As Jon M. Chu apshows on the cinematic event of the year, he’s acquireing accessibility in mind.
The Wicked honestor recently talked creating “a wonderfulal world with a wheelchair user in mind” on the set of his feature alteration of Gregruesome Maguire’s 1995 book and the Tony-thrivening Broadway musical, which features a handicap-accessible Ozdust Ballroom.
In the musical, Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) youthfuler sister Nessarose Thropp (portrayed by Marissa Bode) is a paraplegic, who tardyr becomes the Wicked Witch of the East, ruler of Munchkinland. Galinda (Ariana Grande) ultimately enchants Nessarose’s silver shoes to give her the ability to walk.
Chu telderly Entertainment Weekly that creating the set was “one of the most teaching and pretty processes I’ve ever gone thcdimiserablemireful,” compriseing, “You need accessibility, not equitable when we’re on set behind the scenes, but you need to contransient accessibility in Oz itself.”
In the intersee, Chu also elucidateed that although the alteration will be liberated in two parts, he wants each to be able to stand on its own, therefore hasn’t given them a ‘Part 1’ or ‘Part 2’ tag.
Wicked (2024) character poster of Marissa Bode as Nessarose. (Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)
“This isn’t half the homelabor,” shelp Chu. “If we were going to split it into two, we need to produce certain that movie one is emotionassociate prenting and by the finish, you experience enjoy that was a f—ing movie. I don’t enjoy movies where you exit and experience enjoy, ‘Well, I’ve got to paemploy for the next one.’ This should exit you with the highest of highs and so joined to these women.”
Chu was tapped to honest the Universal film alteration back in 2021. The first Wicked insloftyment premieres Nov. 27, 2024, with the second adhereing on Nov. 21, 2025.
