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The movie Wicked is billed as ‘the untold story of the witches of Oz’ – Glinda and Elphaba

Jon M Chu says "there was no world where we wouldn’t invite" Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel to cameo in the 'Wicked' movie and revealed they only had one day to shoot.

With the release of Wicked, let's revisit the movie that it is inspired by, answering some Wizard of Oz trivia questions.

Your biggest questions answered

You will not be popular if you sing Wicked songs during the movie.

The journey from successful stage musical to big-screen adaptation is rarely truly successful. From director Joshua Logan’s use of coloured filters in the 1950s adaptation of South Pacific (which looks as if something is wrong) to Tom Hooper’s recent mega-mess movie of Cats, there are so many pitfalls to avoid.

Stephen Schwartz’s musical prequel has been brought to the big screen, with Erivo’s charismatic Elphaba exerting a planetary pull over a star-studded cast

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were among the stars at the Australian premiere of Wicked, a film version of the hit musical.

Friendship, romance, and danger... Oh my!

Barrister who assisted in the Oz trial of 1971 and joined the libertarian Doughty Street chambers

Here’s a sandy selection of some of the best shores across Oz, from famed white swathes to kangaroo bays