How 'Wicked: For Good' Changed After First Movie's Success: 'We Don't Need Any of that S---'

Is ‘Wicked: For Good’ really what queer and trans people need right now?

Director Jon M. Chu tells Xtra how allyship is intrinsic to the “Wicked” films

How 'Wicked: For Good' changed after first movie's success: 'We don't need any of that s---'

Jon M. Chu breaks down how the sequel got darker after realizing the audience was not only willing but eager to watch "the characters grow."Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in 'Wicked: For Good'.Launching a high-profile (and expensive) franchise is a daunting task. What if no one likes it? What if it flops? The Wicked team had to be asking themselves those questions ahead of the film's release l…

How “Wicked: For Good” was built: Director Jon Chu + 8 film crew

Alice Brooks has an unusual way of talking about the difference between ‘Wicked” and its sequel “Wicked: For Good.,” which is opening nationwide today. The making of the two Wicked movies was such a vast and intimidating process – shooting in 17 sound stages over I55 days – that, to get started, Brooks, the cinematographer for both movie, assigned a single word for each scene to express its “emotional intention.” “For the first movie, those word…

How Wicked: For Good changed after first movie's success: 'We don't need any of that s---,' director says

WICKED: FOR GOOD Star Cynthia Erivo in Schiaparelli on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON

All right, Cynthia Erivo. We'll give you this one. The Wicked: For Good star has been interpreting and reinterpreting her Elphaba costumes for nigh on a

EXCLUSIVE: Cynthia Erivo Reveals How Elphaba Evolves in Wicked For Good With Ariana Grande, ‘More Stoic and Focused’

Wicked: For Good is gearing up to set sail this week. Following the rambunctious response it received for the debut film, Wicked, the movie was confirmed for a part two. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum are reprising their roles in the second part. Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba Thropp, has earned praise for her portrayal as well as an Oscar nomination. Now, the 38-year…