Wicked, Demi Moore and Elphaba

Demi Moore Almost Starred as Elphaba in a 1990s ‘Wicked’ Film, With Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer Top of Mind for Glinda
"I used to say, I can imagine Demi Moore naked and green on the cover of Vanity Fair," Gregory Maguire, the 'Wicked' author, said.
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg & more: These actresses were almost cast in a 1990s ‘Wicked' movie
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg and Nicole Kidman were just a few of the stars considered to star in a film version of Wicked in the mid-1990s. Find out who else was circling the movie.
Demi Moore as Elphaba? Original Plans for a ‘Wicked’ Movie in the 1990s Revealed, and ‘Whoopi Goldberg Tried Hard to Get the Rights’
Long before Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, a "Wicked" movie was developed in the late 1990s for Demi Moore starring as Elphaba.
Demi Moore as Elphaba? No music? Two decades ago, “Wicked ”would've been a very different movie
Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Whoopi Goldberg, and Salma Hayek were also all considered for parts in the Ozian spectacle.
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg & More Stars Considered for Wicked
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg and Nicole Kidman were just a few of the stars considered to star in a film version of Wicked in the mid-1990s. Find out who else was circling the movie.
'Wicked' Rights Sought After by Whoopi Goldberg & Demi Moore in the 1990s
Two significant industry figures were vying for the rights of Gregory Maguire's novel in the 1990s, and the results would have been fascinating.
Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg Vied for WICKED Film Rights In the 1990s
A new deep dive on the origins of Wicked has revealed a number of revelations about the story's journey from the page to the stage to the screen.
Whoopi Goldberg “Tried Hard” To Get ‘Wicked’ Rights In ’90s
After Gregory Maguire's book first came out in 1995, Whoopi Goldberg was one of several to try securing film rights for 'Wicked'.
'Wicked' Producer Says Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg Both Tried to Make It
In fact, the Wicked movie almost wasn't a musical, and nearly attached big names like Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as director Robert Zemeckis. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, producer Marc Platt—who has been involved with the project since its very early days—revealed some of the most surprising and interesting ways in which the film almost came-to-be since the Gregory Macguire novel's release in 1995.
Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg Were Almost Involved in a Very Different 'Wicked' Movie
Although Moore wasn't directly involved in the production plans for Wicked, her long-time producing partner, Suzanne Todd, was negotiating on her behalf. “We had been friends for a long time,” she Todd,
Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Strong and more react to Golden Globe nominations
Cynthia Erivo says her Golden Globe nomination for “Wicked” was a dream come true, “really surreal and wild” — and especially ...
Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Cooper Koch and more react to Golden Globe nominations
Cynthia Erivo says her Golden Globe nomination for "Wicked" was a dream come true, "really surreal and wild" — and especially ...