The Wicked The movie will be remarkably long. An adaptation of the original Broadway play, The Movie is designed to change the public perception of the wicked witch from The Wizard of Oz (1939)Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and more. While the Wicked The movie will take extreme inspiration from the musical, new elements will be added to expand its runtime.
According to the details on Fandango, The Wicked The movie will last two hours and 40 minutes. The Broadway musical, by comparison, runs for two hours and 45 minutes. The follow-up will likely lead to the on-screen adaptation doubling the runtime of the original musical.
What the runtime means for bad
New content will be added
Wicked It will have an extraordinary runtime, and unlike the musical, there will be no intermission. With the original with a wide range of songs and a fully developed story, The added material is likely to be a combination of extended scenes and completely new content. For example, it is confirmed that Dorothy will join Wickeds cast, although she did not appear in the original Broadway play. The trailers showed her presence and hinted at an entirely new story in addition to the original beloved musical.
In addition to all the original performances, there will also be new songs. The songs are expected to come in Bad: Part 2But there will likely be original work in the first movie, if only to grab attention during the upcoming award season. The movies will be released two years apartSo the new songs can capitalize on two different seasons to win Best Original Song. Apart from the additional songs, new subplots are likely to be released The Wizard of OzS letters. The added material means a fresh story for both musical viewers and entirely new audiences.
Our take on the bad runtime
The long length may hurt its box office
In terms of box office performance, the long runtime will hurt. Long movies mean that theaters limit the amount of shows, based only on practical time considerations. In addition, the movie will share screens with Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2Further limiting the number of shows. Because It will be released around the same time as the highly anticipated Moana 2There will be additional competition, meaning that theaters cannot simply sell out every room to provide space. therefore, Wicked Will need a long run to see full success from its $145 million budget.
Source: Fandango