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