The first “Wicked” film will emphasize Elphaba’s transformation, the second Glinda’s.
“That structure and those journeys made it that much easier to see, oh, there’s two different stories,” says Platt, the veteran producer of “La La Land,” “Into the Woods” and “Legally Blonde.” “They’re the same story and it’s about both of them all the time. But, really, one character changes significantly through the first and one changes significantly in the second.” |