107 Wicked Facts You Should Know! | Stan Lee Presents
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- 107 Wicked Facts You Should Know! | Stan Lee Presents
The film adaptation of Wicked is here. After YEARS of waiting, we finally get to witness the long awaited prequel-story in cinemas. But what took so long, and how does it compare to the musical we all know and love? What little easter eggs or nods to the Wizard of Oz can we find? Whether you’re a diehard fan of Wicked, or a new viewer, we have something for everyone in this 107 Facts about Wicked. Let’s go.
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The details and nods to both the stage show and the Wizard of Oz are just insane.
I also like how they returned Glinda's "Good Witch" dress back to pink. Green and pink neutralize each other, and it keeps to think to have her dress be pink, like the Wizard of Oz movie, rather than blue, like the stage show.
Wait till Dorothy finds out there was a bullet train straight to the Emerald City 😂
from what I understand about the train, it has to be sent by the Wizard, rather than being a consistently running train
@ Glinds could’ve bubbled back to the emerald city and told the wizard :/
@@EternityGroups Maybe he decided that once the Yellow Brick Road's construction is finished, the train is no longer needed? (Still doesn't make sense, I know, but that is just my theory)
I said the same thing like not emerald city was down the street
@@EternityGroupsidk if you know this but when Glinda is in charge the wizard is gone
While reading the book in 2004, I was thinking, "When will this be a movie?" I saw the Broadway road show play a year later, and again thought, "When's the movie?" I have now been satisfied.
the book is utterly awful
@@bennett4789 I tried reading the first several pages more than once, could never get into it.
@@gd18cyclist22it’s very different and mature
I think it was also worth noting that during Idina and Kristin's segment in One Short Day, Kristin also did a reference of her wand/light stick not working. It's just like how Galinda was when she first started using her training wand in Popular.
My understanding why Cynthia's battle cry is different than Elphaba's on stage is due to the existing tradition that all cries are the actress's choice to make it their own
i heard that the actresses playing elphaba on stage are given a select few number of options for the runs in the songs. some stick to the original, where some pick the alternate run notes. i thought the movie version was special because the movie versions of the songs, the singers were all able to do any kind of run they wanted to add flair and new emotion,, something the stage version isn't allowed to do due to strict option of runs.
Actually, Cynthia Erivo DID in fact originally do the war cry exactly as written, the way Idina does it, because she has so much love and respect for Idina. It was Schwartz, the musical director, who wanted Cynthia to make it her own. After trying out a few different options she came up with, it ended up ultimately being the one we all know her for now. 😊
I have just returned home from this visually stunning and spectacular experience and I am ready to go again! OMG!!! BEST movie I have seen in a long time. Cynthia is a powerhouse performer and she OWNS this role! Her voice is incredible and her emotional depth make her character both sympathetic and fierce. I get the feeling Ariana is playing herself but there is no denying her own impressive vocal range that harmonizes with Cynthia's so beautifully. The sets are magical, lush and expansive, the costumes were gorgeous, the choreography, the songs all brilliant - Defying Gravity gave me chills and made me cry it is SOOOOOOOOOOO extraordinary! Loved, loved, loved it and cannot wait for Part 2!!!
That’s exactly how I felt, I have seen it twice and I am ready to go back, it’s awesome 👏 and I can’t get enough. The Wizard Of Oz is my favorite movie and Wicked just jumped up to join my favorite movie with Wizard of Oz. I adore the movie and can’t wait to see it again and get the zdVD and soundtrack when they are released.
You know they have it streaming to rent or buy on Amazon? BEST investment I ever made. I LOVE THIS MOVIE. It totally blew all of my high expectations out of the water. It was worth waiting half a lifetime to see. If they don't win ALL the awards at the Oscars AND the Golden Globes and redefine the musical movie genre the way Lord of the Rings redefined fantasy, then the people judging have NO taste in what is an excellent and worthy film anymore. This movie was a love story to Wicked the musical, the Wizard of Oz and Elphaba and Glinda specifically. It was EPIC and I am really sad that I have to wait a whole year to see what happens next with them.
Speaking of Ariana Grande manifesting her role as Glinda, she had a rendition of "Popular" many years ago with MIKA. I wanna have this kind of level of self-confidence.
My favourite fact (not included in this video) is that at the very beginning, literal seconds into the film, when the Universal sequence is happening you can hear Elphaba’s ‘fate’. Guards marching, screaming AND the bucket of water being thrown!!!!! It’s 10/10 🤌🤌🤌🤌 gives me full body chills every single time
My mom said they had a sign in the theater that said no singing allowed
I just saw it tonight, and that was shown in a pre-film message at the end of the previews just before the movie started.
