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Wicked Movie's 2-Part Split Creates A Big Musical Problem To Overcome
Jon Chu’s decision to split his adaptation of the Wicked musical into two films is a revolutionary idea that comes with a major structural hurdle and problem to overcome. This will be the first movie adaptation of the stage production inspired by Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked, rather than another take on L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wizard of Oz. Chu has already directed a movie adaptation of a stage musical—2021’s In the Heights—which could ease the minds of would-be critics. However, In the Heights was a single film. Creating a two-part adaptation for Wicked will come with a hefty challenge.
