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Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’s Jon M. Chu On Unlocking The Musical For The Big Screen And How Casting Cynthia Erivo As Elphaba Was “Like A Coup”
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scrn loglineWicked director Jon M. Chu dishes on unlocking the beloved musical for the big screen and landing Cynthia Erivo as the iconic Elphaba.beat sheet- Chu tapped into his own experiences to bring the musical's themes of finding inner strength and using power responsibly to life on film.
- Casting Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba was
Read the sourcecall sheetJon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, Universal, Wicked, Wicked: For Good - Page SixPage Six3d
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Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’s Jon M. Chu On Unlocking The Musical For The Big Screen And How Casting Cynthia Erivo As Elphaba Was “Like A Coup”
DeadlineStory by Baz Bamigboye
scrn logline
Wicked director Jon M. Chu dishes on unlocking the beloved musical for the big screen and landing Cynthia Erivo as the iconic Elphaba.
beat sheet
- Chu tapped into his own experiences to bring the musical's themes of finding inner strength and using power responsibly to life on film.
- Casting Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba was
call sheet
Jon M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, Universal, Wicked, Wicked: For Good