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Wicked director Jon M. Chu will reunite with Universal Pictures again for Britney Spears' biopic. The superstar singer initially didn't plan to adapt her memoir, The Woman in Me, but eventually signed a deal with Universal in August 2024.

Earlier this month, Chu addressed how involved Spears was. The director has received critical acclaim for films like 2018's Crazy Rich Asians and 2021's In the Heights, and adapted the beloved Broadway musical Wicked into two parts, the second set to premiere in November this year. Per Life & Style, Britney Spears has "tons of input" in the adaptation.

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Ariana Grande was definitely popular following her Wicked role.

At the Golden Globes red carpet, Chu shared, "I’ve been a fan since I was young and she was young and she was one of 12 acts at the Shrine Auditorium.

Cynthia Erivo was flying high, defying the societal norms of airplane culture, when she openly wept after finding out about her Best Actress nomination. While en route to Sundance, where Erivo is being honored with the festival’s Visionary Award, she caught the eye of the flight attendant onboard who brought her tissues. “It’s fine,” Erivo said jokingly, “I’ve got happy tears.”There’s much to celebrate in the land of Oz and Hollywood as Wicked soared its way to 10 total nominations, one of them including a Best Supporting Actress for co-star Ariana Grande. “I don’t know how to tackle this. The whole thing is madness and amazing. This is the most wonderful thing to have gone through and to experience. I’m just really pleased, it’s so cool.”

Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu follows the story of Elphaba (Erivo), a young woman misunderstood because...

Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang announced the 97th Oscars nominations today (January 23), live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream.

Emilia Pérez sets the record for most nominations for a non-English language film at 13. Previous record holders, with 10 nominations each, were Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Roma (2018).

The Brutalist and Wicked saw 10 nominations each, while A Complete Unknown and Conclave each received eight nods. Best Picture nominations for Emilia Pérez and Wicked mark the first time two musicals have been nominated in the category since 1968 (Oliver! and Funny Girl were two of the five nominated films that year).

The breakdown of studio nominations is Netflix with 16, A24 with 14, Universal has 13, Focus Features with 12, Searchlight at 10 and Neon with 7.

Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Oscars® on March 2 at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m.

The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is scheduled to take place on March 2nd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien hosting… but before we get to the ceremony, we need to know the nominees. This morning, actor/writer/comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang were tasked with announcing the 2025 Oscar nominations – and the list of nominees can now be seen below!

Best Picture

Anora – Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker

The Brutalist – Nominees to be determined

A Complete Unknown – Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman

Conclave – Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, and Michael A. Jackman

Dune: Part Two – Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, and Denis Villeneuve

Emilia Pérez – Nominees to be determined

I’m Still Here – Nominees to be determined

Nickel Boys – Nominees to be determined

The Substance – Nominees to be determined

Wicked – Marc Platt...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars), set to honour the outstanding films of 2024. Originally delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the announcement was made on January 23, from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’ leads the pack with multiple nominations, lauded for its ambitious narrative chronicling the life of an immigrant architect in mid-20th-century America.

The Best Actress category has drawn significant attention, with Demi Moore (The Substance) and Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) leading the conversation. Moore’s performance has been hailed as one of the best of her career, while Gascón’s nomination is historic, representing a landmark moment for transgender actors in Hollywood.

In the Best Actor category, Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) stands out for his deeply moving portrayal of a prison inmate seeking redemption.

‘Conclave,’ a gripping...

One of the most open-wide races in years is coming into focus. “Emilia Pérez” led all nominees for the 97th Academy Awards with 13, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Its haul sets a new record for a film not in English. “The Brutalist” and “Wicked” tied for second place with 10 each, both also receiving nods for picture. Brady Corbet was also nominated for directing and Adrien Brody scored a lead actor nom, his first since winning for “The Piano” in 2003.

