If you’re planning to see Wicked at an AMC theater, don’t be singing your favorite songs out loud. Get it all out now becayse AMC is running a 30-second warning set to clips from the movie that says, quote, "No talking. No texting. No singing. No wailing. No flirting. And absolutely no name-calling. Enjoy the magic of movies."
Theaters around the country WILL hold special screenings where audience participation is encouraged . . . but they don't start until Christmas Day.
Wicked Fun Fact: The Wicked novel came out in 1995, and within a week of its release, Whoopi Goldberg tried buying the rights so she could turn it into a movie herself. Laurie Metcalf and Claire Danes were also interested at one point, too. But Demi Moore ended up winning that bidding war. She and her production company secured the rights and spent a few years trying to develop the movie.
They ultimately had to give up because they couldn't find a script that worked, but Marc Platt (i.e. Ben Platt's dad), who was in charge of Universal at the time, was pitched the idea of turning it into a musical. Flash-forward to 2003 when it premiered on Broadway, and it's now the second-highest-grossing show of all time, bringing in nearly $1.7 billion.
Here are some more cool facts about Wicked- including who tried out for Glinda before Ari got the role.