‘Wicked’: What Happened to the 9 Million Tulips Planted for the Film?
The endless rows of tulips made for a spectacular visual captured by Alice Brooks’ cinematography. The film’s opening number “No One Mourns the Wicked” is set in Munchkin Village — which Crowley built, and the tulips serve as a painterly backdrop.
“Wicked”: All About the 9 Million Tulips Planted for Munchkinland and Where They Are Now
The film’s production designer, Nathan Crowley, had nine million tulips planted to create the look of the magical village in the musical, a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Crowley says he and director Jon M. Chu wanted the set to be “wondrous and colorful” and came up with the idea that the munchkins would be tulip farmers.
You’ll soon be able to visit the tulip field from ‘Wicked.’ Here’s where
Nine million tulips of a variety of colors were grown in Norfolk, England to serve as the backdrop for Munchkinland in "Wicked," and starting next year visitors can go and see the tulip fields.
The Set of ‘Wicked’ Features a Field of 9 Million Real Tulips
Working with a farmer in Norfolk, England, production designer Nathan Crowley grew a field of real flowers in a rainbow of colors for Munchkinland.
Nine million tulips were planted for 'Wicked'
Nine million tulips were planted for the musical fantasy film Wicked. Variety reported that production designer Nathan Crowley aligned with director Jon Chu's vision of doing everything on camera. His proposal was initially questioned and was asked to opt for visual effects,
Shiz University: How the ‘Wicked' Movie Built Oz's Epic School
He wanted it to be happy, and the Emerald City had to be this magical myth of the place that everyone wanted to get the ...
Making Those ‘Wicked' Library Shelves Spin and More Secrets from the Oz Production Design
"Wicked" posed the greatest world-building challenge of production designer Nathan Crowley's prodigious career, surpassing ...
‘Wicked’ $350M Promo Push Unprecedented For A Hollywood Studio; Bewitches Target, Lexus, Starbucks & More
If you were shopping in Target this weekend, you didn’t hear the sound of Christmas carols over the loudspeaker, rather the ...
How ‘Wicked’ Built Immersive Real-Life Sets, From Shiz To Emerald City
From planting nine million tulips for Munchkinland to Shiz’s 52-foot high set, Crowley’s designs for ‘Wicked’ are truly ...
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An Insider's Look at 'Wicked's' Wonderful, Gravity-Defying Sets
I’ve done a lot of very big films,” says production director Nathan Crowley, a Brit who also worked on Interstellar and The ...