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.

  • vrighterEnglish
    3·
    2 hours ago

    The original’s smile communicates much more stuff than the eyes on the face that looks like it’s completely bored.

    Trying to “communicate with her eyes” is exactly what makes the poster bad.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      2 hours ago

      i disagree, but your interpretation of her eyes is your own and completely beside the point, in any case.

      • vrighterEnglish
        1·
        14 minutes ago

        what does her expression tell you about her character?