Wicked: For Good Review: This 'Emotionally Soaring' Sequel Is 'More Captivating' than the First Film

Wicked: For Good Director Jon M. Chu Reveals “Messy” Scene Left in Film

Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu shared how letting Cynthia Erivo take the reins for the film’s most dramatic song led to one of the movie’s most moving moments.

Elphaba the ecofeminist: Wicked For Good casts its heroine as an icon of resistance

The sequel to the hugely successful Wicked brings the story of Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), also known as the Wicked Witch of the West, to its conclusion. An alternative perspective on The Wizard of Oz (1939), Wicked began life in 1995 as a novel and in 2003 became a successful musical, before being adapted into a two-part film. This second film completes Elphaba’s story and firmly establishes her as one of modern cinema’s most compelling eco…

‘Wicked: For Good — The Soundtrack’ raises the stakes

Are you ready for more “Wicked”? “Wicked: For Good — The Soundtrack” offers a bulked-up take on the music of the original “Wicked” musical’s second act, grounded in yet-again stellar vocals from Cynthia Erivo as a misunderstood but defiant Elphaba and Ariana Grande as a conflicted but changing Glinda. New songs and lyrics raise the stakes — even if the music itself is at times weighed down by the plot it helps move along, like the film it accomp…

Cynthia Erivo 'had no idea' that would be the 'Wicked 2' final shot

Cynthia Erivo and Jon M. Chu unpack that clever last image of "Wicked: For Good," which was tailor-made for diehard fans of the Broadway musical.

There’s A Huge Fiyero Easter Egg In Elphaba’s 'Wicked: For Good' Wardrobe

Universal PicturesSpoilers ahead for Wicked: For Good. Sorry, Glinda. Elphaba and Fiyero are endgame.At the end of 2024’s Wicked, Elphie (Cynthia Erivo) becomes Oz’s Enemy No. 1 — a villain Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) is tasked with hunting as Captain of the Guard in the 2025 sequel, out on Nov. 21. Not to mention, he’s about to get hitched to Glinda (Ariana Grande), Elphaba’s BFF. None of those obstacles matters, however, when you’re in love. The …

Exclusive: Ariana Grande Wanted To Feel “Vulnerable” In Glinda’s Wedding Dress

Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures Spoilers ahead for Wicked: For Good.If there’s one thing Wicked’s costuming proves, it’s that fashion can be just as much of a storyteller as a script.In 2024, when many Broadway fans questioned why the film adaptation was split into two parts, director Jon M. Chu alluded to Wicked being Elphaba’s movie (Cynthia Erivo), and the 2025 sequel, Wicked: For Good, being Glinda’s (Ariana Grande). He accomplished this dist…