Warning: This article contains spoilers fromWicked.
“It felt too easy.”
When you talk it, it feels better," he continues.
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ trailer.Universal Pictures
“It feels more connected than when you sing it to a tempo that exists already.
I said [to Cynthia], ‘You express it the way you should probably express it.’
“She’s saying, ‘Come with me.’
Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’.Universal Pictures
That takes time to express.
you’ve got the option to’t rush that.
So we tried to give it as much room to do that.
Every beat felt necessary.
Emotionally, you have to fulfill the promise of what you want for Elphaba.”
Every turn was a trap that I knew our audience could despise us for.
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Part of this was the inherent challenge that comes with taking something from the stage to the screen.
“There’s a fine line of what Glinda needs to be doing,” Chu adds.
“In a stage show, it’s possible for you to almost ignore Glinda.
You could get her for one line, and she’s in the back in the shadows.
But in this, I had to go to a close-up.
And what is Glinda thinking here?
Ariana had to figure that out to walk that fine line.
Is it her own ambition?
Is she an a–hole?
What is she doing?
What are her feelings toward Elphaba flying away?”
It was all that was left to finish filming when production paused during the dual Hollywood strikes last year.
“[We were] a mess.
It’s just a mess.
The last moment before I fly up in the air.
That was her last shot in the film and that was my second to last shot.”
At that point, it was just time to close their eyes and leap.
