Wicked

Wicked is going to try defying gravity on TV: it will be made into a miniseries courtesy of Salma Hayek's production company. The series will be an eight-hour TV event and will air on ABC.

Although the musical is wildly popular (and is already getting its own movie version), this project will be based on Gregory Maguire's original book and not the Broadway play. It's good news for those who wanted to see an adaptation straight from the novel.

What do you think of the decision to base the miniseries on the book and put it on the small screen? Do you have any casting ideas?

Well here's something for the "I can't believe it took this long" file: the wildly popular musical Wicked will soon be getting the big screen treatment. Universal is reportedly in talks with directors, and the impressive list of potential candidates includes J.J. Abrams, Rob Reiner, and Glee's Ryan Murphy.

For those of you not familiar with the story, Wicked is the "untold story" of Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. It follows her childhood into school where she meets a very different Glinda than the one we've come to know and love, right up to the point where Dorothy comes in. Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel originated the roles of Glinda and Elphaba respectively, and it's hard to imagine any other actresses taking on the roles for the film version. There are a few who could fill the shoes though — I could see Anne Hathaway as Elphaba with the help of some green makeup, and Reese Witherspoon could be a great Glinda (especially after showing off her pipes in Walk the Line). Who would you cast?