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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 22:44:15 GMT
Addams Family at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham in April!
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 16:47:40 GMT
What are the chances of us getting something at the Superbowl? I’d be surprised if they didn’t. Wicked is probably Universals biggest film this year and this is the perfect opportunity to release a first teaser and start the marketing campaign. Grace Randolph who is a movie critic and insider tweeted out that she has so far heard that Disney has 3 spots and Universal has 1. Then adding “Rumor is D, A, A and W” D is most likely Deadpool 3. The 2 As could be a number of things. But I feel like the W could only be Wicked. Though Universal is also releasing a Wolf Man movie this year so who knows! Not long to find out.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 9:13:43 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol Yeah I’ve heard that Disney realised that having a white guy play Jaffar probably doesn’t look too great so I think it’s been shelved indefinitely.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 29, 2024 11:35:31 GMT
Currently half way through season 2 of Australia and it has been so poorly cast. Most of them are deeply unlikeable and wannabe influencers. Not surprised that they cancelled it after this.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 27, 2024 15:14:26 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 16, 2024 21:19:32 GMT
The official TikTok account for the movie has been created so I’d imagine the marketing machine is about to kick into gear. Wouldn’t be surprised if the trailer came during the Super Bowl.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 7, 2024 9:40:32 GMT
Was there last night seeing it for the first time. Nicole’s performance of As If We Never Said Goodbye was worth the price of entry alone. I’ve never reacted to a musical theatre performance like that before. It was absolutely breathtaking.
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Post by stuartmcd on Dec 12, 2023 18:27:45 GMT
I’ve thought for a while that Tom Fletcher should write a full musical. He’s a great song writer so I’ll be interested to hear it when it comes out.
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Post by stuartmcd on Dec 11, 2023 15:38:56 GMT
Had a lovely time seeing this yesterday. If you enjoyed the Paddington movies then I think you would also really enjoy this. It has that same feel good fantastical nature to it.
The songs are fine but nothing incredible. But they’re very well directed by Paul King. He should absolutely direct more movie musicals in the future.
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Post by stuartmcd on Dec 4, 2023 22:54:45 GMT
Holding very strong on Rotten Tomatoes with 85% positive reviews
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Post by stuartmcd on Nov 29, 2023 11:52:16 GMT
Reviews so far have been less than stellar, there’s been predictions that the box office take will be a lot less than expected for a movie with a budget this size: I think I will give it a few weeks and wait to see what the general opinion is from the public before deciding whether I see it (I’m not keen on Timothee Chalomet which isn’t helping to fuel any excitement) There are no reviews yet as the embargo hasn’t lifted. However the social media reaction embargo lifted yesterday and it’s looking very positive! variety.com/2023/film/news/wonka-first-reactions-timothee-chalamet-1235809762/
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Post by stuartmcd on Nov 12, 2023 20:40:17 GMT
Saw on another board that someone had seen something posted somewhere that the first teaser trailer was set to be released today at 6 PM EST. I hope that the trailer will debut online but considering how poorly (when compared to pre-pandemic levels) theatrical releases are doing I could see Universal debuting the trailer in theatres for at least a week or two ahead of an online release simply to help drive up initial boxoffice sales because there would be people that would simply go to one of these features just to get their first glimpse of the WICKED trailer. No trailer is coming out today
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Post by stuartmcd on Oct 19, 2023 16:16:14 GMT
What happened to the trailer they showed recently at some sort of Con, did that get released or leaked? Yeah a bad quality version leaked and was floating around on Twitter and TikTok for a little while. I doubt it will ever get properly released as it was very much a first look with unfinished CGI intended to sell the movie to the cinema owners rather than to be seen by mass audiences. We’ll get a proper trailer at some point but it probably won’t be until after the strike ends as they will want to capitalise on the actors social media followings.
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Post by stuartmcd on Oct 10, 2023 14:37:24 GMT
Has anyone ever hear anything about Rachel Zegler ever being involved in this film? I was watching a video by MIKE ZEROH on Youtube titled "Rachel Zegler BLACKLISTED FROM HOLLYWOOD! New Revelations From STUDIOS! This Is Severe Now" where he claims that she was to be a part of WICKED PART 2 as a "main character" but has been dropped from the film by Universal. I have NEVER heard even the slightest rumor of her even being considered for a part in this film so find the whole report very suspect. Just wondered if anybody else has ever heard this? Your first mistake was watching a video by Mike Zeroh. An awful YouTuber who uses clickbait negativity to gain views. The majority of things they “report” on never gets proven and they are simply stirring up negativity and controversy to make money.
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Post by stuartmcd on Oct 2, 2023 16:14:18 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 31, 2023 23:58:02 GMT
The footage from cinemacon has leaked tonight on Twitter. Not great quality but if you search wicked trailer you’ll find it. Oh. My. God. Thank you!
