The adaptation of the belovedBroadway musicalis not done breaking records.
Just recently, the film has officially becomethe third-highest-grossing movie of 2024.
Is it too much to say thatWickedis seeing nothing butgreen?
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Congratulations on the success ofWicked, and congrats on the Golden Globe nomination.
How are you feeling about all of this?
JON M. CHU: It’s very overwhelming.
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There’s a certain protective shell you put on.
You just sort of keep moving, especially having aPart TwoI’m working on.
So, to me, that’s the best.
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And, of course, scrolling social media and being like, Wow!
People really are responding to all this stuff, and seeing the details that you never think theyd see.
What are you most excited for fans to discover in the deleted scenes or even the behind-the-scenes stuff?
The story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the Wizard of Oz becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
But the deleted scenes were hard to cut.
I’m not sure they’ve even seen all those scenes.
We just needed the movie to go and move.
So, I’m pretty excited for people to see that.
CHU: Yes, there is.
And he looks great, and Boq looks great.
But maybe eventually, someone will see that.
Maybe well sneak that into the home video just in time.
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You mentionedPart Two.
And it’s pretty special.
So, I can’t wait for people to experience that one day.
One step at a time.
But I would love for people to go through that experience.
Personally, I was ready to do that opening night forWicked.
You mentioned you’re working onWicked Part Two.
Where are you at in the editing process?
CHU: We are refining things right now.
I just opened it up again, and so we’re getting in there again.
Effects are not done, things are not done.
I gotta get in there, but it’s very special.
It’s very special.
There’s so much that happens in Part Two, and it matters just as much as Part One.
CHU: If you know, you know.
Which I’m so excited for everyone to know.
Because Act Two is considerably shorter.
Ill put it that way.
CHU: I’m not supposed to be talking about part two!
Of course, what happens with Fiyero… All the things.
The first of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
