If 'Wicked' Was Made in the 1990s: New Report Reveals Original Casting Choices & More Interesting Details

Years before Wicked became a musical on Broadway, there were discussions to turn the story into a movie and it would have been so different than the musical we all love and know.

“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” a novel by Gregory Maguire, was originally released in 1995 and many people in Hollywood immediately noticed the potential to adapt the story into a film.

Vanity Fair has published a very interesting report that details all of the names that were attached to Wicked back in the 90s. We learned some of the original casting choices for Elphaba and Glinda, the director who was interested in tackling the project, and more.

The report also details what led to the decision to nix the original movie plans and turn the book into a stage musical instead.

Browse through the slideshow for all of the highlights from the article…