That it took this long for the Wicked movie to get to the point of casting its two female leads also meant that an amazing prediction was able to happen. Consider, for example, the hit stage musical Wicked, which debuted in 2003 and then began development as a theatrical film at Universal Pictures in 2004, some 17 years ago.
(Photo by Kristin Callahan, Lev Radin/Everett Collection)Ī lot of movies take years to make their way through the development process, but every once in a while, we come across a project that has really taken a long time. This WEEK’S TOP STORY ARIANA GRANDE AND CYNTHIA ERIVO TO STAR IN WICKED ADAPTATION