In a year full of big cinematic successes, a film with the potential to rival the biggest is next Evila film adaptation of a musical based on the classic book and film, The Wizard of Oz. The film tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West, called Elphaba, and Glinda, the Good Witch, before the events of The Wizard of Ozexplaining how they ended up in the positions they are in in the original.
Evil is on track to be a huge box office success and it’s easy to see why. The Broadway musical has been extremely popular since its debut in 2003, and the trailers so far have been quite promising, not to mention that Evil It has a star-studded cast. If the film manages to hit as hard as it seems to, then a huge resurgence of The Wizard of Oz projects will certainly followtrying to build on the success of this newest film.
Wicked is projected to be a huge box office success and a sequel is already ready
The film is set to be a big hit at the box office
Although the film has not yet been released, pre-sales of tickets and the level of general interest indicate that Evil could very well surpass the US$1 billion threshold, joining Deadpool and Wolverine and Inside Out 2 as the biggest hitters of 2024. The film is already gaining momentum as it approaches release, with many previews and pre-release screenings receiving high praise, the film is absolutely on track to become a huge hit.
With the first film on track to do extremely well, the second appears to be following suit, giving Universal two successes in a row.
The film’s success would likely be a huge relief for Universal, as they are already fully committed to the second film. Originally, there was going to be just one, but during pre-production, Evil was divided into two parts, similar to the two-act structure of the original Broadway musical. Both parts were filmed at the same time, with the second film being released a year after this one, and now, with the first film on track to do extremely well, the second seems likely to follow suit, giving Universal two films in a row. . successes.
Several other new Wizard of Oz projects are in the works after Wicked
The franchise’s resurgence is already beginning
Even outside Evil and its sequel, there is already talk of new films in The Wizard of Oz franchise. One project apparently already has a finished script, a remake of the original The Wizard of Oz by Kenya Barris, TV show creator black. This remake aims to update the classic film for the modern erataking the depression era style of the 1939 film and replacing it with a more 21st century feel. Whether the film is a success is another question, as remakes of classic films are hit or miss.
There is another The Wizard of Oz remake coming from New Line Cinema, directed by Nicole Kassel, 2019 from HBO Watchmen series. This film hasn’t had much of an update in recent years, so its status is still a bit up in the air, but it’s something that has been officially announced. These two projects were announced even before the buzz Evil started completely, and it seems that they are just the first wave of projects to see who can be more successful with The Wizard of Oz.
The announced films are just the beginning
If Evil turns out to be successful, so the influx of Wizard of Oz projects will likely be even more pronounced than most modern franchises. This is because the original 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book is in the public domain, which means Anyone can make a movie using this original story. There are some caveats to this, however, as the 1939 film is copyrighted by Warner Bros., and The Wizard of Oz took a lot of creative liberties compared to the book, so the way the characters are presented in that film is still protected.
In the current media landscape, a company like Disney will likely find itself Evil is a huge success, and if it is, they’ll probably try to adapt a story as well, although they already tried that with 2013’s Oz the Great and Powerfula film that had decent but limited success. If Evil manages to go out and get it right, other studios will probably try to get a piece of that pie, so luckily the series still has plenty of stories to tell.