From another perspective,Wicked’s length speaks to exactly how the movie might outdo its source material.
This in itself is no great shock.
Wicked’s side characters will benefit enormously too.
“Wickedis relying entirely upon viewers loving the first film to make them come back for part two.
That problem is exacerbated if both parts ofWickedare also very long.
TurningWickedinto two long movies does, at the very least, show supreme confidence in the project.
Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
