Wicked Awesome?

Have you heard the rumor that ABC is teaming up with Salma Hayek to do an eight-hour miniseries based off the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West? TVline reports,

"An insider stresses that it would be based on the novel and not the musical. As a result, this Wicked would be less of a prequel and more of a parallel story to The Wizard of Oz. (Universal, as you may know, is currently developing a Wicked film, and that would be based on the musical. ABC Studios will produce along with Hayek and Jose Tamez through the duo’s Ventanarosa Productions. The ex-Ugly Betty producer may also play a supporting role in the project, which is being penned by Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers)."

Damn... ABC just LOVES themselves some Hayek chichi remakes. First Ugly Betty... now this?  Initially, I thought this was going to be the Latin community's The Wiz. However, after hearing that it's not going to be based off the musical... I'm a little more intrigued. Who would you like to see cast in the roles of Glenda and The Wicked Witch?

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