Stephen Schwartz revealed today at the Comic-Con panel CW3PR’s 8th Annual Behind-the-Music: Crime, Death and Resurrection that the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked will feature new original songs. Currently, there are plans for four new songs to be in the movie in addition to tunes from the stage version. Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader, Billy Elliott, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) will direct the film and Winnie Holzman is writing the screenplay. No casting announcements have been made yet. Marc Platt (Into the Woods, Bridge of Spies, Drive, Legally Blonde) is producing the project. Schwartz has previously written the music and lyrics for the stage musical. His previous film credits include songs for The Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Enchanted and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Wicked movie is set to be released on December 20, 2019 by Universal Pictures.
Stephen Schwartz to Write Original Songs for ‘Wicked’ Movie Adaptation
Posted: July 21, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Stephen Daldry, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
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