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Post by magnificentdonkey on Feb 11, 2024 23:54:57 GMT
Thanks a lot! This looks BEAUTIFUL! I'm impressed!
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 12, 2024 0:00:08 GMT
This is surreal! Just wow
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Feb 12, 2024 0:08:52 GMT
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Post by WireHangers on Feb 12, 2024 0:15:54 GMT
Interesting to see Dorothy and pals in the trailer!
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Post by mhumphries on Feb 12, 2024 5:08:44 GMT
I know its only a teaser, but looks like another 'hide it's a musical' approach from the marketing team.
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Post by keekio2 on Feb 12, 2024 6:58:20 GMT
I know its only a teaser, but looks like another 'hide it's a musical' approach from the marketing team. I don’t understand what people want do you want them to be going into big song and dance you can literally tell it’s a musical
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 7:23:03 GMT
I know its only a teaser, but looks like another 'hide it's a musical' approach from the marketing team. I don’t understand this at at all. Like you said it’s just a teaser. But the trailer literally starts and ends with singing.
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Post by Matt on Feb 12, 2024 7:25:09 GMT
If I didn’t know Michelle Yeoh was playing her then I wouldn’t have spotted Morrible in that trailer
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Post by marob on Feb 12, 2024 7:32:53 GMT
Seen a few negative comments about the look of it, lumping it in with the backlash against Marvel type movies where it’s wall to wall dodgy CGI. But then Barbie (which I still haven’t seen) looked like that in the trailer and didn’t do too bad. 🤷♂️
Don’t like the end. Sounds like she’s being throttled.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 12, 2024 8:04:35 GMT
Didn't wow me tbh. Ariana looks, odd. The riff at the end was too X Factor try hard for my taste. Also way too CGI heavy in a very obvious way. Not unusual for movies these days, but doesn't make it any better.
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Post by Sam on Feb 12, 2024 9:06:01 GMT
I liked it other than I thought Cynthia sounded like Tarzan at the end...
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Post by raiseitup on Feb 12, 2024 9:23:28 GMT
This made me really excited for the film, it looks great!
I dread to think how many different riffs they had Cynthia do before settling on that one. Didn't love it in isolation, but maybe with the rest of the song/film it will feel better.
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Post by cezbear on Feb 12, 2024 9:40:37 GMT
I'm quite conflicted on it. On one hand it looks visually gorgeous. I mean, stunning. On the other hand it looks EXACTLY as I had already guessed it would, which sort of feels like a lack of imagination. I'm not at all sold on Cynthia from the little it shows.
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Post by happysooz2 on Feb 12, 2024 10:55:54 GMT
I was surprised how much the train going to Oz reminded me of the train in Zootropolis.
First thoughts are all about Ariana though. She looks so different, almost uncanny valley, like an AI generated humanoid. She’s so pale and I hate to say it, so, so thin.
The riff…is it reminding me a bit of Willamijn? I would imagine the brief was ‘don’t sound like Idina.’
Still made the hairs on my arms stand on end though 😹
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Post by danb on Feb 12, 2024 11:22:30 GMT
The more I see and hear, the more I think its Goldblum & Johnny Bailey who are gonna make this.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 11:46:42 GMT
The more I see and hear, the more I think its Goldblum & Johnny Bailey who are gonna make this. Considering how little he is in the trailer I agree that Goldblum looks great. But the person who stood out for me was Michelle Yeoh.
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Post by andypandy on Feb 12, 2024 12:00:02 GMT
First impressions -
Ariana I’m sad to say looks, well, odd, she clearly isn’t a blond and her brown eyes show it. Just ends up looking washed out.
The film looks like Wonka and Mary Poppins 2 and all these recent OTT CGI films. It looks beautiful but it needs to look real. 3D. In my opinion it doesn’t - but I shall wait to see the entire thing.
Is Cythnia speaking in an English accent? They messed with the accents in the London production and it brings in more back story for me. Yes I know Oz doesn’t exist.
Also the riff at the end it unpleasant to listen to. Forced.
That said, there are some nice set pieces, ensemble casting and colours in the trailer - I’m excited to see it. Shame they don’t make It appear more like a musical too (like someone said above)
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Feb 12, 2024 12:34:58 GMT
Like others I’m conflicted by this first glimpse. It looks… too fake. CGI, plastic, overly animated. Considering a lot was filmed on elaborate physical sets that’s disappointing. Knowing they went to so much trouble to actually build sets outdoors and on location, I was hoping for a more grounded, darker, “real” feeling Oz but it all comes across a bit Little Mermaid and may as well have been shot on green screen (or probably blue for obvious reasons!) if what we see here is anything to go by.
