‘Wicked’ Writer Reveals What Would’ve Been Cut Had the Musical Been One Movie | Video

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• The original plan was for Wicked to be a single movie, but key subplots involving the animals of Oz and the magical book the Grimmerie were set to be left on the cutting room floor.
• By expanding the adaptation into two parts, Holzman says 'we now have room for everything', allowing them to include the full scope of the beloved Broadway show.