Wicked, Jon M. Chu and Oscars
The movie studio faces a unique challenge: promote and release two build-on films just one year apart. Part one of the “Wicked” cinematic project dazzled at the box office, collecting more than $700 million in global ticket sales through Sunday.
Wicked fever reaches Billboard's Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), as Cynthia Erivo's "Defying Gravity," featuring Ariana Grande, rises to No. 1 on the December 2024 survey.
Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the beloved stage musical is walking the yellow brick road all the way to the 2025 Oscars, scoring 10 nominations including best picture, lead actress and supporting actress.
The pandemic only accelerated the withering industry: both the Wick and the Well and the Pyramid Club shut down in 2020, while Kingsland put on its last show over the summer. The iconic Knitting Factory was forced out of Brooklyn in 2022, but reopened with the revamped identity Baker Falls in the East Village one year later.
Ariana Grande was nominated for best actress in a supporting role, but Wicked missed out on best adapted screenplay.
Musican-actor Cynthia Erivo talks to Deadline about the importance of playing Elphana and her Oscar nominations
Wicked' stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were nominated for their performances, and the movie was included in the best picture category.
Ariana Grande marked her Oscar nomination for Wicked with a touching nod to her childhood dreams. Sharing a photo of herself dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, Grande reflected on her journey and the influence of Judy Garland's iconic role.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande both secured Oscar nominations, but does that mean Wicked could win the biggest prize at the Oscars 2025?
No Rest for the Wicked has a massive new update, dubbed The Breach, and it could be just what this action RPG's fans have been craving.
In the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," Judy Garland's Dorothy Gale is flanked by three companions as she travels down the yellow brick road to meet the Wizard of Oz (four, if you c