Wicked mania is still in full swing. The film is currently racking it up at the box office, critics are praising it, our own official Wicked review gave it a perfect 5/5, and just as the hype starts to die down, Wicked: For Good will be hitting theaters next year. The massive success forces one to reflect on its predecessor, The Wizard Of Oz, which became a worldwide phenomenon when it hit theaters about 85 years ago. At this point, Wicked feels like its own thing entirely, but according to director Jon M. Chu, Wicked: For Good will connect to The Wizard of Oz in a major, direct way, and it’s through the iconic protagonist Dorothy Gale.
Director Jon M. Chu cannot stop teasing what’s to come when the second half of Glinda and Elphaba’s story finally hits the big screen, and although our most recent conversation was in celebration of Wicked’s December 31 home video release, it inevitably came back around to For Good, and of course, Dorothy.
Director Jon M. Chu cannot stop teasing what’s to come when the second half of Glinda and Elphaba’s story finally hits the big screen, and although our most recent conversation was in celebration of Wicked’s December 31 home video release, it inevitably came back around to For Good, and of course, Dorothy.
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00:00So let's get into some cheesy stuff, some internet rumors.
00:02Yes.
00:03Did you hear about this one?
00:04People are saying that a Dorothy has been cast.
00:08I have heard that.
00:09Your reaction?
00:10Well we definitely cast a Dorothy, you see it in some of our teasers.
00:14How much do you see of Dorothy?
00:15I'm going to leave people, I can't confirm or deny how much you see of her.
00:20I will say that I do think it's important for whoever Dorothy is to you to try to respect
00:25that as much as possible.
00:28But does The Wizard of Oz and our movie intersect in movie two more than ever?
00:34100%.
00:35Bring her to me.
00:36I'm not afraid.
00:37It's the wizard who should be afraid of me.