Before Wicked became the beloved Broadway musical we know today, there were discussions in Hollywood to adapt Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, into a movie. These early conversations reveal a very different vision for the story.
Vanity Fair published a fascinating report shedding light on the early plans for the film adaptation, which included some surprising casting choices for the iconic roles of Elphaba and Glinda. Names like Claire Danes, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, and Whoopi Goldberg were among those attached to the project at various points.
The report also touches on the director who had shown interest in bringing the story to the big screen, and ultimately, what led to the decision to abandon the film version in favor of adapting the novel into a stage musical instead.
For more on this untold chapter of Wicked‘s history, you can explore the full details in the Vanity Fair report!