More major milestones: “Conclave” supporting actress Isabella Rossellini earned her first nomination, 46 years after her mother Ingrid Bergman’s final nom. Demi Moore also earned her first nomination, for her lead performance in Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror film “The Substance.” Fargeat became the ninth woman to ever be nominated for directing, following her fellow Frenchwoman Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”) last year. Fargeat also...

Lencia Kebede will take over playing Elphaba on Broadway this spring, becoming the first Black actress to assume the role full time on Broadway.

Kebede, who most recently played Angelica in the National Tour of Hamilton, will be joined by Allie Trimm, who was the Glinda standby from December 2021 through March 2024, as Glinda. The two will start in the roles March 4.

Mary Kate Morrisey, who is currently playing Elphaba, and Alexandra Socha, who is currently playing Glinda, will play their final performances, March 2. Additional new principal casting will be announced in the coming weeks.

Kebede spent five years with Hamilton and has toured nationally and internationally with Rent, playing Joanne. She also sang backup for Beyoncé.

In 2022, Brittney Johnson made history when she became the first Black actress to take on the role of Glinda full time. Kebede’s historic moment also comes after the success of the Wicked film,...

Delivering another huge boost for musicals, Universal’s Wicked took home the award for best cinematic and box office achievement at the 2025 Golden Globes after wowing audiences across the globe over the year-end holidays. It’s only the second time the honor has been handed out in an effort to make sure more populist movies are recognized.

Wicked, from director Jon M. Chu and veteran Hollywood producer Marc Platt, has smashed numerous records since debuting over Thanksgiving and is a major win for top Universal and NBCUniversal exec Donna Langley. Through Sunday, it has earned $644 million globally, making it the top-grossing Broadway musical adaptation of all time after passing up Mamma Mia!. It had previously achieved the same milestone domestically, where it has earned $432 million to date.

In appropriate fashion, Vin Diesel of Fast & Furious fame was tasked with announcing the winner at Sunday night’s telecast. He noted...

Seeing Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in action is a remarkable study in contrasts. Even after months of their omnipresence on social media and TV screens — as fans have consumed every morsel of the ongoing press tour for their film “Wicked,” in which tears have been shed — it’s hard not to be mesmerized as the London-born theater actor and the Boca Raton-born pop singer, newly minted co-stars, pose for photographs in a New York City studio in early December. Erivo is stoic, silent, channeling the power of her character Elphaba, though once she’s off-camera she lets loose watching her director Jon M. Chu take solo shots: “Give me Calvin Klein, Jon!” she shouts. “C’mon, profile! Work!” And on cue, Chu grows half an inch taller, straightening his spine and adjusting the tilt of his chin.

Grande, on the other hand, seems never to stop singing, harmonizing to...

Did Ariana Grande manifest the role of Glinda in Wicked? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

It is no secret how much Ariana Grande has loved and manifested the role of Glinda in Wicked. The musical fantasy enjoyed blockbuster success, box office collections, and positive critics reviews when it released in December 2025. The casting of the film, namely Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey, apart from Grande, was not only greatly appreciated but well-applauded.

During the behind-the-scenes and the confessionals, the pop star revealed just how badly she wanted to portray Glinda. So much so that she stocked up on pink outfits just in case she does land the coveted role. Here’s what the 31-year-old disclosed about her life long dream and her audition for it.

Ariana Grande Stocked On Pink Outfits For The Role Of Glinda

As per People’s exclusive clip from the digital home release of Wicked, Grande went all...

Exclusive: Jon M. Chu learned to use his power in the right way — just as Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba does in Wicked.

Chu says that after 15 years working with studios he knew “how the machine works” because otherwise, he says, it’s very easy to get “overwhelmed by the pressures of fans, by the pressure of the studio, by spending money, by pressures of people who originated the parts …so I already have a sort of resilience to that.”

He says that he knew with Wicked that he “had to follow my instincts, and I knew how to manipulate the studio to get the right money, to get the right resources.”

After all, he asserts, “I’m protecting them in my mind. You have gold in your hands. This is an IP that’s never been out onto the screen…”

Chu claps his hands and reveals the pitch he made to top executives at Universal.

