Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Pro Shot: Wicked (2024) screenwriters Winnie Holzman (writer of the original Broadway musical) and Dana Fox sit down with moderator Ed Zwick for an exclusive Q&A exploring how they brought Wicked from stage to screen. The duo reveals the creative challenges of adapting such an iconic story, balancing the heart of the musical with the cinematic scope of Oz, and how splitting the story into two films deepened its emotional journey.
They also discuss the influence of director Jon M. Chu, composer Stephen Schwartz, and the movie musicals that inspired them along the way — offering a rare glimpse into the storytelling process behind one of cinema’s most anticipated adaptations.
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🎬 Topics Covered:
💚 The challenge of adapting Wicked from Broadway to film
💚 How making two films shaped Wicked’s storytelling
💚 Director Jon M. Chu’s impact on the writing process
💚 Composter Stephen Schwartz’s creative influence
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💚OMG TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS💚
00:00 – How Moderator Ed Zwick met Writer Winnie Holzman
01:44 – When did screenwriter Dana Fox first see Wicked?
03:43 – How hard was it adapting Wicked from Broadway?
13:58 – How did the storytelling change writing for screen vs the stage?
16:56 – What movie musicals inspire the Wicked screenwriters?
19:42 – How did turning Wicked into two films help?
23:25 – How did Jon M Chu influence Wicked's writing process?
26:41 – Wicked's original composer Stephen Schwartz's influence on writing Wicked
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#wicked #wickedforgood #wickedmusical #wizardofoz #movies
Pro Shot: Wicked (2024) screenwriters Winnie Holzman (writer of the original Broadway musical) and Dana Fox sit down with moderator Ed Zwick for an exclusive Q&A exploring how they brought Wicked from stage to screen. The duo reveals the creative challenges of adapting such an iconic story, balancing the heart of the musical with the cinematic scope of Oz, and how splitting the story into two films deepened its emotional journey.
They also discuss the influence of director Jon M. Chu, composer Stephen Schwartz, and the movie musicals that inspired them along the way — offering a rare glimpse into the storytelling process behind one of cinema’s most anticipated adaptations.
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💚🫧Get MORE WICKED🫧💚
patreon.com/omgwickedomg
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🎬 Topics Covered:
💚 The challenge of adapting Wicked from Broadway to film
💚 How making two films shaped Wicked’s storytelling
💚 Director Jon M. Chu’s impact on the writing process
💚 Composter Stephen Schwartz’s creative influence
#WickedMovie #WickedPartOne #WinnieHolzman #DanaFox #JonMChu #StephenSchwartz #BehindTheScenes #WickedQandA #WickedScreenwriters #BroadwayToScreen #MusicalMovies #WickedFans #WickedInterview
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❇️OMG Subscribe for more reactions and a cinematic gay agenda❇️
👉 @omgalexomg
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💚OMG TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS💚
00:00 – How Moderator Ed Zwick met Writer Winnie Holzman
01:44 – When did screenwriter Dana Fox first see Wicked?
03:43 – How hard was it adapting Wicked from Broadway?
13:58 – How did the storytelling change writing for screen vs the stage?
16:56 – What movie musicals inspire the Wicked screenwriters?
19:42 – How did turning Wicked into two films help?
23:25 – How did Jon M Chu influence Wicked's writing process?
26:41 – Wicked's original composer Stephen Schwartz's influence on writing Wicked
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#wicked #wickedforgood #wickedmusical #wizardofoz #movies
