAD Media Awards — Full Winners List By Glenn Garner March 27, 2025 https://deadline.com/2025/03/36th-glaad-media-awards-winners-list-1236353186/ Quote Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for her work toward ending homophobia, with Q.Digital receiving the Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media, .... Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8619237
DanaK March 28 Share March 28 I just finished watching on Peacock and it was both over the top and pretty enjoyable. The ending scenes with Elphaba “turning wicked” in defying the Wizard and escaping are pretty spectacular. I may end up buying the Blu-ray in part because many of the musical elements were great. I never saw the stage play and didn’t know all the details though I’ve seen Defying Gravity performed a few times Ariana was pretty over the top as a ditzy Glinda but she was pretty good over all and Cynthia just killed it Did the Wizard know Elphaba before given the way he greeted her or was he overly familiar with her initially because he was already aware of her and had already conspired with Madame Morrible to bring Elphaba to him and unlock the special book? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8619286
Mountainair March 29 Share March 29 My 9 year old forced me to watch this with her over spring break and I’m glad I did! I thought this was really great and it was giving me Harry Potter vibes in a good way. Ariana looks way better in this than in real life so I was happy to see that (she’s very hard to look at on the red carpet, etc). I read the book a long time ago so had a gist of the backstory here but was still confused in parts and a lot of that is my fault since I was working on a crossword puzzle while watching. SO- Galinda was “bad” and Elphaba was “good” but somehow that switches by the time we get to The Wizard of Oz? The Wizard has always been a bad guy? I’m confused and now have to rewatch. Loved all the dancing and most of the musical numbers. The high pitch singing just doesn’t work for me even though I think it was done well. Elphaba (Cynthia) was a stand out for me. In my mind while watching I kept trying to tie everything in to The Wizard of Oz (I’ve been a fan since I was little-own the collector Barbie Dolls, had the 1980’s lunch box when I was a kid and just recently visited Land of Oz at Beech Mountain- glad I did because Hurricane Helene came through and did a number on it). 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8620432
Browncoat March 29 Share March 29 1 hour ago, Mountainair said: just recently visited Land of Oz at Beech Mountain- glad I did because Hurricane Helene came through and did a number on it). Oh, that's a shame! We used to go there all the time when I was a kid. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8620473
Spartan Girl March 29 Share March 29 2 hours ago, Mountainair said: SO- Galinda was “bad” and Elphaba was “good” but somehow that switches by the time we get to The Wizard of Oz? The Wizard has always been a bad guy? I’m confused and now have to rewatch. I take it from this you haven’t seen the stage show, so I’ll just say all will be revealed in act 2. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8620518
Mountainair March 29 Share March 29 45 minutes ago, Spartan Girl said: I take it from this you haven’t seen the stage show, so I’ll just say all will be revealed in act 2. Yes- I’ve only read the book over a decade ago. I get that there will be a part two but this first part felt like it only left more questions. At least with Harry Potter it felt like a problem was introduced and solved while also introducing a new plot point for the next movie/book. This just felt like a big, “wait, what?” movie to me. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8620570
Sarah 103 March 30 Share March 30 On 2/1/2025 at 6:48 PM, MadyGirl1987 said: It's a dramatic musical, the drama and music is what people are going for, not a flying monkey chase during the climatic scene of act one. Yes. This was my biggest problem with the movie. The scene felt like it went on a bit too long. On 3/28/2025 at 9:58 AM, DanaK said: Did the Wizard know Elphaba before given the way he greeted her or was he overly familiar with her initially because he was already aware of her and had already conspired with Madame Morrible to bring Elphaba to him and unlock the special book? Spoiler The Wizard is Elphaba's biological father. @Mountainair I would save yourself the time and either wait until next year when Part 2/Act 2 is released or read a synopsis of the stage musical. 1 hour ago, Mountainair said: At least with Harry Potter it felt like a problem was introduced and solved while also introducing a new plot point for the next movie/book. This is because until the final book, each Harry Potter book was 1 movie. It told a complete story as the author intended. For people who have seen the musical, breaking up Wicked into two movies isn't a problem because we know the story, where everything is going, and how it all fits together. For people unfamiliar with the musical, it's a bit of a problem. It does not tell a complete story. When I first heard the run time was over 2 and a half hours, I was very worried about what they had done to pad the story and that they had added things because they could. I was concerned the movie would feel long and like it was taking forever. I was wrong. The movie absolutely zipped along. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8620625