@ do you get kicked out if you start singing
I have no qualms about growling at people in the cinema 😅
I heard there will be a sing-along version in December. 😊
@@AnyahEMB That's actually awesome to have designated showings where the audience can sing!
Can I just say, the library at Shiz is one of the coolest libraries I have ever seen. Right up there with the library from Beauty and the Beast (the animated one) as being one of my favorite libraries. The fact that all of it was practical, right down to real books being used, makes this library even more epic.
9:50 #41: It is NOT “Summer Over The Rainbow”. It is “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”🤦🏻♀️
Yikes, that's a BIG one to mess up.
I was just going to say!! I stopped and went back 3 times to check! Hahaha!🤓👍
i came to the comments looking for someone to point it out. its driving me crazy
Saw twice and plan to see again.
fun fact 🤓 the wicked witch of the west goes so fast on her broom it looks like smoke in novels that’s why her cape grew so long to make it seem as she had black smoke coming out as she flew and it looked amazing
Seeing the film for the 4th time tomorrow! ❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜 This was an excellent video. Thank you! 🧹🪄🧹
I'm sharing this one!
I just want to know how is literally no one talking about the the “One Short Day” number in wicked? My jaw dropped at the way that scene looked sounded and made me feel! It was one of the best parts! And I can’t find it anywhere!
I feel bad for anyone who hasn't seen the stage show he dropped so many IYKYK's in this video 😂😂
There’s one more fact that I noticed! I’m not sure if anyone has reported, mentioned, or confirmed it, but I noticed when Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel made their cameo, Kristin was trying to get her wand to work because the light wasn’t turning on and she kinda gave up. I think it’s a nod to her in popular when she tries to turn the frock into a ballgown, but the wand wasn’t working.
Also, when Idina interacts with Cynthia by adjusting her hat and Kristin interacts with Ariana by playfully cutting off her riff, it was basically a torch pass from the OBC to the film versions of Elphie and Glinda. Likewise, the two _Wicked_ alumni rise & lower from a trap door in the stage, which lampshades something pivotal in part 2.
In addition, the whole "OZ of Tomorrow" model, Jeff Goldblum's Wizard pretending to fly like a pixie & his whole spiel about being a "Sentimental Man" (And yes, viewers should already know by now that The Wizard is Elphie's biological dad [if you paid attention to the affair Melena Thropp had with the circus showman once her Munchkinland governor & roaming preacher husband Frexspar left his promiscuous wife alone during _No One Mourns The Wicked_ before Elphie was even born, never mind Elphie keeping the green vial that led to her green skin as a memento of her mother when Glinda snatches it from Elphie shortly before the _Popular_ makeover sequence occurs, not to mention the fact that, in the original Baum book, instead of giving him a bronze medal like he does in the 1939 MGM film, the titular carnival Humbug gave The Cowardly Lion the green vial & told him to drink its leftover contents, claiming the stuff inside to be "liquid courage", another nickname for booze/alcohol, which would thereby make The Cowardly Lion less of a fraidy cat], although this unsurprising twist won't be made overtly explicit until part 2 [taking place at a point when Glinda finally has the backbone to call The Wizard out for callously sending the core _Wizard of OZ_ quintet to basically murder his own illegitimate biological daughter, subsequently forcing the weak phony to depart OZ in shame OR, as Frank Morgan's hapless bumbling version of the character put it in the 1939 MGM film, "Retaining my balloon in the advent of a quick getaway", a getaway that, once the hot air balloon is obviously repaired, the not-so _Wonderful_ Wizard would most certainly need to heed now more than ever given the fact that he OZian population will discover that he was a deceptive fraud hiding behind his mascarade of cheap magician tricks to maintain his position as political figurehead, who was himself very much afraid of the powerful weather-based powers genuinely held by Madame Morrible as The Emerald City's press secretary/his regime's personal advisor/Dean of Sorcery Studies at Shiz University, as well as Elphie's own innate ability to actually read the Grimmorie & even utilize spells from its accursed pages, because Elphie herself is a byproduct of both our real human world -- from whence The Wizard under his real name of Oscar Diggs & displaced Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale both originally come from -- and the fantasy realm of OZ due to the fact that The Wizard is Elphie's biological father, however Elphie & her holier than thou crippled/disabled half-sister Nessarose share the same biological mother, namely Frex's non-commital wife Melena]) IS intentionally referencing Walt Disney, which is fitting, because it had been Walt Disney's animated adaptation of _Snow White_ from 1938 that inspired the 1939 MGM _Wizard of OZ_ film (alongside the source material that was the original L. Frank Baum novel written in 1900, of course), which in turn inspired Gregory Mcguire's 1995 novel, which begot the 2003 _Wicked_ musical & now, the two-part film adaptation.
