Jon M. Chu explained why he needed to cut certain classic lines of dialogue from ‘Wicked’ for the movie
Wicked is poised to make theater-loving hearts soar, but there will be a few core differences from the stage to the screen.Wicked, adapted from the Broadway show of the same name which was inspired by Gregory Maguire’s novel, does cut a few core lines from the stage show including “The Wizard will see you now” and “We’ll be late for Wizomania.” Turns out, director Jon M. Chu had a good reason to omit those parts of the dialogue from the final script.
He added, “In rehearsals, we didn’t have it and every time that moment would happen, they would sing it anyway. Ari was like, ‘I promise you, we have to have it.’ So I was like, ‘OK, let me figure it out.’ We built it in so there are two entrances now, but it was worth it. There were debates all the time.”
Chu also attempted to keep in Galinda/Glinda’s line “It’s good to see me, isn’t it? No need to answer. That’s rhetorical.” However, the joke didn’t hit the same when Grande said it on camera without a live audience.
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