{"id":130595,"date":"2024-11-27T08:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T01:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130595"},"modified":"2024-11-27T08:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T01:42:48","slug":"wicked-videos-photo-leaks-go-viral-as-fans-use-phones-in-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130595","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Wicked&#8217; Videos, Photo Leaks Go Viral As Fans Use Phones in Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe final scene of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/wicked\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wicked\" data-tag=\"wicked\">Wicked<\/a>\u201d is a cinematic triumph. A defiant Cynthia Erivo soars through the skies, circling above Oz and belting \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d as her enemies look on in awe. It inspires tears and applause, even sending audiences jumping from their theater seats as Erivo nails those high notes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBut you don\u2019t have to buy a ticket to witness it now. The full four-minute conclusion to the first part of Universal\u2019s smash hit is currently available on social platforms like X and TikTok for free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThat\u2019s because fans can\u2019t seem to stop taking photos and recording full, minutes-long clips of Erivo and her co-star Ariana Grande going toe-to-toe in the Emerald City. Some of this <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/piracy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_piracy\" data-tag=\"piracy\">piracy<\/a> (and make no mistake, that\u2019s what it is) serves to document the feverish embrace of all things \u201cWicked.\u201d Others are meant to convey other forms of adoration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThere is grainy footage of a moviegoer trying to belt the same notes as Erivo during her big number. There are hundreds of posts of Grande\u2019s performance of \u201cPopular,\u201d another hit from the original musical, where fans praise the pop queen\u2019s comedic chops and dancing ability \u2013 many of which are labeled with the banner \u201cSpoiler!\u201d There are also countless videos of a surprise cameo made by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the roles of Glinda and Elphaba in the original Broadway production of \u201cWicked.\u201d These videos and photos have been live and garnering millions of views, and the film has only been in theaters for <em>five<\/em> full days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWicked\u201d is hardly an exception. Supercuts of all the sex scenes between Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in A24\u2019s \u201cQueer\u201d have been on X since early September. Shirtless, bloodied Paul Mescal rowing an ancient ship in \u201cGladiator II\u201d is thirstily posted to TikTok, one that says the movie is \u201cfor the girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHow is this getting past studios, who are equipped with huge anti-piracy teams and armies of lawyers? For that matter, how is this getting past community guidelines on the social media platforms where copyrighted material is being posted?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cSomething has happened post-pandemic where movie theater behavior has really changed,\u201d said one top film executive, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The executive is referring to the younger audiences who have become more emboldened to share this lengthy material from the sanctity of the cineplex, where phones are supposed to be banned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThey have a different relationship with the material, it\u2019s all just content to them,\u201d sighed the executive, who (along with two other industry sources) pointed to a watershed moment for this kind of behavior. It was the July release of \u201cDeadpool &amp; Wolverine,\u201d Marvel\u2019s superhero mashup which helped rescue the 2024 box office and preserved the A-list luster around Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cSomething <em>really<\/em> happened with that movie,\u201d said the source, specifically pointing to Reynolds and \u201cDeadpool &amp; Wolverine\u201d director Shawn Levy. Both men <a href=\"https:\/\/theankler.com\/p\/deadpool-wolverine-won-gen-z-piracy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared and interacted<\/a> with social media content pirated from theaters over opening weekend \u2013- many of which featured ecstatic crowds reacting to cameos from Channing Tatum, Wesley Snipes and Jennifer Garner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA spokesperson for Reynolds did not return requests for comment, and Levy had no comment. A source familiar with Levy\u2019s thinking said he never intentionally shared material shot in theaters and is strongly opposed to piracy. Universal Pictures did not comment on the \u201cWicked\u201d piracy, but a source with knowledge of the company said internal teams are active in removing the illegal footage in most cases. This conundrum is even more interesting given that \u201cWicked\u201d is a musical, and one could argue that it\u2019s true value is in show-stopping numbers like \u201cDefying Gravity.\u201d Think back to 2006\u2019s \u201cDreamgirls,\u201d where filmmakers forbade eventual Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson from performing the torch song \u201cAnd I\u2019m Telling You I\u2019m Not Going\u201d <em>on the Academy Awards<\/em>. The argument? Go buy a ticket if you want your world rocked by her vocals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnother interesting wrinkle that\u2019s enabling this form of piracy is corporate infrastructure. Filmmakers and cybersecurity experts who spoke with <em>Variety<\/em> agreed that, while the major studios have anti-piracy teams in place, they have a sole focus: ensuring that full movies do not appear on global torrents, where users can get copies of stolen movies with decent-to-flawless picture and sound quality. These teams are not equipped to play \u201cwhack-a-mole,\u201d as one insider put it, across hundreds of thousands of social media posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThere are even corners of the business that believe this content free-for-all actually <em>encourages<\/em> moviegoing in younger people. A subgenre of the \u201cWicked\u201d posts, for instance, is a \u201cBefore and After\u201d challenge. Fans take video as they head into a screening, and then again as credits roll and the music of \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d fades out. Their tear-soaked faces and bashful sobs make for great fodder and inspire other users to do the same. One marketing and PR guru who spoke with <em>Variety<\/em> said this is just the natural evolution of age-old promotional gimmicks, comparing it to filming a preview audience\u2019s faces for an upcoming horror movie so their twisted expressions and screams can be spliced into TV ads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Motion Picture Association, which represents the studios\u2019 interests in D.C., had no comment on the matter. In January, Bloomberg reported that the economy suffers around $30 billion in losses per year \u2013 and around 250,000 jobs \u2013 because of pirated content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn an experiential level, not everyone is happy to let this guerrilla recording continue. Cinemas have passionate defenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cShow your \u2018Wicked\u2019 part 1 photos,\u201d one X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nat_dwbua_\/status\/1860541618060943677\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> on Nov. 23, photographing the film\u2019s title card (which appears in the same font as the original \u201cThe Wizard of Oz,\u201d an Easter egg for fans).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe official X account for theater chain Alamo Drafthouse <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alamodrafthouse\/status\/1861096179162820635\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">responded<\/a> to the post, saying \u201cOr, don\u2019t do that.\u201d Others called the move \u201cso illegal.\u201d Screenwriter Nic Curcio commented that \u201cWicked\u201d is \u201cbringing so many good things into this world, my favorite being the mass public shaming of bad behavior at the movies, baby!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt the end of \u201cWicked,\u201d Elphaba may no longer be subject to the laws of physics, but it turns out there are still some social norms you can\u2019t defy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/wicked-videos-photo-leaks-fans-use-phones-in-theaters-1236223958\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final scene of \u201cWicked\u201d is a cinematic triumph. 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