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'Wicked' Movie Musical To Fly Into Theaters Christmas 2021

 (AP) — The winds have changed again for the long-awaited movie version of the hit musical "Wicked."

Universal Pictures says Friday that the film will land in theaters on Dec. 22, 2021. It had originally been on the schedule for this December.

Stephen Daldry is still set to direct the film, with Marc Platt producing.

Stephen Daldry
FILE - In this March 8, 2015, file photo, director Stephen Daldry attends the Broadway opening night of "The Audience" at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York. Universal Pictures said Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, that the long-awaited movie version of the hit musical "Wicked" will land in theaters on Dec. 22, 2021. It had originally been on the schedule for this December. Stephen Daldry is still set to direct the film, with Marc Platt producing. The musical is a reimagining of "The Wizard of Oz" told from the perspective of the witches.(Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Based on a 1995 book by Gregory Maguire, "Wicked" is a reimagining of "The Wizard of Oz" told from the perspective of the witches.

Winnie Holzman and Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz are reteaming for the screenplay adaption.

Platt, Holzman and Schwartz all worked on the Broadway show which debuted in 2003.

The original Broadway production went on to win three Tony Awards.

Lucy Scherer, Willemijn Verbaik
Lucy Scherer in der Rolle der Glinda, links, und Willemijn Verbaik als Elphaba, rechts, stehen am Montag, 12. November 2007, in einer Szene des Musicals "Wicked-Die Hexen von Oz" in Stuttgart auf der Buehne. Das Musical feiert am Donnerstag, 15. November 2007, Deutschlandpremiere. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)--- Actresses Lucy Scherer as Glinda, left, and Willemijn Verbaik as Elphaba, right, perform during a photo call of the musical "Wicked-the untold story of the Wicked witches of Oz" in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. The musical celebrates its German premiere on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

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