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Post by stuartmcd on Apr 24, 2024 10:42:03 GMT
It’s a real shame for the child to be mocked like this but I think it’s important to say that I don’t think anyone making videos is doing so maliciously or with the intent to cause upset. People are just jumping on a trend without thinking about how that young girl might feel. It’s careless and this should hopefully serve as a good lesson for what content they should and not be making going forward. But let’s not go cancelling people.
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Post by stuartmcd on Apr 18, 2024 9:43:02 GMT
Cast looks great, bet Carrie HF is fuming not to be Nancy Can’t we celebrate the casting without dragging down other actors?
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Post by stuartmcd on Apr 11, 2024 7:10:26 GMT
Dillamond is Peter Dinklage Also if anyone’s wondering about puppetry or cgi this was posted by DiscussingFilm “There’s also a quick look at Doctor Dillamond, a CGI goat in fancy attire voiced by Peter Dinklage”
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Post by stuartmcd on Apr 10, 2024 23:18:48 GMT
They've also got loads of costumes out on display. Every audience member has been given a light up Wicked lanyard and there are Tulips in every single cupholder in the theatre which they've been told not to touch. Universal are going in hard. I would expect some new footage. Maybe a live performance. But I'm not sure how much of this will get released to the public as most Cinemacon footage remains exclusive the people attending.
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Post by stuartmcd on Apr 10, 2024 22:28:09 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Mar 21, 2024 12:58:44 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 27, 2024 10:31:43 GMT
I can’t fathom why they think this is a good idea to make 2 films at all, apart from it making more money. It’s not that deep of a story, far from it. The story doesn’t naturally end with DG, that song is not a conclusion in any way. I can’t imagine leaving the cinema feeling satisfied having seen her fly off on a broomstick. It just doesn’t work. It’s obviously to do with money but the only way that they make money is if they have genuinely good movies. People aren’t going to the cinema like they used to and if part 1 is rubbish then it will bomb at the box office and then part 2 will be dead on arrival. Part 1 being a disaster just isn’t an option for them as they will then have that hanging over their heads for a whole year as they try and promote the next movie. Universal could have easily played it safe and made one movie but they must have felt really confident about how the movie was shaping up during preproduction to green light it for 2. We might not see the vision yet as to how they are expanding this story into 2 parts but personally I’m feeling quite optimistic about it. I’m also totally prepared to eat my own words when the movie comes out and it’s awful.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 25, 2024 0:54:22 GMT
What are the chances of a second Wicked movie look at the Oscar’s, 3/10? High or not possible? I’d highly doubt it. We were lucky to even get a trailer at the Super Bowl as it is still fairly early. There’s plenty of movies that come out before Wicked that haven’t even had a first trailer yet.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 18, 2024 12:36:26 GMT
So they sent out that teaser video to every theatre outlet and influencer under the sun to share this morning. Unfortunatley however one of them accidentally posted the wrong video and completely spoiled who it is. Who uploaded it? I believe it was London Theatre Direct
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 18, 2024 11:45:51 GMT
So they sent out that teaser video to every theatre outlet and influencer under the sun to share this morning. Unfortunatley however one of them accidentally posted the wrong video and completely spoiled who it is.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 17:06:18 GMT
I'm surprised there wasn't a single shot of Nessarose in the teaser. No close up shots just of her but you can see her a couple of times.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 15:06:13 GMT
Also just want to say how much I love this poster. We are so used to generic floating head posters for movies. But this is so effective.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 14:57:18 GMT
Also thought it was interesting it's titled 'Wicked'. No mention of part 1 or a sub title Makes me wonder if they haven't 100% settled on it being split or not. The Vanity Fair article that released at the same time still refers to the movie being in 2 parts - “We didn’t want to end up making one four-hour movie and then cutting out songs. We want to satisfy the fans of the musical,” says Platt. “Film allows you to create a place and a time—a university like Shiz, an extraordinary Emerald City governor’s mansion. There’s so much more to explore.” Also just to add that I think there are definitely some clips of both movies in this trailer. It’s titled Wicked - First Look so I think this is definitely intended as just a tease of the whole project rather than specific marketing for just the first movie.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 11:46:42 GMT
The more I see and hear, the more I think its Goldblum & Johnny Bailey who are gonna make this. Considering how little he is in the trailer I agree that Goldblum looks great. But the person who stood out for me was Michelle Yeoh.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 7:23:03 GMT
I know its only a teaser, but looks like another 'hide it's a musical' approach from the marketing team. I don’t understand this at at all. Like you said it’s just a teaser. But the trailer literally starts and ends with singing.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 11, 2024 23:47:47 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 10, 2024 20:09:43 GMT
A trailer will mean that we should finally get confirmation of what the official title is. Will they go with Wicked Part One or will they give it a subtitle? Any guesses?
