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Originally Posted by ASUADPi
I just read in the paper that Universal has the rights to make Wicked into a movie musical while ABC (I think, I can't seem to find the section I read it in) owns the rights to the book, to make it into just a movie.
So we shall see.
I'm all about a movie musical since when the show came here to AZ, it sold out in days.  |
I don't know where your paper's source is, but in the program from the show in Atlanta, Universal has held all rights to make Wicked into a movie since the book first came out, before the musical was even a thought. As of this time, Universal has no (publicly announced) plans to turn Wicked (book OR musical) into a movie. I don't know where ABC came in, but I don't think that part is correct...and being that ABC is owned by Disney, there's NO WAY they would ever buy the rights to the book but not the musical. I mean, there are like 5 Disney movies that AREN'T musicals...it's where their market is.
So for a movie to be made, Universal would need to sell the rights or get their butts in gear...neither of which I see happening anytime soon, since it just opened on West End, and will still be touring and on Broadway for quite awhile.
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