I’ve read the book by Gregory Maguire and I’ve seen the musical multiple times. I don’t see how it’s necessary to break it up into two parts. They did Rent, Into the Woods, and Hairspray in one movie and they turned out fine. This is just another cash grab which is sad because I’ve been waiting for years for them to turn this musical into a movie.
I don’t see it as a “cash grab.” The Broadway show is 2 hours and 45 min. I know the creative team has written new songs and they are probably expanding the story a bit to change it up from the show.
With that said, they mentioned not wanting to cut too much material from the show in the film. I’m thinking not many people will want to sit through a 3+ hour movie like that.
It’s an odd concept to split up one Broadway show into two movies, but I’d rather them do that than cut a lot of original material and not add new songs.
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EricJ
Two movies, because Hollywood literally has forgotten how to make ONE movie anymore–
One movie isn’t a “franchise”, you see.
(It started with Warner and Harry Potter/LOTR, and the security of knowing exactly what they’d be releasing in theaters one year after the last hit…)
Glinda
I’ve read the book by Gregory Maguire and I’ve seen the musical multiple times. I don’t see how it’s necessary to break it up into two parts. They did Rent, Into the Woods, and Hairspray in one movie and they turned out fine. This is just another cash grab which is sad because I’ve been waiting for years for them to turn this musical into a movie.
Sam
I don’t see it as a “cash grab.” The Broadway show is 2 hours and 45 min. I know the creative team has written new songs and they are probably expanding the story a bit to change it up from the show.
With that said, they mentioned not wanting to cut too much material from the show in the film. I’m thinking not many people will want to sit through a 3+ hour movie like that.
It’s an odd concept to split up one Broadway show into two movies, but I’d rather them do that than cut a lot of original material and not add new songs.
Michael
See if they end it in the logical spot with Defying Gravity.
Michael
Didn’t it start with Kill Bill?
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