Whoopi Goldberg revealed on 'The View' that she prepared to play Celia Cruz in a canceled biopic film about the singer's life ...

Let's take the yellow brick road to the Wicked movie that might have been ... telling that outlet that Whoopi Goldberg "had expressed an interest in the first six months." ...

Long before Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, a "Wicked" movie was developed in the late 1990s for Demi Moore starring as Elphaba.

Before it was a musical, 'Wicked' was almost made in the 1990s—and Demi Moore was tapped to star as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch ...

Whoopi Goldberg was one of several actresses vying to turn 'Wicked' into a movie after the Gregory Maguire book was first released in 1995. Bruce Glikas/Getty Images/Universal/Courtesy Everett ...

Todd also recalled that Whoopi Goldberg's company was simultaneously vying for the rights—"but I really wanted it,” she said. Cynthia Erivo alongside Ariana Grande in 'Wicked.' It was ...

telling that outlet that Whoopi Goldberg "had expressed an interest in the first six months." But when he heard that Moore wanted to make the movie, Maguire was quickly on board. Referencing her ...

with Goldberg’s publicist confirming: “This is true. Whoopi loved the book and tried hard to get the rights.” With Platt and Todd attached as producers, the “Wicked” movie next went into ...

Todd also recalled that Whoopi Goldberg's company was simultaneously vying for the rights—"but I really wanted it,” she said. It was Woolverton who first imagined the film as a musical.