cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/1559544

Fans customized the Wicked movie poster to more closely match the original Broadway poster.

Original Broadway Poster:

Movie poster:

Some fans, disappointed by the poster, altered it to be closer to the original, moving Grande’s hand and lowering the brim of Erivo’s hat to cover her eyes. The edits prompted Erivo to respond. “This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen

“None of this is funny. None of it is cute. It degrades me. It degrades us,” Erivo continued. “The original poster is an ILLUSTRATION. I am a real life human being, who chose to look right down the barrel of the camera to you, the viewer… because, without words we communicate with our eyes.”

So, this seems like a completely reasonable reaction to fans making fan content.

  • AndrewEnglish
    46•1 month ago

    In the movie poster, I understand that the actor “chose to look right down the barrel of the camera to you, the viewer… because, without words we communicate with our eyes”. The problem I have with it is that the thing she is communicating is not “I’m a wicked witch”, but more “is this photoshoot over yet?” or “what shall have I for dinner?”.

    As well as her looking a bit indifferent, it also doesn’t like the person next to her is actually whispering anything, because you typically use your hand to cup the space between the mouth and the ear for that, and the hand is too low down and too far away.

    So I can see why fans would want to edit that original picture.

    • @BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      35•1 month ago

      Yea, frankly the original is garbage. That photo is all about the actor having their face seen, and she doesn’t even have a wicked look on her face (as you pointed out). It’s more like Resting Bitch Face.

      The fan art is 1000% better, it imparts slyness in the witch, and some secret thing happening between them.

      I’ve seen better expressions in high school plays.

      • 🍜 (she/her)English
        2•1 month ago

        She definitely doesn’t have a smile that would suggest any wickedness about her. Thus the edited fan version looks better.

    • @ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
      9•1 month ago

      it also doesn’t like the person next to her is actually whispering anything

      It looks like she’s wiping her mouth after finishing a big meal.

    • P03 LockeEnglish
      3•1 month ago

      The problem I have with it is that the thing she is communicating is not “I’m a wicked witch”, but more “is this photoshoot over yet?” or “what shall have I for dinner?”.

      Or “I told this prick that it’s in my contract to show my full face in the poster”.