This Wednesday (24), the Universal images posted a video with the director Jon M. Chu showing how the wonderful world of Oz was built in the upcoming Wicked films, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
The director and his stars recount the process of building the live-action musical’s enormous, extravagant sets, with the filmmakers opting for practical sets over animation. “We knew we wanted Wicked to be engaging.“, Chu told the camera. “How does it feel to be in Oz? Do you feel it within reach? If you want to be in this world, you have to build it.”
The video also features clips documenting how entire villages were built for Emerald City and Munchkinland, the individual hand-painted bricks for the winding Yellow Brick Road, and the planting of approximately 9 million tulips. Chu ordered a real 16-ton train for the scene where Elphaba and Glinda travel to meet the Wizard of Oz, revealing that it took two days to arrive on set due to its colossal weight.
“Many are real, physical, tangible scenarios.”said Ariana, marveling at the production capacity of “create this world in a way we’ve never seen before.”
According to Billboard, the video also includes new footage of co-stars Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Ethan Slater performing on set, as well as teasing how the team achieved Grande’s flying bubble special effect using blue screen technology. The first of the two Wicked films is set to arrive on November 22, a week earlier than expected, with the second set for release next year.
Ariana Grande to Join Korean Platform Weverse
According to scoreboardSinger Ariana Grande to join Korean superfan platform, Weversethis Sunday (21).
By joining the platform, you will be able to post messages and content to your community, host live streams for members, read personalized fan letters, upload exclusive media, share endangered messages, and use the popular Weverse Shop, which sold more than 18 million items of merchandise last year to fans in more than 198 countries.
It is worth remembering that since opening in June 2019, with Tomorrow x Together As the first artist, Weverse is now home to 146 artists from countries including South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Its largest community, BTShas 26 million members, while the community Enhype It has 9.8 million. It has recorded over 155 million total downloads and an average of 10 million monthly active users across 245 countries and regions, with 90% of its user base now coming from outside Korea.
“Our fortune is that K-pop idols are the kind of artists who have a very strong fan base.”Joon Choi, president of Weverse Company, told Billboard.
While artists can use Weverse to access proprietary data for content delivery, promotion, and to stay in touch with international fans, the platform has expanded opportunities in live music not only with event streaming, but also with the Weverse Con Festival and a Weverse by Fans tool through which fans can develop their own products.
“We have been there before and have a long experience in observing the requests of our fans”Choi added. “That’s why we were able to create this all-in-one fan service that includes product development, product sales, community, video, live streaming, and even magazines… I see the growth of startups or services that are entering this market. [de superfãs] specific and this is a good thing. The more competition there is on the market, in fact, the better it is for us, because being the only ones in that particular market segment makes us nervous”.
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