Will there be a film version of the musical 'Wicked'?

Answer 1

Most likely. There are rumors floating around that it will begin to film this year, although it is not certain. In an interview with Kristin Chenoweth, she says she hopes the movie will be filmed before she has to play Morrible.

Answer 2

Yes I believe so because recently James Mangold, J.J Abrams, Rob Marshall and Ryan Murphy met with Universal Pictures, who holds the filming rights, about directing a film adaptation of Wicked. In addition, Marc E. Platt [b. 1957] of Marc Platt Productions within Universal Pictures is the producer of the 'Wicked' musical productions. The productions owe their existence to composer and lyricist Stephen Lawrence Schwartz [b. March 6, 1948] having convinced author Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954] and Platt of the adaptability of the original book 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' to the stage as a musical. The musical has a highly successful record through performances on Broadway, national tours of the United States of America, and international tours. Thus far, Platt therefore has had his hands full with a highly successful musical whose run is nowhere near finished. But once the performances and tours are over, why wouldn't the musical adapt just as easily and successfully to the moving picture format? In fact, it has been suggested that pre-production for a movie version of the musical 'Wicked' may start in 2010, with a release in 2012. But these suggestions have yet to be verified.