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Inside ‘Wicked’s’ Marketing Blitz: How Universal Courted 400 Brands and Spent Big to Guarantee the Musical Was ‘Everywhere’
to Emerald City Lego sets, Shiz University sweaters at Target and OPI’s Fiyero’s My Mani nail polish (it’s a shade of cobalt blue), Universal ... to launch the big-screen musical extravaganza.
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Cynthia Erivo, the Black, bald, queer actress who casts a spell in ‘Wicked,’ the big musical of the year
Yes, she was making waves on Broadway as Celie in The Color Purple, but she had yet to step foot on a film set and had just signed her first two movie contracts ... as well as the Blue Ferry in ...
15 of the best movies based on Broadway musicals — and 10 of the worst
While some movie musicals have earned praise and raked in profits, including the new blockbuster "Wicked," not all are so ...
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The Biggest Live-Action Musical Movie for Nearly a Decade May Surprise You
Mamma Mia, the beloved camp classic, was the highest-grossing musical movie in history for a whopping nine years until Beast came around. How Big Was Mamma Mia? In its 2008 theatrical run ...
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'Wicked' proves it's just as 'Popular' on big screen as on Broadway
"We needed to shoot for the moon." Director Jon M. Chu decided to tackle the high-flying adaptation of "Wicked" with a go-big ...
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Here’s How the ‘Wicked’ Movie Is — and Isn't — Like the Musical
It’s certainly been a long wait, but after 21 years, Wicked has finally made its way to the big screen ... Additionally, the movie reaches the same conclusion as the musical’s act one finale.
Holiday movies lean heavily on biographies, pre-sales
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas you’ll have ample opportunity to size up the year’s best pictures and get a peek at ones that could factor into next year’s Oscar race.
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Will ‘Wicked’ box-office success rejuvenate the tricky business of Broadway adaptations?
It’s not easy to defy gravity as a musical movie, particularly one that’s been ... Bringing Broadway adaptations to the big screen can be a dicey proposition. For every “Wicked,” there ...