tv echo March 30 Share March 30 (edited) The Oscar contenders with the most to gain during CinemaCon this year Christopher Rosen March 28, 2025 https://www.goldderby.com/article/2025/cinemacon-preview-oscar-contenders/ Quote Wicked: For Good (Universal) ... Why it matters: Wicked: Part One was an unqualified success, earning over $742 million worldwide and scoring 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, and Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande, with two wins (Best Costume Design and Best Production Design). So it goes without saying that expectations are high for Wicked: For Good, the musical adaptation’s finale. However, it remains to be seen how audiences and awards voters will respond to the film’s second act, which is often cited as the weaker portion of the musical. Are Erivo and Grande guaranteed second Oscar nominations for playing the same parts? Will Wicked strike a chord with audiences again? Or maybe those questions are moot because director Jon M. Chu thoroughly nailed Wicked: Part One. Amazon, Ad Strategies, and Superman: What to Expect From 2025's 'Normal' CinemaCon Cinema United president Michael O'Leary previews this year's event By Ethan Alter March 28, 2025 https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/cinemacon-2025-michael-oleary-amazon-superman/ Quote He’s also eager for Universal to unveil the gravity-defying marketing materials behind Wicked: For Good, the second half of the studio’s blockbuster Broadway adaptation. “We had a presentation for the first part last year, and it was staggering the amount of thought they put into it,” O’Leary recalls. “It was amazing to watch them preview their global campaign.” WICKED: FOR GOOD - First Theatrical Poster For Universal's Sequel Spotted At CinemaCon By Mark Cassidy Mar 28, 2025 https://sffgazette.com/fantasy/movies/wicked-for-good---first-theatrical-poster-for-universals-sequel-spotted-at-cinemacon-a8760#gs.kqj3x1 Quote Universal and director Jon M. Chu's Wicked sequel, which was recently re-titled Wicked: For Good, is set to take flight this November, and the first poster has been spotted in the wild at CinemaCon. (source-CinePOP) Edited March 30 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8620789
tv echo April 3 Share April 3 (edited) CinemaCon 2025: Every New Universal Pictures Announcement By DF Writers April 2, 2025 https://discussingfilm.net/2025/04/02/cinemacon-2025-universal-updates/ Quote Wicked: For Good Release Date: November 21, 2025. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Screenplay by Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox. Based on Wicked by Stephen Schwartz & Winnie Holzman. Produced by Marc Platt & David Stone. Main Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, & Marissa Bode. Exclusive Footage Description: At Universal Pictures CinemaCon 2025 panel, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, and Marc Platt showed attendees a new trailer for Wicked: For Good. The trailer begins with Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba confronting Ariana Grande’s Glinda on the balcony of her new home in the Emerald City before cutting to a retro Universal Studios logo. Cynthia Erivo’s take on “No Good Deed” blasts as we are shown Elphaba starting a revolution in the land of Oz. She writes “The Wizard Lies” in the sky as she flies on her broom, and the Wizard threatens Elphaba. The trailer then transitions into Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s new take on “For Good” — there are brief flashes of Glinda’s wedding sequence, walking the floor covered in flying lights mirroring Jon M Chu’s famous Crazy Rich Asians shot. We never see her face, but we are also shown glimpses of Dorothy and her companions on the yellow brick road as well as talking to the Wizard. In a key moment, Jonathan Bailey’s Fiyero points his gun at Ozian soldiers and hands Elphaba her broom. The chorus of “For Good” ramps up as Elphaba and Glinda hold hands and talk about their friendship. In a big climactic sequence, Elphaba confronts the Wizard in his chamber with her broom before a final shot of her zooming away from the flying monkeys cutting to the Wicked: For Good title card. Wicked: For Good, Jurassic World: Rebirth, M3gan 2.0 And More At CinemaCon 2025’s Universal Pictures And Focus Features Panel - Live Blog By Jeff McCobb April 2, 2025 https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/live/wicked-for-good-and-more-at-cinemacon-2025s-universal-pictures-and-focus-features-panel-live-blog Quote April 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM It's time for Wicked: For Good! The orchestra is playing music from that iconic soundtrack, and the audience can't wait to hear who they will be introducing to the stage... * * * April 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are in the building! They're both in black, looking elegant as hell, and take time to thank