Also surprised at the lack of ruby slippers. I know they would have had to pay for rights, but they’re so iconic and so cleverly introduced in the musical that it feels like an oversight to make them silver when Dorothy is wearing them here. But that’s a tiny thing.
Overall, I’m just a underwhelmed I guess. At least they’re not shying away from the fact that it’s a musical, but I’m hoping it gets better the more we see of it.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 12, 2024 13:55:06 GMT
I bet that’s not the riff we get in the final edit. I bet they’ve recorded a bunch of options and if they tease different ones the fans will lose it. Great marketing.
Agree with above though, what is the point on going on location if the whole thing looks like CGI?
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 12, 2024 14:14:09 GMT
Also thought it was interesting it's titled 'Wicked'. No mention of part 1 or a sub title
Makes me wonder if they haven't 100% settled on it being split or not.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 14:57:18 GMT
Also thought it was interesting it's titled 'Wicked'. No mention of part 1 or a sub title Makes me wonder if they haven't 100% settled on it being split or not. The Vanity Fair article that released at the same time still refers to the movie being in 2 parts - “We didn’t want to end up making one four-hour movie and then cutting out songs. We want to satisfy the fans of the musical,” says Platt. “Film allows you to create a place and a time—a university like Shiz, an extraordinary Emerald City governor’s mansion. There’s so much more to explore.” Also just to add that I think there are definitely some clips of both movies in this trailer. It’s titled Wicked - First Look so I think this is definitely intended as just a tease of the whole project rather than specific marketing for just the first movie.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 15:06:13 GMT
Also just want to say how much I love this poster. We are so used to generic floating head posters for movies. But this is so effective.
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Post by WireHangers on Feb 12, 2024 15:33:03 GMT
It’s interesting that the CinemaCon footage showed mainly interiors while the teaser showed mainly exteriors.
I’m not worried about the use of CGI as the interiors look insane, massive, and lived in. I also believe they’ll continue tweaking the CGI before the release date. Studios are good at listening to the feedback from teaser trailers.
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Post by jacob on Feb 12, 2024 16:06:03 GMT
It’s annoying to hear the same whiny comments about this film, YES it’ll be in two parts for now, NO they will not advertise it that way otherwise it’ll just lower audiences who will decide not to watch it entirely as a result. Dune managed to hide it with no complaints, so what’s the problem with this? As a Wicked fan I can’t really complain as it means there’s more to see and take in. I trust that they’ll pull from the books anyways as there is SO much Oz lore. Act 2 REALLY needed that fleshing out which part / film 2 will undoubtedly do. I wish they would’ve actually given us *less* for this teaser though like Barbie did, perhaps with some cryptic visuals or just a very slight glimpse. With 9 months to go, they’ve got plenty of time to fix moments if needed..
It does seem very CGI based for now but bearing in mind that this is a VERY SHORT teaser for what’ll be a 4 hour total so I’m less skeptical. I’m also confused as to how some are complaining about the vibrancy with this, if I remember correctly the Little Mermaid was slated for how dimly-lit the film was? Wicked will very clearly have a lighting / saturation balance.
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Post by Negamuse on Feb 12, 2024 16:21:18 GMT
Just posting to say this looks cool as all heck and I'm excited for it. Some beautiful shots in there, particularly the one of Glinda resting her head on Elphie's shoulder. Cynthia looks stunning. Really digging the expansion of the Ozpunk aesthetic as well, I love the stage show but there's a lot of use-your-imagination matt black in there with the design coming through more in props and costume (and marketing materials). Goosebumps from the music, I know it's unlikely they'll use teaser trailer music in the final cut but I've been wondering a while how they are going to flesh out the songs we know out into a more full cinematic orchestration and now I wonder even more.
On the jeweled shoes it's not surprising to see them in silver but I want to hedge a small bet that they are hiding a reveal that they start silver and turn red when they become magical. Just a hunch.
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Post by FairyGodmother on Feb 12, 2024 16:27:45 GMT
The train does look like the one in Zootropolis!
I like a lot of it, I loved the shot of them running towards the Emerald City through the coloured flowers. Definitely some clockwork influences in the designs which I think is great.
I'm not entirely convinced a 20-year old Elphaba would have inch-long acrylic nails, but I'll go with it! The riff was not the notes I was expecting, but I'm sure it will work.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Feb 12, 2024 17:02:18 GMT
I'm surprised there wasn't a single shot of Nessarose in the teaser.
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Post by stuartmcd on Feb 12, 2024 17:06:18 GMT
I'm surprised there wasn't a single shot of Nessarose in the teaser. No close up shots just of her but you can see her a couple of times.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 12, 2024 17:38:53 GMT
It’s useful to watch it at .25 speed with the sound off. It’s just too fast to see everything otherwise (for me, anyway).
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Post by FairyGodmother on Feb 12, 2024 18:42:21 GMT
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