In further continued parallels to Walt Disney, The Wizard's longing to be a father echoes how Walt Disney's on-screen personality portrayed him like a loving kind uncle (hence "Uncle Walt") to his audience. Amd let's we not forget that the "OZ of Tomorrow" model is a two-fold nod to both Walt Disney's unrealized, conceptual Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow (because the E.P.C.O.T we ended up with in Walt Disney World is nowhere near the pristine, live-in utopia of an almost Jewels Verne-esque version of the future that Walt Disney had initially envisioned), along with original OZ creator L. Frank Baum's own little slice of heaven on Earth that he, rather fittingly, referred to as OZcot.
Silmilarly, The Wizard ducking behind the curtain & pretending to fly like a pixie was similar to how Walt Disney utilized Peter Pan's fairy sidekick Tinkerbelle as both a character representative effectively bookending his _Disneyland_ / _The Wonderful World of Color_ / _Walt Disney Presents_ anthology TV series (which covered all manner of subjects, nut also acted as a behind-the-scenes look at the ongoing development of the stateside Disney theme parks) as well as using Tink's pixie dust to shuffle the viewing gaudience (who are basically "behind the camera") from one thing to another whenever Walt Disney deemed it necessary.
Another fun factoid is the fact that the first seven bars of the overarching "Unlimited" tune that plays throughout the _Wicked_ film is basically just a rejiggered version of the iconic melodic intro to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (which Stephen Schwartz has taken great delight in pointing out [by genuinely playing it himself on piano, beginning with the "Unlimited" tune from _Wicked_ before transitioning the same 7 bars directly into the _Somewhere Over the Rainbow_ melodic intro]).
@@TherealRNOwwfpoohfor the love of oz please utilise full stops. Your entire essay of a second paragraph is a single sentence and it makes it incredibly hard to digest. That is without even mentioning the massively bloated brackets.
Just saw Wicked again for the third time. Twice in 3D. Love it!!!!
What a wonderful wealth of information!! I am so excited to see it in 2 days!
In WOZ Both the Scarecrow and Tin Man didn't fall asleep from the poppies because they are not made of flesh. But in the movie Boq fell asleep while Fiyero didn't. That is because in the WOZ only the scarecrow was able to get through the situation but the Tin Man rusted again because of the snow
Love that you used your Italian Real last name ! Thank you.
I loved it so much can’t wait for part 2
I just seen it for the first time tonight, and defying gravity is my favorite
for me the ozdust duet is my favorite because of the emotions both glinda and elphaba held during that scene and the relatability of her being bullied and avoided by people
Summer over the rainbow?? 9:50
I caught that too.
RIGHT
How many times have I listened to "Popular"? haha silly, silly man. I have had the entire soundtrack memorized for almost two decades. I listen to it ALL THE TIME!
Same
Just saw the movie this afternoon on Christmas Day and loved it! Great Wicked Fact too! I am going to find the soundtrack and hopefully it's on Spotify! Can't wait to Part 2 next year.
A giant Thank You! From Texas! I loved this! I will be watching it again to locate the various points you mentioned! I, too, am falling more and more in love with Wicked!
Something that seems to be overlooked, the highlights in Fiyero's hair hint to his future and make it look straw haired.
7:05 and The Fly
& Buckaroo Banzai. I enjoyed his role as The Fly.
Thank you!
I thought the film was absolutely f'ing amazing! I cant wait to see it again. I grew up watching the original "Wizard of Oz" every year at Thanksgiving.....but Wicked put the original in the waste can. I am 69 so for me to love Wicked so much better say alot. Go see it..go see it again...then again!
Sorry to nitpick but Elvira Gulch was Miss Not Mrs.
I love your video. Thx for sharing
I listened to popular 300 million times
I'm sooo excited for the second part!!
Loved it and have seen it twice.
I can hear POPULAR over and over, in my opinion it outshines DEFYING GRAVITY!
You really WOWED me with quite a few things I didn't notice,
Happy New Year to You & Yours and Thank You!!
I really hate musicals, but this one is great! Can’t wait for the second part❤
Love the vid. I’ve seen the movie 3 times and can’t wait to see it again
The tulips: they could Just go to the Netherlands and film over there. It is a normal sight over here in spring.
Great breakdown
Loved the movie and I can't wait til Part 2 is released next year
Summer over the Rainbow…um exsqueeze me, baking powder? What in the Oz you talkin' 'bout, Willis?
