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Stephen Daldry steps down as director of Wicked film
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**Stephen Daldry** will no longer be a part of the creative team for the upcoming [***Wicked***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/wicked-tickets) movie that's now in the works, it has been announced. The award-winning director has reportedly departed the project.
### Stephen Daldry departs as director of Wicked movie adaptation
The news comes as no surprise. Citing scheduling conflicts as his reason for leaving the project, **Daldry** is in high demand as a director both on stage and off, and recently was nominated for a Tony Award for his work on the play *The Inheritance*.
The film's distributor Universal quietly removed *Wicked* from its release schedule. The movie was originally meant to be released around [**Christmas**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/christmas-theatre-in-london) time in 2021. A replacement director has yet to be confirmed.
The film is bound to be a popular outing, regardless of when it hits the silver screen, and will undoubtedly become a box office smash.
## *Wicked The Musical *still booking in London's West End
The *Wicked *film might have an uncertain future but the West End stage musical that it's adapted from is still slated to return to the [**Apollo Victoria**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/apollo-victoria-theatre-london) stage. Now in its 15th year, *[**Wicked The Musical**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/wicked-tickets) *is based on **Gregory Maguire**'s book *Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West *and features music and lyrics by** Stephen Schwartz**.
The two-time Olivier Award-winning show was adapted for the stage by **Winnie Holzman** and also features direction by **Joe Mantello** and musical staging by** Wayne Cilento**. Be sure to catch it in Theatreland whilst you still can.