Smash-hit musical movie “Wicked” is flying into homes this New Year’s Eve — with a load of deleted scenes, commentary and other extras.

Following its theatrical run, the Universal Pictures film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, will be available exclusively to purchase or rent on Dec. 31, 2024, on major digital platforms. Bonus content in the digital release includes a singalong version, plus a 40-minute journey through Oz that “celebrates the film’s transformative on-screen magic,” and other material.

Rent 'Wicked' On Prime Video

In the U.S., “Wicked” will be available from digital retailers nationwide, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox and Microsoft Movies & TV. “Wicked” will also debut on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 4, 2025.

“Wicked” set the record for the biggest opening for a movie based on a Broadway show ever and has grossed $392 million domestically to date.

Just like Galinda dropping the precious "a" from her name, Stephen Schwartz knows that sometimes, things need to be cut for the greater good. In the case of musical writing, that meant that certain ideas he really loved never found their way into the original production of Wicked. Now, he has a second chance.

The 1996 Doctor Who TV movie got the Daleks badly wrong, even though they don't appear. The BBC canceled Doctor Who in 1989, but the world's longest-running science-fiction TV show still had so many fans - including those in the industry itself. Philip Segal successfully negotiated a partnership between Fox and the BBC that led to the release of a TV movie in 1996, intended as a backdoor pilot for a relaunch. The Doctor Who TV movie was sadly a failure, but it wasn't due to lack of effort or ambition.

The Doctor Who TV movie featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Eric Roberts as the newest iteration of the Master. Naturally, though, the Daleks simply had to appear in some capacity - even though negotiating the right to use the Daleks was fiendishly complex. They were ultimately woven into the story's introduction, which revealed the Master had been put on...

Universal Pictures’ two-part Wicked has become a highly anticipated film for the holiday seasons of 2024 and 2025.

Directed by Jon M. Chu, the movie musical will star Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba with several other famous faces taking on iconic roles in the land of Oz. Wicked Part One has shifted release dates a few times to land where it now sits in November 2024, and Part Two will follow in November 2025 as of right now.

For everything else we know about Wicked, find more information and details below.

When Will Wicked Part One come out?

Wicked Part One almost went head to head with Disney’s Moana 2 on November 27, 2024, and before that, it was set to bow Christmas 2024, but it moved up a week to the Friday before Thanksgiving, November 22, 2024. Its new opponent will be Paramount’s Gladiator II starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal among others.

Universal Pictures finally found the filmmaker who will direct its upcoming live-action film adaptation of Segas ninja video game series Shinobi. The project comes following the back-to-back commercial and critical success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Five Nights at Freddys, which were both released by Universal last year.

Per Deadline, Extraction director Sam Hargrave has signed on to helm the Shinobi movie for Universal Pictures. Shinobi is a hack-and-slash video game series launched by Sega in 1987. It centers around a modern-day ninja named Joe Musashi, who fights against great evil. Before making his feature-length directorial debut with Netflixs 2020 action movie, Hargrave was best known as the stunt coordinator in a number of high-profile movies such as The Hunger Games franchise, Atomic Blonde, Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool 2, and Avengers: Endgame.

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Extraction director Sam Hargrave is developing an adaptation of Sega's Shinobi video game franchise. First released as an arcade game in 1987, Shinobi sits in the hack-and-slash genre, with Joe Musashi serving as the franchise's main character in numerous installments. The overarching storyline of many of the games sees Joe facing off against Zeed, an evil ninja crime syndicate. There are now 12 Shinobi games in total, with a thirteenth on the way.

Now, Universal Pictures reveals that they're partnering with Sega to bring a Shinobi movie to life. Hargrave, who directed both Extraction (2020) and Extraction 2 (2023), is attached to direct the project, with Ken Kobayashi (Sunny) set to write the screenplay.

