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Holy flying monkeys! How amazing does Rebecca Mader look as the Wicked Witch of the West on ABC’s Once Upon a Time!?!
We were first to reveal that Lost‘s Rebecca Mader would be joining ABC’s smash drama to play the newest villain going up against Storybrooke’s forces of good—and now we can finally spill details on her role as The Wizard of Oz‘s Wicked Witch of the West, a k a Elphaba!
Check out these first look pics of Mader in the iconic role, looking positively terrifying, and fabulous, atop her broomstick. So many chills. Can we call her Elphabulous?!! No, of course we can’t.
Immediately following Sunday night’s spell-binding midseason finale, Once Upon a Time gave fans a sneak peek at all the magic and mayhem that’s coming up in the second half of season three. Including, of course, the introduction of the show’s new big, bad, villain: The Wicked Witch. We are told that THE WWOW (you’re welcome for another terrible nickname) will square off against Regina, forming a new, formidable opponent to the Evil Queen, now that she and Rumple have made amends.
While many fans were speculating the new villain might be Cruella du Ville (which, granted, would also be pretty fantastic), Once has decided to dip into the rich world of The Wizard of Oz, and it remains to be seen if other Oz characters will pop up further down the line. (Can we put in a plug now for Kristin Chenoweth as Glenda?) And don’t forget, show creators Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis love to put their own spin on well-known characters, so we certainly can’t assume that Elphaba is just as we’ve seen her in the Oz books, the movie or the Broadway sensation Wicked.
Fellow Once Upon a Time star, Robbie Kay (Pan), tells us he is thrilled that Mader will be joining the cast as Elphaba in episode 13.
“It’s certainly an exciting prospect for the show, so it will be interesting to see how they put a twist on [her character],” Kay told E! News. “To be honest, it would be fantastic for them to sort of delve into that whole Wizard of Oz land and to see whether they can implement more characters into the story.” Fingers crossed we’ll be seeing Dorothy and her little dog, too!
Once Upon a Time will return with new episodes on…March 9 on ABC. Anyone else feel like you might be mellllltttiiinnnnng in a sea of anticipation until then?
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"OMG what how did they get the rights to call her Elphaba? Oh wow.
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OMG what how did they get the rights to call her Elphaba? Oh wow.
Pretty sure that’s a nod to the most well known name for the WWW in this era. I very much doubt that they can call her Elphaba.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Couldn’t help myself!! Rebecca’s defying gravity!
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
Her whole look is so cool! Can’t wait to see her in action!
I’d be surprised if they were able to name her Elphaba. Theodora (her name in the Disney owned Oz the Great & Powerful) is more likely.
Rebecca looks awesome dressed as WWW…very similar to how Regina dressed as the Evil Queen.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
Unless they are using the book version of Elphaba, I highly doubt the musical version would be much of a match for any of our villains. I love wicked… But I just hope they really aren’t using the Wicked version of the witch. But this article is really confusing since they used the Elphie name a few times
"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGIC#Wickediscoming #OUAT pic.twitter.com/bDMtrvK37E
— Rebecca Mader (@bexmader) December 16, 2013
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
Rebecca looks awesome dressed as WWW…very similar to how Regina dressed as the Evil Queen.
Same costume as Regina in Hat Trick.
Custodian of Graham's darts, Rumple's spindle and Robin's quiver
Slurpeez108 wrote: Rebecca looks awesome dressed as WWW…very similar to how Regina dressed as the Evil Queen.
Same costume as Regina in Hat Trick.
O_O
Well ok then lol. But she does look great. Love the green they picked.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
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