Whoopi Goldberg “Tried Hard” To Get ‘Wicked’ Rights In ’90s

Story by Glenn Garner

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Whoopi Goldberg's decades-long pursuit to bring Wicked to the big screen, revealed.

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In the 90s, Whoopi Goldberg 'tried hard' to secure the film rights to Wicked, the hit Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel.
Maguire's novel, which reimagined the backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West, sparked a Hollywood bidding war in the 90s, with Demi Moore also vying for the rights.

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Whoopi Goldberg, Gregory Maguire, Demi Moore, Universal, Wicked