‘Wicked’ May Come to Big Screen

According to a report, Broadway musical ‘Wicked’ looks to be moving towards the big screen, having been planned and rumored for a long time.

The report claims that “J.J. Abrams, James Mangold, Ryan Murphy, and Rob Marshall are among the directors who’ve met or otherwise thrown their hat in the ring” to direct the film, which will come from Universal.

The play is based on Gragory Maguire’s novel which tells the story of the early years of Glinda the Good and Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.