Like any stage musical getting the big screen treatment, we can expect evil Just slightly different from the original material.
director, John Zhuis sure to make the film his own while staying fairly close to the beloved musical. One thing that was saved from change was one of the most popular songs from the movie, and we have actress Glinda to thank ariana grande to this end.
evil Composer and Lyricist Stephen Schwartz In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, he revealed that he once recommended another version of “Popular” to Ariana Grande for a movie adaptation, but she immediately rejected it.
The Grammy winner insisted that her Glinda couldn’t have had any trace of her own music career, so she didn’t want any of the “Wicked” songs to feel like pop songs.
“In the spirit of being open to new things in movies, my music team and I thought, let’s refresh the tempo. Maybe, I don’t know, let’s do a little hip-hop,” Schwartz said of reconsidering the idea. Said when the movie became “popular”. “Ariana said, ‘Absolutely no, don’t do this. I want to be Glinda, not Ariana Grande playing Glinda.
Grande also had to be convincing in tweaking the ending of “Pop.” The movie switches up some octaves during the song’s finale to take full advantage of Grande’s impressive vocal range.
“I had an idea for a new voice ending. Ariana was a little hesitant about it, but I told her if I had thought of it in the original show, that’s what it would be,” Schwartz added. “When she became convinced that the new music didn’t fit her character, she got on board.”
Grande won praise for her performance of “Pop,” which was largely faithful to the Broadway version. “Wicked” director Jon M. Chi told The Times that he initially intended to go more visually larger for “Pop,” but producer Marc Platt Te rejected him.
“My first version was of Glinda walking into her closet with Elphaba and getting lost in this pink world, and she turned a corner, and then another, and another – like, How big is this closet? Chu said. [producer] mark [Platt] Say, “I don’t know if we should fantasize like that.” Remember, Glinda has no magic, so this is confusing.
“Well, what if all the bags we keep seeing are actually from her wardrobe and you just don’t know it yet?” Chu continued. “So bringing this wardrobe to life became an extremely large technological feat – adults in small spaces pulling doors and opening things at the right time, these gadgets can be deployed remotely with batteries and wires.
“That mirror was a very heavy machine because it had to be bent backwards so she could walk on it. It was always scary. Even in rehearsals, I was always hesitant. If she stepped on If you reach those lights, you will cut your feet.
evil Now playing in theaters everywhere.
via: Variety
