Universal Pictures releases new behind-the-scenes movie based on hit Broadway musical evil It provides insights into how to build a fantasy world as vast and immersive as Oz.
The film contains an interview with the director Jon Chu With the actors. One thing we know for sure about this movie is that it’s going to look beautiful!
The three-time Tony Award-winning musical is adapted from the author’s book Gregory Maguirethis is the prequel The Wizard of Oz. It tells the story of how the green-skinned Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West, and how the sorceress Glinda became known as the Good Witch.
Wicked, The Untold Story of the Witch of Oz, Star Cynthia Erivo (Harrietbroadway Purple) Elphaba is a young woman who is misunderstood due to her unusual green skin and has yet to discover her true powers, and ariana grande Glinda is a popular young woman who is gilded by privilege and ambition but has yet to discover her true heart.
The two met as students at Heath University in the fantastic Wizard of Oz and formed a seemingly unlikely but deep friendship. After meeting the Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths.
Glinda’s unwavering desire to be popular leads her to the temptations of power, while Elphaba’s determination to stay true to herself and those around her will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future.
Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately lead to their destiny as the Good Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West.
The film also stars Michelle Yeoh as Lady Morrible, the palatial headmistress of Heath; Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Traveling Companion) plays Fiyero, a naughty and carefree prince; Ethan Slater (Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants, Fox/Verdon) as Boq, a selfless munchkin student; Marissa Bird In her feature film debut, she played Nessarose, Elphaba’s beloved sister; and Jeff Goldblum Just like the legendary Wizard of Oz.
The cast includes Pfannee and ShenShen, two conniving compatriots played by Glinda. Yang Bowen (saturday night live) and Bronwyn James (prostitute), as well as a new character created for the film, Miss Coddle, by Keira Settlement (greatest performer).
Zhu Zhengting directed the two-part film from a screenplay written by the screenwriter of the stage play Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz.
Evil: Part 1 will premiere exclusively in theaters on Friday, November 27, 2024.
