The actress, who returns as Nessa in Wicked: For Good when it premieres Nov. 21 in theaters, recently explained that the wheelchair-bound character’s “ultimate true desire is love,” unlike in the Broadway musical, where her desire was to be able to walk.
“I am so happy with the change, the old narrative was outdated,” Bode told Go Magazine, after the Broadway show’s book writer and movie’s co-screenwriter Winnie Holzman consulted with a disabled friend and altered the story.
Whereas the stage musical had Elphaba (played by Cynthia Erivo in the movie) enchant her sister’s shoes so she’d be able to walk, which has been interpreted by many people as ableist, the final trailer for Jon M. Chu‘s upcoming sequel…
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