Universal Pictures has shown some very early footage from the upcoming adaptation of the Broadway hit musical, Evil. This is footage that will probably never be released to the public, so it was very nice to have the opportunity to watch it. It sounds like it’s going to be a fantastic adaptation and we’re pretty excited to see this movie on the big screen! Here is our reaction video to the footage!
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The three-time Tony Award-winning musical was adapted from a book by Gregory Maguireand is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. It tells the story of how the green-skinned Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s trajectory to become known as the Good Witch.
Cynthia Erivo who plays Elphaba, with Ariana Grande playing Glinda. The film also stars Jonathan Bailey (Broadchurch AND Crashing) as Fiyero, e Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Crage Hall at Shiz University. Oh yeah! Jeff Goldblum is playing The Magician.
Jon M. Chu he is directing the film in two parts, from a script written by the author of the play book Winne Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Speaking about the two-part film, Chu said, “We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and not just make one Evil movie but two! With more space, we can tell the story of Evil as it was to be told bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys of these beloved characters.
Universal Pictures films will be released at Christmas in 2024 and 2025.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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