Marc Platt and Adam Siegel will produce the film through Marc Platt Productions, while Dmitri M. Johnson will produce for Story Kitchen. For Sega, Toru Nakahara will produce. Mike Goldberg will executive produce the Shinobi film, with Timothy I. Stevenson co-producing.

Sega and Paramount hit it big with the Sonic the Hedgehog movie series, and now the game company is teaming up with Universal to bring another classic game to the screen. This time the series in question is Shinobi and the partnership is with Universal, which has a live-action film in the works.  Side-scrolling action game series Shinobi series first started in arcades back in 1987 and has seen a number of sequels, spinoffs and revivals in the decades since, including an awesome, tough-as-nails 3D PS2 entry in 2002. Sam Hargrave ( Extraction series) is currently lined up to direct the live-action film, with Ken Kobayashi handing the screenplay.  Producers include Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions, Dmitri M. Johnson of Story Kitchen and Toru Nakahara of Sega. Mike Goldberg is executive producer alongside co-producer Timothy I. Stevenson. Related: Ninja Slayer Side-Scrolling Action Game Hits Steam in Summer 2024 Beyond that,...

Universal Pictures has announced that Wicked tickets are on sale now! The studio has also released a new TV spot, which is the first promo that shows the highly anticipated singing in the film.

New posters for the film have debuted as well. You can view the Universal Pictures poster, the IMAX poster, and the Dolby poster by scrolling down.

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.

The film will open in theaters on November 22 and will be followed by Wicked Part Two on November 21, 2025. It is rated PG for some scary action, thematic material, and brief suggestive material.

Featuring the musical talents from the entire cast of the film, Wicked: The Soundtrack will be released alongside the movie’s theatrical release on November 22 via Republic Records.

Sega is once again getting busy with its IPs, announcing a collaboration with Universal Pictures to develop a film adaptation based on their classic Shinobi franchise.

The movie will be directed by Sam Hargrave (Extraction franchise), with Ken Kobayashi adapting the screenplay Marc Platt and Adam Siegel will produce the film through Marc Platt Productions. Dmitri M. Johnson will produce through Story Kitchen, while Toru Nakahara will produce through Sega. Mike Goldberg will serve as executive producer alongside Timothy I. Stevenson, who is co-producing.

Details on the adaptation are still to come, but the basis of the Shinobi franchise started way back in 1987 in the arcades, where players assumed the role of Joe Musashi, a modern-day ninja who is out to stop the Zeed terrorist organization from kidnapping students of his clan. The success of the arcade game led to multiple entries in the series spanning multiple platforms, dabbling in...

With the likes of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Sonic The Hedgehog doing big business in the multiplexes and The Last Of Us and Fallout receiving critical acclaim on TV, stock in video game adaptations has never been higher. Hell, even Minecraft is about to get the cinematic treatment! And now, according to Deadline, Universal and Sega are looking to capitalise on the genre boom with a live-action take on ninja hack-and-slash classic Shinobi. And that's not all, either — Extraction director Sam Hargrave is set to direct it.

Chronicling modern day ninja Joe Musashi's battles with the forces of evil, the Shinobi series — which comprises 14 mainline and spin-off entries to date, with another on the way — has long-since been an IP on Hollywood's mind. As far back as 2014, Sega were exploring ways to bring the franchise (among several others) to the big screen — and in 2016, producer Marc Platt struck...

Universal Pictures has tapped Extraction director Sam Hargrave to helm Shinobi, a movie adaptation of the video game franchise created by Sega.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the original Shinobi game featured Joe Musashi as a modern-day ninja who confronts great evil. Ken Kobayashi (Sunny) is writing the script for the Shinobi movie, which will be produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel through Marc Platt Production. Dmitri M. Johnson will produce through Story Kitchen, with Toru Nakahara producing through Sega. Mike Goldberg will executive produce alongside co-producer Timothy I. Stevenson.

The original Shinobi arcade game was released in 1987. The franchise has grown to include over a dozen games, with the latest announced at last year’s Game Awards. Universal already has a couple of successful video game movies under its belt, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie (which grossed $1.35 billion) and Five Nights at Freddy’s (which...

