The movie was also in development for years and had several stars attached to it, including Lady Gaga, who was reportedly going to play Elphaba in a 2016 version of the movie that was going to be directed by Stephen Daldry.

The Hamilton creator praised the actress, Kirsty Anne Shaw, who went on to play the opening role, during The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Lin-Manuel Miranda is not in the movie adaptation of Wicked, but he wanted to be. On a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Miranda clarified the Wicked casting rumors and explained how they’ve been “blown out of proportion.