Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-11464223-20140207061100/@comment-1916997-20140214162824

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: why not just go with someone who's played Glinda before. On top of that, Kristin must have some kind of relationship with ABC, as she was a recurring character in both Pushing Daisies and GCB. When has OUaT ever cast an actor, who previous played the character? The show prefers to be unique, in their depictions.... while still paying tribute, to what came before.

If Kristin Chenoweth would have been cast as Glinda, who the reason you stated; then Idina Menzel should have been cast as the Wicked Witch. She has a relationship with Disney, as well.... heck, she is now a Disney Princess. It's still different to be cast in a Disney animated feature, versus being used in multiple shows on ABC. Furthermore, we know they are not doing Elphaba, and while Idina is technically the WWW, she is really Elphaba, who to me is quite different. Glinda, on the other hand is nearly always depicted in the same way, as described in her casting call: e legant, warm and benevolent, as well as wise, clever and shrewd. Especially when you look at who was cast, and as you also pointed out, it seems to me they were really going for a Kristin Chenoweth-y Glinda, so why not just cast her as opposed to a doppelganger.