The “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies have become some of the most lucrative video game adaptations in Hollywood history, proving that Sega characters can be major draws at the box office. And while the franchise is still going strong — Jim Carrey is coming out of retirement to reprise his role as Dr. Robotnik in the upcoming third film — gamers clamoring to see more non-hedgehog properties from the Sega canon on the big screen are in for a treat. The iconic video game company is teaming up with Universal Pictures on a film adaptation of “Shinobi,” the ninja game that has delighted arcade goers for nearly four decades, IndieWire has learned.

The “Shinobi” film will be directed by Sam Hargraves, who is best known for directing “Extraction” and “Extraction 2” for Netflix. Ken Kobayashi will write the script. No casting details or release date have been announced.

Per a press release, Marc Platt...

It’s not just all about Sonic the Hedgehog. Another Sega video game franchise, Shinobi, is heading to the big screen, with Sam Hargrave directing for Universal.

Ken Kobayashi is writing the screenplay adaptation of the arcade game, which first debuted in 1987. That edgy game followed Joe Musashi, a modern-day ninja who confronts great evil. Shinobi spawned 14 games include spinoffs and ports for a total 5 million copies sold around the globe. A new entry in the series was revealed in late 2023.

Marc Platt and Adam Siegel will produce the movie through Marc Platt Productions alongside Dmitri M. Johnson through Story Kitchen and Toru Nakahara for Sega. Mike Goldberg will executive produce alongside Timothy I. Stevenson, who is co-producing.

The pic follows Universal’s 2023 video game adaptation success with Illumination and Nintendo’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, which minted over $1.4 billion and $290 million,...

Wicked's reported runtime is a major green flag, signaling how the movie adaptation can take the core ingredients from Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and conjure up something even more magical. Given the mammoth success of the stage show, news of an upcoming Wicked movie adaptation was hardly a surprise when reports surfaced in the early 2010s. Wholly more surprisingly was the subsequent update that Wicked would be split into two distinct parts, the first releasing in November 2024 and the continuation following a year later.

According to a more recent update, Wicked Part One's runtime clocks in at a relatively hefty two hours, 40 minutes - almost as long as the original musical Wicked is based on, which lasts a scant five minutes more. That number is slightly north of 2012's Les Miserables movie, and also beats Chicago (1h 53m), Cats (1h 50m), and Steven Spielberg's West Side Story...

Daniel Brühl is getting back behind the camera to direct “Break,” a biopic about the tennis champion Gottfried von Cramm whose rise to stardom in the 1930s saw him face off with the Nazi regime in his native Germany.

“All Quiet on the Western” front star Felix Kammerer will lead the feature, which reunites the actor, Bruhl and the team behind the Oscar-winning WWI drama. “Break” is based on a screenplay by Hossein Amini from Marshall Jon Fisher’s “A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played.”

The Ink Factory (“The Pigeon Tunnel,” “The Night Manager”) and their partners Marc Platt and Adam Siegel for Marc Platt Productions are teaming with Malte Grunert for Amusement Park (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) and Edward Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) for Nine Hours on the picture, which will be told in German and English.

Daniel Brühl is returning to the director’s chair for bio-pic Break starring Felix Kammerer as real-life German tennis champion Gottfried von Cramm who found himself in the crosshairs of the Nazi regime as his sporting star rose in the 1930s.

The production reunites the team behind German WW1 drama All Quiet On The Western Front, which was nominated in nine categories at the Academy Awards in 2023 and won in four, including Best International Feature Film.

London and LA-based The Ink Factory and partners Marc Platt and Adam Siegel at Marc Platt Productions, are joining forces on the production with All Quiet On The Western Front producer Malte Grunert at Amusement Park and the Oscar-winning film’s director and producer Edward Berger at Nine Hours.

The movie will follow von Cramm’s breathtaking sporting career under the Nazi regime from...

