Wicked
This clause contain spoilers for the movie adaption of Wicked . Wickeddirector Jon M. Chu excuse why the motion-picture show ’s primal cameos caused the production major change . Wickedhas been instill critic and audiences alike ever since its release on November 22.Wicked ’s leading castincludes Cynthia Erivo , Ariana Grande - Butera , Jonathan Bailey , Marissa Bode , Jeff Goldblum , and Michelle Yeoh , two of which ( Erivo and Grande - Butera ) were late recognized for their work through Golden Globe nominations . In addition to the chief cast member , Wickedfeatured a famed cameo from Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth , who played the original Elphaba and Glinda on Broadway .
In an consultation on theArt of Kindness with Robert Peterpaulpodcast , Chu delves into the cameos from Chenoweth and Menzel . Chu explain the difficulty with creating an apt cameo in the first place , noting that the squad get to " show the strength of them , but it could n’t be so much that it took over the moving picture . " Their vision for the mo was that it was guess to be " like an entertainment common drive , " wherein you see " minuscule pop - up Christian Bible chronicle of how Oz came to be . " find out out the full quote from Chu below :
No . We had tried a bunch of unlike thing and — not that they , we never present it to them — but of course we run low through a bunch of different things of how we could let in them . None of it felt sufficient enough because we always came back to , they ’re at the top of their game . If they ’re in this picture show , we wanna see them do something . We wanna show the forcefulness of them , but it could n’t be so much that it took over the movie . They have a heavy presence . And we had this surgical incision where we needed to tell backstory of the Grimmerie , of the history of Oz , how the Wizard arrest there — we needed that data anyway .
It was supposed to be like an entertainment commons drive . It was supposed to be like ‘ It ’s a small-scale World . ’ You ’re guess to get in the thing , and it ’s supposed to go through , and you see these little pop - up book stories of how Oz came to be and how the whizz came down — and they [ Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel ] were n’t in it . And then when we said , ‘ What about this area ? ’ Steven was like , ‘ Yes , I love exactly what to do . Just give me a Nox or two . ’ And he come back with this song and turn with Winnie . And I was like , ‘ Yeah , that ’s awe-inspiring . If they would do that , that would be awesome . ’ And they come and gibe right away .
What This Cameo Change Means For Wicked
The Wicked Team Did Double-Duty With Exposition
Chu makes a respectable point in mentioning that they " needed to tell the backstory of the Grimmerie " anyway , hope a spot to put that exposition . As a result , the team ended up deciding on adding a song segment for Chenoweth and Menzel , wherein they explain the history of Oz and the Grimmerie . This allow the two Broadway asterisk to have a more extended cameo moment , while still provide critical background information for plot of land - critical item in theWickeduniverse .
Wicked ’s Elphaba and Glinda learn audience many important object lesson about the power of friendly relationship , digest by each other in moments of crisis .
It is also interesting to see how Chu and his squad want the " One Short Day " moment to feel " like an amusement park ride . " The Song dynasty overall is get up in these pop - up sections , where the tools of editing are used such that looker can see sections of the Emerald City in little spurts . This create a capricious feel to " One Short Day " overall , one that is only further accentuated by the path in which Chu ended up including Menzel and Chenoweth .
Our Take On How The Wicked Cameo Was Done
The Cameo Did Indeed Feel Significant
look atWicked ’s cameo second , I think the most important component of Chu ’s decision was the fact that he made it a point to " see them do something " in this minute . Chenoweth and Menzel are such stars ; as Chu tell , they " have a big presence . " It would have been so scourge to only see them in a overhaul coup d’oeil , or in dialog - only office , given their talent . as luck would have it for the film , Wickedmore fully integrate the whiz , making for one of the more memorable moments in the film .
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Wicked adapts the Broadway melodious into a two - part film , following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba , born with green peel , and Glinda , a popular patrician , in the Land of Oz . As they navigate their contrasting path , they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West .
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