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 9, 2024 20:55:10 GMT
Confirmed. The first look at the film will be in the first ad break of the SuperBowl this weekend. Now I need to think how I can watch it and record it. If previous years are anything to go by then it’ll be online pretty much as soon as it debuts on tv.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 8, 2024 16:05:51 GMT
People do realise Disney is more than just movies? They make more money from the theme parks and things like ESPN. So they shouldn’t ever worry about their movies being profitable because they have other revenue streams? There’s a reason that over the next few years we are getting Moana 2, Zootopia 2, Inside Out 2, Toy Story 5 and Frozen 3. Money. They also find themselves in the middle of the “culture wars” and have a reputation that they need to rescue. Bad box office does not help the stock price. I’m looking forward to all of these sequels as I like all of those movies but it’s all coming at once as they need to turn around their box office and get people going back to cinemas to see Disney movies rather than waiting for Disney+
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 8, 2024 14:34:03 GMT
Surely not ..I am pretty sure ..that they both were first choice. .after the Grammy win..and because of the connections between Disney ..Emily Bear…and her agent Richard Kraft ..for years.. a female..who is under contract since the age of 16 next to this legends..Oscar,Tony etc. kraft-engel.com/clients/will never ever be fifth choice Yes, it seemed it was planned first as a series ..but in the end we all don‘t know.. Perhaps you should not be so negative..or not so full of envy…there seem to be a lot of „Piers Morgans“ here..lol screenrant.com/moana-2-announcement-disney-animated-movie-problems-fix/They're worse than Piers Morgans, they're gay Piers Morgans - Andrew Pierce's!! I think we need to be realistic in that Disney need to be pulling in more money & a Moana sequel, rather than another original film which flops, is a good way to do that. And it's not going to be straight-to-video quality is it? That’s exactly the worry though. This was supposed to be a direct to streaming project that they have decided to push into cinemas as they are really struggling at the box office and they don’t have another animated movie ready for thanksgiving. So they’ve got to turn something that was created to be an episodic tv show into a full movie which could really create problems when it comes to the pacing of the film. And as it is a direct to streaming project I would expect the level of animation to not necessarily be hitting the standard that you expect from the latest Disney movies. It will probably look like the last Moana movie which came out 8 years ago which means it will look ok but it’s not pushing the boundaries of what animation is capable of today. Like how the Monsters Inc Disney+ show was clearly not up to the level of animation that Pixar is known for. I love Moana. I genuinely hope it’s great. And also their number one choice of composer would absolutely be Lin Manuel Miranda. His work across Moana and Encanto has been hugely successful for Disney. But Lin has bigger fish to fry than a straight to streaming tv show.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 7, 2024 23:28:47 GMT
Ahhh I see that this was supposed to be a direct to Disney+ tv series so probably couldn’t afford Lin.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 7, 2024 23:09:47 GMT
Where’s Lin? His music was part of what made the first movie so good!
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 22:44:15 GMT
Addams Family at the Crescent Theatre, Birmingham in April!
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 16:47:40 GMT
What are the chances of us getting something at the Superbowl? I’d be surprised if they didn’t. Wicked is probably Universals biggest film this year and this is the perfect opportunity to release a first teaser and start the marketing campaign. Grace Randolph who is a movie critic and insider tweeted out that she has so far heard that Disney has 3 spots and Universal has 1. Then adding “Rumor is D, A, A and W” D is most likely Deadpool 3. The 2 As could be a number of things. But I feel like the W could only be Wicked. Though Universal is also releasing a Wolf Man movie this year so who knows! Not long to find out.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 5, 2024 9:13:43 GMT
Considering we are still waiting for the Aladdin pro shot to be released, I won't hold my breath lol Yeah I’ve heard that Disney realised that having a white guy play Jaffar probably doesn’t look too great so I think it’s been shelved indefinitely.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 29, 2024 11:35:31 GMT
Currently half way through season 2 of Australia and it has been so poorly cast. Most of them are deeply unlikeable and wannabe influencers. Not surprised that they cancelled it after this.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 27, 2024 15:14:26 GMT
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 16, 2024 21:19:32 GMT
The official TikTok account for the movie has been created so I’d imagine the marketing machine is about to kick into gear. Wouldn’t be surprised if the trailer came during the Super Bowl.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jan 7, 2024 9:40:32 GMT
Was there last night seeing it for the first time. Nicole’s performance of As If We Never Said Goodbye was worth the price of entry alone. I’ve never reacted to a musical theatre performance like that before. It was absolutely breathtaking.
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Post by stuartmcd on Dec 12, 2023 18:27:45 GMT
I’ve thought for a while that Tom Fletcher should write a full musical. He’s a great song writer so I’ll be interested to hear it when it comes out.
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