It’s December 21st and I’m STILL listening to the soundtrack every single day. I’m going to see the movie for the third time once the release the sing a long version 😊
I think I’m happier about the wizard of oz film than I am about this whole movie. Respect
Amanda Seyfried would have been a good pick but I think Ariana was the right choice… she really did an amazing job and took care of her as she said she would
My god I cannot wait to go and watch this! I haven’t been able to yet! 😢😢😢
Go today😅
we watched the movie twice, worth every penny
The shoes are silver in the show as well and *spoilers*
Her silver slippers turn red when elphaba enchants them to make nessa walk…so it wasn’t a costume original idea :/
INCREDIBLE MOVIE
thank you!
Love love love Michelle Yeow. She plays evil characters so well, e.g. Crazy Rich Asians, Emperor Georgiou in Star Trek. She's so regal and gorgeous.
I think they used that extended version of popular with the modulations to give them a chance to showcase the hallways or something like that
I'll have to go back and watch the movie again it looks good.
Cynthia, ariana, the wizard, the tin man and the scarecrow where all cas excellently as well as jeff goldbloom
I don't listen to the song Popular, I listen to the song Defying Gravity.
13:30 i'm pretty sure the tractor thing that toto sits on can be seen in the background when elphaba is in the field in that scene. also, when she looks in the green mirror, everything looks black and white, which i think is supposed to evoke kansas
I have seen it in the theater. Next, going to the sing along version & then going to see IMAX 3-D
There were two pieces of score I'm desperate to listen to in isolation and in full: the music when Elphaba bewitches her classmates with the poppies and opium powder, and some part involving the flying monkeys, presumably before the jumpscare. I've seen the film twice but I can't remember the specificities of the second piece of score. When I hear it I'll know
Finally saw the movie and I DID mouth along to the songs in the first installment.
Wicked ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
There's a typo in #41, the Judy Garland song was, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" not Summer.
Love the movie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The wiz needed more money on the sets ❤❤❤❤❤❤
At 9:50, 'SUMMER over the rainbow?'
Isn't it 'SOMEWHERE over the rainbow?'
Adele dazeem!! 🤣😂😂
9:49 "summer" over the rainbow 😅 seriously? The iconic song that appeared in soooo many difference places, and this is the mistake?
I read that the cat fight scene isn't happening in act two =( But this was from an AMA on reddit from an extra in the movie, so idk to what credit that is, especially since we DO get the sparring scene in act one
Feyrio's sleeves have wheat on them
The main dancer for the music group Jungle also appears in the film
Loved the movie and loved Defying gravity…except for how disjointed it was. I felt like they kept breaking it up and it made its impact slightly less. In my personal opinion of course
I agree that it feels weird if you're familiar with the pace of the live musical, but I read they did that because the stage show has to move at a breakneck speed to get the entire story in under 3 hours. Chu is letting the film breathe and realized that they couldn't speed through "Defying Gravity" in six minutes since "intermission" for this movie would be a year at minimum and they needed to make it feel like more of an ending than an typical act one finale where the audience knows there's more after the break. I actually really liked that they added the scene of Elphaba just straight falling at first before she figures it out.
I love the dramatic pause before she sings the final note. It had more of an impact than the Broadway version.
I haven’t seen any where about the similarities between One Short Day section of the Emerald City players song and the Potipher’s song from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I’m not sure if it was on purpose. A while back John Chu was picked to direct a movie version Anyone else notice this?
some of these facts are like " this is someone in the cast lol"
Disliked. 6 ads on a 20 min video. And just because you're not outright spoiling it, anyone with a brain can put together what you're referencing happens in wicked 2. Not everyone has seen the play, and you obviously know that.
I had to stop watching this because it has so many spoilers about Wicked 2.
She ate with the waist length micros lol😅
"summer over the rainbow"?
The line is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" not "Summer Over the Rainbow."
SUMMER over the rainbow? -.-
The number was so random
I just watched this movie and I trying to figure out what was the big deal behind it. It wasn’t that great. I must say the lady who played the wicked witch voice is amazing
Anyone else notice that he kept saying tulips instead of poppies?
"Summer Over the Rainbow"??? For real?
Some where 😂
Did you know that 107 is a prime number?
How could would it be if you can get to explore the practical sets as a theme park or something
I truly hate when they change source material for movies.
I am listen Popular and Define Gravity in a looping for a month I’m afraid my husband ask me for divorce but I can’t stop 😢
I wasn’t a fan of the stage version of Wicked when I first saw it. However when I saw the movie I surprisingly liked it
Couple minutes in. I don’t need to know all of these dates.
I think you meant “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”…
everyone here missed out the "number seventy -nyan" huh 17:12
Saw it twice
Imagine Ryan and dove got cast together-
I am deaddd 😂😂
NOOO RYAN COULDVE BEEN FIYEROOOO
The world knows the some were over the rainbow 😢
22:25 id say about 10-18
Fix the title card/caption to read "Somewhere over the Rainbow". Not "Summer".
dove cameronn
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