The Wicked For Good Poster And The Rerelease

 

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So it begins. I know there was news from Cinema Con about screenings of the movie, but I would rather trust my own judgement by seeing the film myself and sharing my thoughts here. This is the first piece of Wicked For Good shown to the public. The movie at the time of this post is six months away. Aside from this poster, it was announced that the movie is returning to theaters on June 4 with a first look at the trailer for Wicked For Good AKA Wicked Part 2, or to me Wicked Act 2.

Those who have seen the musical on stage or listened to the cast album know the meaning behind the title of this movie. I will reveal that later or when I cover the movie, since there is a large audience who does not know the plot and has only followed the movie. I do not know if I will see this movie on the big screen again or wait for it to drop online shortly after the screenings or some time after. I wanted to share my thoughts on the recent news and the poster.

I do hope the trailer comes sooner than later after the rerelease, my guess is one to two weeks beforehand and a longer trailer at San Diego Comicon. It is hard to want to see it again when the movie is readily available on DVD as well as streaming, only with a trailer to incentivize paying movie ticket prices. 

In terms of the poster, I think it looks really good. It symbolizes where the movie left us off at and shows how these two are still very much in different worlds. Glinda's mountain being covering in life and flowers, Elphaba's as a rocky mountain suited for what is deemed to be the villain of this story. The flying monkeys and yellow brick road showing that the Wizard Of Oz lore will be present in this movie as it was with the last. I also like how the poster for the first movie had them close together but this one has them worlds apart. This shows where they are in their lives and how the circumstances of the narrative drove a wedge in what was a very lovely friendship. 

The first poster imitating the Broadway classic poster, this one going in a direction that we have never seen before. There has already been press that the movie will go in different directions and even have new songs and this poster shows, that not everything will be the same as the stage show. The first movie adapted so much from the stage musical, and now we will see where the forks in the yellow brick road appear.

The costumes look great, looking like the classic designs we know, the stage costumes we know, and still standing out with their own special visual flare. 

This poster looks really cool, it has enough visuals that tie to the Wizard Of Oz, the costumes on both leads look great, and it captures the vibe the movie is going for. It looks good and has me excited to see more. And when there's more, I am sure to cover it.