the conductor by name before introducing Jon M. Chu to take the stage with them. Chu exclaims that this is the third year in a row they have closed this panel, and "thank God it worked out!" We found out that after the success of the film, Wicked has become the hottest show on Broadway, again, and the highest-grossing Broadway musical of all time. John M. Chu jokingly complains about not receiving any back end, and says he must "get the hell back to LA to finish the film." However, they can't leave without showing us something new... * * * April 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM We just saw "the first look anywhere in the world" at Wicked: For Good! It opens on Elphaba visiting Glinda discretely on her balcony, with the good witch saying, "Elphaba Thropp, just come in before the monkeys spot you." Largely set to the track For Good, the trailer featured Prince Fiyero hunting Elphaba, but also an intimate moment between them where he spoke of how much he'd changed. He also turns his gun on The Wizard, and throws Elphaba her broom in support. I got goosebumps, the crowd cheered... what else can I say? Wicked: For Good will be released on November 21 of this year. * * * April 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM As the panel ends, the orchestra begins breaking down their set up and congratulating one another on the show. It really was one for the books. .... Edited April 3 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8624897
tv echo April 11 Share April 11 (edited) Wicked is a finalist for a 2025 Hugo Award... 2025 Hugo Award Finalists April 3, 2025 https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/2025-hugo-award-finalists/ Quote ... The 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award, and the Astounding Award will be presented on Saturday evening, August 16, 2025, at a formal ceremony at Seattle Worldcon 2025. * * * Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Dune: Part Two, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures) Flow, screenplay by Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža, directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Dream Well Studio) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, screenplay by George Miller and Nick Lathouris, directed by George Miller (Warner Bros. Pictures) I Saw the TV Glow, screenplay by Jane Schoenbrun, directed by Jane Schoenbrun (Fruit Tree / Smudge Films / A24) Wicked, screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, directed by Jon M. Chu (Universal Pictures) The Wild Robot, screenplay by Chris Sanders and Peter Brown, directed by Chris Sanders (DreamWorks Animation) 610 ballots cast for 217 nominees, finalists range 80 to 219 Edited April 11 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8632372
BetterButter May 13 Author Share May 13 ‘Wicked’ Live Musical Special Starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Set for This Fall on NBC 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8660155
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iarwain May 14 Share May 14 On 3/29/2025 at 3:50 PM, Mountainair said: just recently visited Land of Oz at Beech Mountain- glad I did because Hurricane Helene came through and did a number on it). Wow, I didn't even realize they had reopened that place. Although it isn't open now because of the hurricane. It's had a pretty rough history. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8661467
arc May 15 Share May 15 On 3/29/2025 at 5:32 PM, Sarah 103 said: For people who have seen the musical, breaking up Wicked into two movies isn't a problem because we know the story, where everything is going, and how it all fits together. For people unfamiliar with the musical, it's a bit of a problem. It does not tell a complete story. That's fair, but I enjoyed Wicked pt 1 as a story in its own right, far more than Dune pt 1. And I say this as someone who doesn't know the Wicked story, book or stage show, and who has read Dune. But I came to the Dune movies late and watched them one after another just a couple of months ago. I would have been so mad if I watched Dune pt 1 in theaters, whereas I felt pretty satisfied with Wicked pt 1. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8662322
shoregirl 17 hours ago Share 17 hours ago Wicked: For Good trailer 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8678781
Spartan Girl 16 hours ago Share 16 hours ago Can. Not. Wait. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8678790
tv echo 6 hours ago Share 6 hours ago Also on YouTube (posted by Universal Pictures)... ‘Wicked: For Good’ Trailer: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Put Glinda and Elphaba to the Test in Dazzling First Footage From Sequel By Andrés Buenahora Jun 4, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wicked-for-good-trailer-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-sequel-1236208527/ Quote Per the official logline, the second film — “set in the Land of Oz, before and after Dorothy Gale’s arrival from Kansas” — will “cover the events of the musical’s second act, following Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship being put to the test as they embrace their new respective identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch of the North, and how the consequences of their actions will change all of Oz forever.” 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8678937
