Winnie Holzman & Stephen Schwartz smiling during Wicked interview
Wicked has been a cultural phenomenon for over two decades, since its Broadway debut in 2003, in no small parts thanks to the incisive book by Winnie Holzman and catchy songs by Stephen Schwartz. The duo reunited to adapt their work for the big screen but found that the wonderful world of Oz was far too big to contain in just one film. Alongside director Jon M. Chu , they developed a two-movie plan, with Wicked premiering on November 22 and Wicked: Part II following in 2025.
Wicked Writers Explain How Their Broadway Musical Became Two Movies “Nobody wanted to cut any songs — in fact, we wanted to add songs.” Screen Rant: I was very scared about Wicked being split up into two movies, but having watched it now, I think that was beautifully done. The final moment ends on an appropriate high note.
Stephen Schwartz: We could always wind up going back to the idea of one movie, which is where we began, and just putting in cuts and compressing things in order to not be a one six-hour movie. But it made it less scary of a choice to know that if it didn't work, we could always retreat. In fact, though, what was interesting was that it was important to Ariana especially that she be Glinda and not seem to be Ariana now playing at being Glinda. A lot of decisions were made to honor that, and that came from her own desire.
Winnie Holzman: I think this still happens, but I don't know for sure because I am the age I am. But when I was growing up and when Stephen was growing up, it was a very big event to watch The Wizard of Oz on television every year. That movie is so precious to our childhoods and such, and it meant so much to us that when we were forming the musical, we held it in such high regard.
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