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'Defying Gravity': How 'Wicked' Director Jon Chu Gave Elphaba Flight
IndieWireStory by Chris O'Falt
scrn logline
Broadway's hit musical 'Wicked' takes flight on the silver screen under the visionary direction of Jon Chu, who's tackling the show's iconic moments in an ambitious new adaptation.
beat sheet
- Chu reveals he had to rethink Elphaba's iconic broomstick flying sequence, which made sense on stage but needed a more cinematic approach for the film version
- The director tapped Oscar-winning VFX wizard Joe Garlington to create a seamless blend of wire work, visual effects, and CGI to give Elphaba's airborne moments a sense of weight and gravity-defying wonder
call sheet
Jon Chu, Elphaba, Wicked, Wicked