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Whoopi Goldberg “Tried Hard” To Get ‘Wicked’ Rights In ’90s
After Gregory Maguire's book first came out in 1995, Whoopi Goldberg was one of several to try securing film rights for 'Wicked'.
The author was hoping to work with Demi Moore, who optioned the rights through her production company Moving Pictures, which already had a relationship with Universal and would have made the film easier to make. Meanwhile, some of the names in consideration for Glinda were Michelle Pfeiffer, Emma Thompson and Nicole Kidman, according to Moore’s producing partner Suzanne Todd. The story was ultimately adapted into a Tony-winning Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, starring Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda.
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