The team behind Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front is joining forces with The Night Manager producers The Ink Factory on period drama Break, based on the life of 1930s German tennis champion Gottfried von Cramm.

All Quiet star Felix Kammerer will play von Cramm, with Daniel Brühl directing. Brühl, a co-star and executive producer on All Quiet, made his directorial debut with the German drama Next Door in 2021.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Hossein Amini (Drive, The Wings of the Dove) will pen the script, adapting Marshall Jon Fisher’s non-fiction book A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played. The story will be told in German and English.

Von Cramm’s impressive sporting career — a two-time French Open winner, he was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1937 — was set against the rise of Hitler’s Third Reich, which saw the...

Daniel Bruhl will direct All Quiet On The Western Front star Felix Kammerer in tennis film Break, for The Ink Factory, Marc Platt Productions and All Quiet… producers Amusement Park and Edward Berger.

Kammerer will play Gottfried von Cramm, a German tennis champion whose career was set against the rise of the Third Reich in 1930s Germany. The film is adapted by Hossein Amini from Marshall Jon Fisher’s A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played.

The film will be in both German and English language. Fifth Season will...

Universal’s massive musical tentpole bet Wicked originally was dated to go head-to-head with Disney Animation’s five-quad movie Moana 2 on Wednesday, November 27, the day before Thanksgiving, but will now go five days earlier on Friday, Nov. 22. A very smart release date change.

Both movies are aimed at females. But Wicked counts a fanbase of a reported 30M people from around the globe who’ve seen the Stephen Schwartz stage show. Not to mention, it’s the first of two parts — this movie has to work. Uni isn’t plotting a Horizon scenario here.

The new earlier date puts it up against Paramount’s Gladiator II, creating potentially a Barbenheimer moment: One highly anticipated big movie aimed at dudes, the other at females. There’s a lot of box office upside with both movies ahead of the Thanksgiving break, and, as we saw over the Barbenheimer weekend, moviegoers will watch both.

Wicked fans won’t have to wait quite as long as expected to watch Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.

Universal Pictures announced Monday that director Jon M. Chu’s musical feature will hit theaters Nov. 22. The film has moved up from its previously scheduled release on Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving, with the new date giving the movie more time to build word of mouth heading into the holiday corridor. The new date also allows it to avoid Disney’s Moana 2.

It will now compete against Paramount’s Gladiator II, which also hits theaters Nov. 22 and stars Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2000 historical epic.

Wicked adapts the Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name, which is itself based on author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

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The official trailer for Wicked has just been released. The film will be in theaters on November 27, 2024.

Synopsis: The untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

About The Film

Genre: Musical Event Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle and Peter Dinklage Director: Jon M. Chu Screenplay: Winnie Holzman Producer: Marc Platt, David Stone

Wicked is in theaters on November 17, 2024!

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Universal Pictures has dropped the second trailer for director Jon M. Chu’s Wicked.

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.

Wicked, in theaters on November 27, 2024, is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural celebration. Wicked Part Two is scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 26, 2025.

With a cast featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle and Peter Dinklage, watch the trailer now.

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda,...

Since the film is being produced and distributed by Universal, which streamer it will land on is easy to answer; when, however, is more complicated.

Did you hear a distinctive call coming from the western skies on Wednesday? If so, it might have been caused by the release of the thrillifying trailer for the upcoming film adaptations of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” Directed by Jon M. Chu, the iconic musical will be broken up into two films, with the first will be released on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, the day before Thanksgiving. Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, the film’s trailer already has the internet buzzing and while the musical’s legions of fans will undoubtedly show up to see the film in theaters, you might already be wondering when you will be able to stream Erivo’s “Defying Gravity” on repeat at home. Fortunately, we here at The Streamable...

Check out fans' first reactions to the official trailer for Wicked. In addition to Grande and Erivo, the trailer provides a good look at both Michelle Yeoh's Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum's corrupt Wizard of Oz. The new footage has already received over 263,000 views and 33,000+ likes at the time of this writing.

