After losing director Stephen Daldry last fall, Universal Pictures is back working with a new director for the long-awaited Wicked change, Jon M. Chu.
Daldry had wanted to shoot Wicked in London, with the lack of available stage space and Universal’s desire to move faster than he was comfortable with being cited as the reasons for not he rejected it, according to the Deadline.
Chu’s schedule was also released last month, when he returned from leading a Disney Plus pilot ‘Willow.
Wicked Director: After the loss of director Stephen Daldry last fall, Universal Pictures is back working with a new director for the long-awaited Wicked change, Jon M. Chu
Level: Daldry had wanted to shoot Wicked in London, with the lack of available stage space and Universal’s desire to move faster than he was comfortable with being cited as the reasons for having rejected it, according to the Deadline
The 41-year-old director is expecting a baby with his wife Kristen Hodge this summer, and Disney continued to push production due to COVID-19 issues.
The timer worked perfectly for Chu and Universal, with whom he had previously worked on the 2015 adaptation of Jem and the Holograms.
There is no word on when the production might start, although time seems to have worked out for the best for the studio and the director.
Expectations: The 41-year-old director is expecting a baby with his wife Kristen Hodge this summer, and Disney continued to push production due to COVID-19 issues
Universal has been involved in this project before the stage production even came together.
The play is based on the 1995 book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, which had released the film rights to Universal after the publication of the novel.
Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz confirmed the author to release the rights of the stage and film producer Marc Platt to make the stage play.
Play: The play is based on the 1995 book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, which had released the film rights to Universal after the publication of the novel
The album, which is told from the scenes of the various witches in the Land of Oz, was released on Broadway in October 2003, the start of a remarkable 17-year run that is still going on, although it has been stopped. currently due to COVID-19.
Wicked won three Tony, including one for Idina Menzel for her portrayal of Elphaba, aka The Wicked Witch of the West.
The album is currently the fifth longest running show in Broadway history, becoming just the third Broadway production to go over $ 1 billion, along with The Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King.
Broadway Run: The album, which is told from the scenes of the various witches in Land of Oz, aired on Broadway in October 2003, the start of a remarkable 17-year run that is still going on, though it was currently suspended due to COVID- 19
Hit Show: The album is currently the fifth longest-running show in Broadway history, growing to become the third Broadway production in excess of $ 1 billion, along with The Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King
Winnie Holzman, author of the book Wicked on Broadway, is working with Schwartz to write the altered screenplay, starring Platt.
Chu recently directed the Smash Warner Bros., Crazy Rich Asians, and his new film, a version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In the Heights, appeared in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18th.
The filmmaker is also linked to two series directed to Crazy Rich Asians, based on Kevin Kwan’s China Rich Gir Girl and Wealthy People Problems series.
Another play: Chu recently directed the Warner Bros. smash, Crazy Rich Asians, and his new film, a Broadway version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Miranda In the Heights, appeared in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18th
Sequels: The filmmaker is also linked to two series directed to Crazy Rich Asians, based on Kevin Kwan China’s book series Rich Gir Girl and The Problems of Rich People