Wicked (2024)

When ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda, the two’s unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Animal actors in this production were monitored through American Humane Society’s No Animals Were Harmed® program.

Detailed Animal Action Report

In all the scenes which featured an animated goat, production scanned a real goat for vfx. The goat was brought to the stage, the wrangler placed the goat on its mark while the special effects team took photos of the goat. Those visuals were ultimately used to create the CGI goat.

In the scene where the actor on horseback rides into forest, knocks a woman down mistakenly, dismounts horse and they talk, they rehearsed the actress being knocked down by the horse several times. The set was a mystical forest constructed inside a studio stage with dirt soil and a mixture of real and fake plants and grasses. The flooring consisted of 4-6 inches of soil and dirt on top of mats, provided by the set decoration departments. The soil was adequately packed down. The actor underwent training with the horse team at their farm on previous occasions. He is also experienced with horse riding prior to this production. A walk through of the scene was done with the stunt double riding. The rider dismounted and took a few steps away from the horse. After shooting the scene, they brought horse back to holding area.

Release Date: December 2, 2024
Certification: Full Certification
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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