Ready to defy gravity again? The official trailer for Wicked is finally here! And the powers-that-be at Universal Pictures didnt hold back because the video offers just over three-and-a-half minutes of brand-new footage. This includes Ariana Grandes Glinda and Cynthia Erivos Elphaba meeting for the first time at Shiz, the revelation of a certain wicked witchs powers and the dubious nature of the seemingly all-powerful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum). The YouTube video just dropped this morning, and the fans are already flooding social media with how impressed they are. @christiantozzi. writes in the comments section:...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are ready to defy expectations in the new trailer for the movie adaptation of Wicked.

On Wednesday, Universal Pictures released the first full promo for the initial installment of the two-part film version. Jon M. Chu’s film, which stars Grande as Glinda and Erivo as Elphaba, hits theaters Nov. 27.

Wicked’s teaser trailer aired during Super Bowl Lviii on Feb. 11 and provided the first look at the movie that adapts the Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name, which is itself based on author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The project adapts characters that originated in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and were brought to life in the Oscar-winning 1939 film musical The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.

The Wicked film follows green-skinned Elphaba and her...

Universal Pictures has released a brand new trailer for Wicked, the film adaptation of the celebrated Broadway musical starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Watch it in full below.

The new Wicked trailer follows the “First Look” teaser that arrived in February. Boasting a longer runtime, the preview offers a more in-depth look into the film’s version of Oz. The adaptation splits the original story into two parts, with the first installment premiering in theaters on November 27th.

Directed by Jon M. Chu, Wicked follows Grande’s Glinda and Erivo’s Elphaba as their friendship reaches a crossroads. “Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future,” the official longline reads. “Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as...

Universal Pictures has released the official trailer and poster for the first Wicked movie, which will open in theaters on November 27, 2024. The first film will be followed by Wicked Part Two on November 26, 2025.

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship.

Amazon had its inaugural upfront presentation today, and it may hold the most exciting information we’ve seen so far.

Amazon MGM Studios has been entertaining us for a while now, but they’ve got even more on tap, with The Boys Season 5 locked, a Legally Blonde-related series, the Cross trailer, and news about Nicolas Cage as a washed-up superhero.

Let the good times roll!

Elle, a Series in the Legally Blonde Universe, Ordered to Series

Prime Video announced that it has ordered the Legally Blonde prequel series Elle from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media.

Creator Laura Kittrell is set as showrunner and executive producer, with Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky, and Marc Platt also serving as executive producers.

Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to...

What’s better than one wedding? Well, how about two? At least, so long as you’re not the wedding planner who double booked a venue.

Prime Video rom-com “You’re Cordially Invited” stars Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell in a comedy of errors surrounding the big day.

A woman seemingly plans her sister’s perfect destination wedding but her and the father of a different young bride-to-be find out that they are double booked at a remote resort on an island off the Georgia coast. When both parties decide to share the small venue, chaos ensues and disaster awaits.

“You’re Cordially Invited” is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller, with Geraldine Viswanathan co-starring. The ensemble cast is rounded out by Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ramona Young, Jack McBrayer, and Celia Weston.

Lead stars Witherspoon and Ferrell both produce along with writer/director Stoller,...

Today, at its inaugural upfront presentation, Prime Video announced that it has ordered the Legally Blonde prequel series Elle from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media.

Creator Laura Kittrell is set as showrunner and executive producer, with Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky, and Marc Platt also serving as executive producers.

Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.

The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

“I truly couldn’t be more excited about this series! Fans will get to know how Elle Woods navigated her world as a teenager with her distinct personality and ingenuity in ways that only our beloved Elle could do. What could be better than that?!” said Reese Witherspoon.

A “Legally Blonde” prequel about the high school years of Elle Woods has been ordered to series at Amazon Prime Video.

