Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba pushing her hands out while wearing glasses in Wicked.
The Big Picture The holiday release calendar is shifting again. Wicked, the hotly-anticipated big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, has moved its release date up five days, from November 27 to November 22. Deadline reports that the film will now arrive the weekend before the American Thanksgiving weekend, which greatly changes the nature of its competition.
With the release date change, Wicked avoids Disney's animated sequel Moana 2, but lands in the arena with Ridley Scott's sword-and-sandal sequel Gladiator II. This could lead to another "Barbenheimer" scenario, in which Oppenheimer, an R-rated, male-aimed historical film from an acclaimed director, faced off against Barbie, a film with a built-in female audience - and both won, leading to enormous box office dividends for both.
What Can Audiences Expect From Wicked and Gladiator II? Close Wicked comes from director Jon M. Chu, and is an adaptation of the hit stage musical by Steven Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. The musical itself is an adaptation of the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, which itself was a take on L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. It follows the story of Elphaba , a green-skinned outcast with wicked witchery in her future, and her friend Galinda .
Other movies that might challenge the Wicked-Gladiator due for box office supremacy this holiday season include Robert Zemeckis' Tom Hanks/Robin Wright reunion Here, the A24 Hugh Grant horror Heretic, and the Christmas action comedy Red One, all of which will come out the week prior. Wicked and Gladiator II are now both slated for Friday, November 22. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and watch the official trailer for Wicked below.
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