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Well, whenever anyone asked me, like, what's the one movie you want to do
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And I'd always say, it'd be wicked. And one day I got a phone call from a very well-known composer, Stephen Schwartz
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Listen, I know you're trying to do this as a movie. I think it should start as a stage musical
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I really feel I know how to do this. And the moment he said music, the light bulb went off of my head
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and I thought the reason I don't feel the magic is because it's a story that wants to sing
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I remember seeing Wicked 20 years ago when it was being worked
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I was so blown away. It felt so relevant, even back then
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I'd never heard anything or seen anything like it. I think the idea of turning the
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concept of what The Wizard was was on its head really shook me
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I had the privilege of seeing the original Broadway cast of Wicked when I was 10
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It changed my life in so many ways. It had a very personal effect on me
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This is a very cinematic show. This should be on the big screen
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I chased this movie for you, years. There's no way they're ever going to let me do it, but someone's going to do it great
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I knew what this movie could be. What John has brought to this is lots of heart, lots of energy
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He loves Wicked. He's not afraid to go in places where the story hasn't gone. So what you get is
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someone who honestly was born to direct Wicked
