Wicked (2024 film)

[quinnmac000]

They kept saying if they kept everything it was going to be a 4+ hour movie for months so I don't know why anyone is surprised the first half is this long. They told us this since they said they planned to release in two parts.

I think its great news....this will allow more room for us to really understand the growth between Galinda and Elphaba. Also more backstory regarding Boq, Nessarose, and Elphaba since Elphaba knew Boq as a child.

 

[Jake S]

What about two?

Still hell, but not specially designed for me.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Everyone is neglecting to mention this also means at least an hour and a half of new John Powell score.

 

[Skipper Justin]

Still hell, but not specially designed for me.

Why are you in a thread about a movie musical then?

 

[Legacy]

I feel like that would be the least offensive approach to this "adaptation".

Nearly 3hrs is a bit excessive for a "part 1" no matter how much book material is added in. The glimpse of childhood flashbacks already makes me groan.

It *shouldn’t* be flashbacks, if it’s true to the book. And it likely won’t be, since we see Elphaba’s birth in the musical’s opening. In the book, it’s all linear.

A good bit of pretty psychologically messed up stuff happens to Elphaba as a kid (including learning about how she reacts to water), which deeply informs a lot of her actions after Shiz. Most of her story after her rebellion is significantly abridged in the musical. If they’re expanding that side of her story (which they’d want to, so they can maximize Jeff Goldblum), they should expand her childhood. Aspects like the Green Elixer, which don’t get real focus on stage, will make for a more interesting film.

 

[Jake S]

Why are you in a thread about a movie musical then?

I know, I know. We’re all a work in progress.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

I suspect part 2 is 90 mins or 2 hours, the second act is way shorter. Add in book into, this makes sense to me.