Universal's Wicked is finally a go.
The studio have announced that the musical adaptation of the hugely popular Broadway show and book will open in theaters Dec. 20, 2019. That puts in direct competition with a live-action fairy tale movie from Disney, which had already staked out that date for a yet-to-be revealed film.
Stephen Daldry has long been set to direct Wicked for producer Marc Platt and Universal, who are also producers of the long-running stage show, which is based on Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West