The series was reported to be in development at Prime Video in April. The announcement was made as part of Amazon’s upfront presentation to advertisers on Tuesday. Reese Witherspoon, who played Woods in the two “Legally Blonde” films, took the stage in costume (and accompanied by Elle’s chihuahua Brusier) to announce the series order.

Currently titled “Elle,” the logline for the series states that it “follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first ‘Legally Blonde’ film.”

“I truly couldn’t be more excited about this series! Fans will get to know how Elle Woods navigated her world as a teenager with her distinct personality and ingenuity,...

Amazon is ready to tell one Elle of an origin story.

Reese Witherspoon came out on stage at the close of Amazon’s inaugural Upfront presentation to advertisers on Tuesday morning to announce the premise for the previously reported streaming series set in the world of the 2001 film comedy Legally Blonde.

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“We are going back to high school with Elle!” said Witherspoon, clad in pink...

Exclusive: Legally Blonde has become the first big MGM title to spawn a TV series for Prime Video. The Amazon streamer has ordered Elle, a Legally Blonde prequel series. It hails from the film franchise’s star Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine banner, part of Candle Media. The project is being unveiled at Prime Video’s inaugural upfront presentation today where the streamer also is announcing another TV series based on a MGM property, Tomb Raider.

Created by Laura Kittrell, who will serve as showrunner, Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film. The series is set years before the events in the first movie, which kicked off as Elle Woods (Witherspoon) graduated from college and headed to Harvard Law to pursue a legal career.

Universal Pictures is taking fans behind the scenes of the upcoming Wicked movies with a new featurette. The first film opens in theaters on November 27, 2024, and will be followed by the second movie on November 26, 2025.

The studio has also announced that the new trailer for the film will debut on Wednesday, May 15.

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

This weekend, “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo will receive the Gold Ally honor at the Gold House Gold Gala, and filmmaker Jon M. Chu will present the award to her.

Ahead of the Gala, Chu spoke with Variety celebrating his leading lady. He recalls the first time he met her over Zoom while casting for his upcoming movie musical “Wicked.”

Based on Gregory Maguire’s novel that inspired Broadway’s acclaimed musical of the same name, “Wicked” precedes Dorothy’s arrival in Oz and tells the legend of the world and the story behind Elphaba, (Erivo) the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda (Ariana Grande), who becomes the good witch.

Chu shares insight into the performance that blew him away, and why Erivo receiving the Gold Ally award has special meaning for him.

What’s your earliest memory of meeting Cynthia?

It was meeting her over Zoom. She was in...

Doctor Who has a habit of taking a throwaway line and making it into a big deal.

In 60th anniversary special “Wild Blue Yonder”, Russell T. Davies wrote what seemed like a passing joke about Isaac Newton mishearing the word ″gravity″ as “mavity” before committing to the bit and changing the word in the timeline from that point onwards, making the gag not so inconsequential after all.

Mavity isn’t alone in the show’s history. Throwaway lines have been seized upon and expanded over the years, some by the show’s fandom, but also by its writers. What started as world-building, texture or a dramatic beat has become the foundation for a whole new level of storytelling.

Lines like these…

“The heart of the machine is under the column”

The Edge of Destruction (1964), written by David Whitaker

In this First Doctor story, set almost entirely inside the Tardis, a...

When audiences see Wicked on the big screen, director Jon M. Chu promises to expect live vocals.

In a preview with Vanity Fair, the director shared that both Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo insisted on singing live during the production. Grande stars as Glinda, opposite Erivo’s Elphaba in the film.

“These are live vocals,” Chu said. “When we were shooting it, those girls were like, ‘Fuck the pre-records. We’re going live.’ ”

Despite feeling skeptical and questioning the decision (“There’s going to be a lot of wind in your air pipes. Is that okay?” he recalled asking), Chu said the stars “didn’t miss a beat” and said, “Yeah. That’s what we do.”

While performing “Defying Gravity,” Erivo “had a harness pulling and pushing and yanking and tugging on every nook and cranny that there is,” Grande described. Meanwhile, Erivo said of Grande: “I’m literally never...