It has felt like an eternity. We’ve collectively lost decades off our lives. But finally, after 14 years in development, a nearly two-year filming process prolonged by Covid and the Hollywood strikes, and a ridiculously protracted marketing campaign, this weekend saw the much-anticipated release of Wicked.
With a star-studded cast including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum, the film was always going to be an all-consuming, big bucks, spectacle. But its press tour over the last few months has defied all expectations of unhinged Hollywood insanity.
