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What Movie Musicals Could Emerge After Wicked’s Success?
ComicBook.comStory by Lisa Laman
scrn logline
From 'Wicked' to 'Hadestown', the stage-to-screen musical adaptation race heats up as Hollywood aims to replicate the box office magic of Broadway's latest sensation.
beat sheet
- Sony/TriStar is fast-tracking a new film adaptation of the classic musical 'Guys and Dolls' with 'Chicago' director Rob Marshall at the helm, hoping to capitalize on 'Wicked's' success.
- Warner Bros. is reviving its long-gestating 'Little Shop of Horrors' remake, with 'Pose' star MJ Rodriguez potentially set to reprise her stage role as Audrey.
call sheet
Lisa Laman, Rob Marshall, Taron Edgerton, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez, Alison Bechdel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon M. Chu, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kendrick Lamar, Sony/TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Wicked, Moana 2, Guys and Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, Spamalot, Hadestown, Fun Home, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q