Demi Moore as Elphaba, and More Tales From the ‘Wicked’ That Never Was

Two paths diverged on a yellow brick road, and Hollywood could not travel both. So, crucial choices were made a long time ago about how to adapt Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked. The result is the blockbuster film currently playing in movie theaters around the world, originating from a Broadway show that has had fans singing along for decades. But if other choices had been made once upon a time, neither the musical nor the new movie would exist.

Imagine a film adaptation of Maguire’s…