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 28, 2023 13:05:18 GMT
You know interestingly I saw an interview with Stephen Schwartz who explained when casting Elphabah, one of the reasons that Indina was cast was not only because of the way she could belt out those songs- but lets face it, a lot of others can too- but because of the vulnerability that she brought to the role. Whilst I appreciate that the film is Jon Chu's vision, I wonder if Cynthia will bring that vulnerability? Going by the footage from CinemaCon she seems to be bringing some vulnerability but her Elphaba looks incredibly powerful and sure of herself. Obviously it’s only a few clips but the “pink goes good with green” scene shows her brining some vulnerability. She makes a comment about being different in class and she delivers it with some pathos. But everything else we see her in she looks like she’ll knock you out with one punch. Is the cinemacon footage floating around anywhere online?
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 26, 2023 21:25:23 GMT
Loved seeing this tonight. Funny, smart and and with some great messages. The attention to detail with the production design was incredible! I thought it was a brilliant way to take on a Barbie movie that wasn’t just a cheap cash grab.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 20, 2023 7:05:58 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 15, 2023 23:44:22 GMT
You are free to doubt me all you want, but because it's in Broadway World it must be true? it's not as if Universal have confirmed anything.
Also, the footage I saw was from 'One Short Day' with the 2 girls in the beauty salon and Kristen and Idina shot their Wizomania scene that evening. You wouldnt be the first to doubt me, when I wrote that the film would be in 2 parts, months before it was officially announced, people thought I was making that up too.
I also have the really cheap gift that Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman gave us for working on the film, a Wizomania VIP Lanyard. Yay
Burly - I was there with the production team.
Well it’s not just BroadwayWorld. A number of entertainment websites are reporting that Wicked has shut down production. Along with multiple actors from the movie posting support for the strike on their social media accounts and even Cynthia Erivo posting the rules of what they are and are not allowed to do during the strike.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 14, 2023 18:15:25 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 14, 2023 13:01:12 GMT
Surely you can’t just agree to keep working during a strike. That would be crossing the picket line. Doesn’t matter how close you are to the end of filming. A strikes a strike. And if union members were to carry on filming it’s going to really annoy a lot of people.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 24, 2023 20:33:39 GMT
Finally saw this today at the matinee after seeing it a couple of times back in 2016 and loving it ever since. Definitely found some of the changes a bit jarring but anybody seeing it for the first time probably wouldn’t notice or care.
But the changes aside I still loved it just as much as I did the first time round. Andy Karl absolutely shines in this show. The show is still just as hilarious and also moving as it originally was. I thought the new orchestration and arrangement of “If I Had My Time Again” was fantastic and really felt like a big turning point in the show.
Hope I get a chance to see it again before it closes but if not then I hope this has a longer life beyond The Old Vic as it fully deserves it. As far as movie to musical adaptations go this really nails it.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 20, 2023 23:42:26 GMT
Bowen Yang confirmed on Watch What Happens Live that Dillamond is a female. Just to add some context to this he said that currently the goat was being played by a female puppeteer who was also doing all the line readings during shooting and that “they’re going to cast her later”. Now could Dillamond be played by a woman? Sure. But I wouldn’t take this as concrete evidence as Bowen may just be seeing Dillamond as female due to his experience with the puppeteer.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 15, 2023 17:18:22 GMT
- Nancy having a song felt a little random as she's a minor character, but the actress had a beautiful voice and it was pleasant enough. The song can feel a little random but it's actually a great way to open Act 2. All through Act 1 the focus is on Phil and the ensemble play very stereotypical small townspeople who Phil just uses for his own enjoyment and has no care for. And Playing Nancy makes you stop and go "there's more to these people than you think" and makes you care for them which is what Phil learns to do over the second Act. Phil essentially manipulated this woman to get her into bed alongside taking advantage of pretty much everybody in town for his own pleasure. And this song just takes the focus away from Phil for a moment and forces you to pay attention to these characters who have just been a joke up until that point.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 1, 2023 23:41:21 GMT
Sorry messed up the spoiler tagging on that post but keep clicking through and the posts are there 😆
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 1, 2023 23:34:29 GMT
Some of the recent video and photo leaks for anyone wanting to see {Spoiler - click to view}
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Post by stuartmcd on Jun 1, 2023 0:04:29 GMT
They’ve now moved onto the Shiz set and there is more drone footage and photos of what looks like Dear Old Shiz and possibly The Wizard and I. No audio. But my god does the set design for this movie look outstanding! They could have easily cheaped out and done a lot of this in a studio with CGI.
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Post by stuartmcd on May 31, 2023 21:07:56 GMT
Is Maude not doing matinees? I have a friend at the show now who says she’s already out. I know that Aimiee Lou Wood had a rotating day off. One week it would be Wednesday matinee and the next it would be Thursday evening I think. So not sure if Maude has the same set up or not.
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