tv echo 5 hours ago Share 5 hours ago (edited) The lasting high of Jonathan Bailey Bridgerton viscount. Wicked prince. Shakespearean king. As one of Britain’s most in-demand actors kicks off a blockbuster summer with Jurassic World: Rebirth, he’s still feeling the awe of it all By Olivia Ovenden June 5, 2025 https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/jonathan-bailey-cover-interview-2025 Quote Awe was not in short supply on the many sets of Wicked, one of which included a field of nine million tulips planted in Norfolk to create a technicolour field of flowers. The surrealness of the surroundings was not lost on Bailey. “Being slightly off the M1 in Munchkinland, with Ari [that’s Ariana Grande to you and I] singing a beautiful mezzo soprano, and then seeing cars pulling up on the hard shoulder trying to record it,” he says. “And then seeing men in the sky, [which] turned out to be microlights and drones. It was like Independence Day.” At the time Bailey had been bouncing between filming the third season of Bridgerton and the Showtime drama Fellow Travelers, about the McCarthy-era “lavender scare” (the persecution of homosexual employees within the US government). He joined Wicked having done only three days of rehearsals. “I remember having four hours to learn how to do a dance move. I did it with Ari, headbutted her, and was like, ‘Gotta go!’” he says. “I think she might have even headbutted me, but it was a meeting of minds, literally.” Wicked director Jon M Chu had cast him as Fiyero after a ridiculous audition tape Bailey sent of himself half in costume, spinning around on a chair backstage in a theatre dressing room. “You have to be a specific type of person, especially a man, to be able to say ‘OK, this is the ladies’ movie, and I’m going to support them in that journey,’” Chu tells me. “And yet when he’s looking at his character, which could just be seen as a silly character, he had so much depth.” Bailey only did two and a half weeks of the Wicked press tour, which with each passing interview and new reading of the now infamous “holding space” interview, crept toward the unhinged. “You can’t really gauge the scale of it, even when people say it’s big,” he says. He came home and told his friends things that had happened, and, “Yeah,” they would say, cutting him off, “we already saw that.” His big takeaway from the press tour was: thank the Lord for Jeff Goldblum, who kept him laughing and also told him he’d have a great time in the Jurassic Park universe. “We’ll see how it goes, but there might be a few films down the line where me and him can appear in Jurassic together,” Bailey says. “Dr Ian Malcolm and Dr Henry Loomis on a night out.” * * * There is a recurring trick in the second act of a Jonathan Bailey performance. He did it in the second season of Bridgerton, as the cocksure Viscount Anthony met his match and fell in love. The same front-footedness and ego is how he initially played his Wicked character Prince Fiyero, only for doubt and sadness to creep in when he realises he’s picked the wrong girl. “Elphaba awakens him when she says, ‘Otherwise you wouldn’t be so unhappy,’” Chu says of Bailey’s transformative scene in the film. “You can see his whole face change: it’s like black and white to colour.” * * * ... Bailey has been sent the music for Wicked: For Good, which will be released in November, though he declines my request to play it out loud on the move. “It’s darker, and I’ve got a sense it’s going to go there politically as well,” he says of the next film. “Fiyero’s arc really kicks off and he literally is transformed by the end.” Though the first film stuck closely to the original stage show, the musical’s shorter second act has allowed space (“held” space?) for them to add new details into the sequel. “There really is lots of new stuff,” he says. Spoiler “When [Fiyero] leaves with Elphaba and they go to her lair where she’s staying – on stage you just accept that she’s living in a pit of dry ice, but in the film it’s really beautifully realised and thought out by the departments and Cynthia and me.” * * * There’s also a lot more richness to Galinda and Fiyero’s relationship too, says Bailey, emphasising what the character gives up in order to follow his heart. We pass through a cloud of weed smoke and judgement from three teenagers, who fall silent as two people in their mid-30s walk past enthusiastically discussing Wicked. Bailey keeps going as we start climbing a flight of stairs to cross over another bridge: Spoiler “Fiyero sacrifices and utilises his power and control and command of the army…” But then he starts to laugh. “I can’t believe we’re talking really earnestly about this.” Edited 5 hours ago by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8678972
iarwain 18 minutes ago Share 18 minutes ago Part II looks pretty good. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/143216-wicked-2024/page/5/#findComment-8679147
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