Wicked, Oz and Color Grading

Wicked Director Explains How Color Grading Turned Oz Into a ‘Real Place’
Wicked, the 2024 cinematic adaptation of the musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, came out in U.S. theaters on Friday, November 22, and has already made $114 million in the domestic box office.
‘Wicked’ Director Defends the Look and Color of the Film: Wanted to ‘Feel the Wear and Tear’
Known for its stunning technicolor in “The Wizard of Oz,” the Emerald City was a point of contention on social media in the film’s opening weekend, with some fans even editing the color themselves, proclaiming it better. It was even dubbed “desaturated” by one interviewer during the “Wicked” press run, which Chu explained.
‘Wicked's' Color Grading Is Intended to ‘Immerse People Into Oz, to Make It a Real Place,' Says Director Jon M. Chu: If It Was ‘Fake,' Then the Stakes That Elphaba and ...
Eighty-five years after the release of "The Wizard of Oz," director Jon M. Chu brings back this magical world to the big screen in "Wicked,” the film adaptation of the Broadway classic starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
Jon M. Chu Says ‘Wicked’ Color Grading Aims To Paint “A Real Place” To “Immerse” Viewers Into Oz: “It’s Not Plastic”
Wicked' director Jon M. Chu explained his approach to the sweeping musical's color grading, saying it's meant to showcase a 'real place.'
Wicked director defends film’s colour grading after ‘washed out’ appearance divides fans
While the story itself has been praised, and the film’s debut broke box office-records, critics have hit out at the movie’s appearance. The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey described it as “aggressively backlit,
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What to remember from ‘Wizard of Oz' before seeing ‘Wicked'
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How ‘Wicked’ Connects To ‘The Wizard Of Oz’
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'Wicked' is a prequel to 'The Wizard of Oz.' Here's where it fits in the story's timeline.
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Making Those ‘Wicked’ Library Shelves Spin and More Secrets from the Oz Production Design
Production designer Nathan Crowley tells IndieWire about his Oz world-building, designing sets like the spinning shelves and ...
Love Wicked? Learn More About the Novel That Inspired the Movie — And Gregory Maguire’s Other Oz Books
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Box Office: ‘Wicked’ Lands Top Opening Ever for a Broadway Musical Adaptation Amid Other Records
Universal's Thanksgiving pic opened to an estimated $114 million over the Nov. 22-24 weekend, more than three times the previous domestic record-holder, 'Into the Woods.' ...