“Musical” has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but there’s no avoiding it in bringing “Wicked” to the big screen.

The long-gestating film adaptation of the Broadway hit “Wicked” has hit another snag. Director Stephen Daldry is exiting the project, a studio representative confirmed Tuesday. The “Billy Elliot” director has been associated with the adaptation for years, going back as far as 2012. Writer Winnie Holzman, who wrote the musical, wrote the script with “Wicked” composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. At one point, the film was supposed to hit theaters in Dec. 2019.

"They [ABC] had long been interested in a show with a real depictions of teenagers on TV," "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman tells CNN. Angela goes on to write him a five-page love letter, addressed to him by name. "So-Called Angels" (Season 1, Episode 15)You can actually feel Christmas in Three Rivers in this episode, which focuses on Rickie's home life. Rickie goes home with the Chase's to spend Christmas with them. Some viewers campaigned to save "My So-Called Life," but ABC ultimately pulled the plug in 1995.