The Wicked poster design controversy just won't go away

Wicked poster
(Image credit: Universal Pictures)

It turns out there's nothing like a good poster design debate to help promote a new movie. There are still a few weeks to go until the Wicked movie finally reaches cinema screens, but the Wicked poster design controversy is keeping the film in the headlines.

Cynthia Erivo, who plays the Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the film, has now aimed to play down her reaction to fans' attempts to 'fix' the poster design, but the saga goes on (see our lessons to be learned from the Wicked poster controversy).

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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