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Wicked: For Good trailer transports fans back to Oz Wicked: For Good trailer transports fans back to Oz
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, pictured in 2024, will return as Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked: For GoodCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, pictured in 2024, will return as Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked: For Good
The first full-length trailer for Wicked's forthcoming sequel has been released, offering fans a glimpse of how the Wizard of Oz spin-off will conclude.The first full-length trailer for Wicked's forthcoming sequel has been released, offering fans a glimpse of how the Wizard of Oz spin-off will conclude.
Wicked: For Good will see Cynthia Erivo return as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch of the North.Wicked: For Good will see Cynthia Erivo return as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch of the North.
The new trailer shows Glinda standing on a balcony overlooking a mob of angry people carrying flaming torches searching for Elphaba.The new trailer shows Glinda standing on a balcony overlooking a mob of angry people carrying flaming torches searching for Elphaba.
It ends with Elphaba saying she's "off to see the Wizard" before flying on a broom into the distance.It ends with Elphaba saying she's "off to see the Wizard" before flying on a broom into the distance.
Wicked: For Good will pick up where the first film left off and cover the years after Elphaba and Glinda's decision to part ways.Wicked: For Good will pick up where the first film left off and cover the years after Elphaba and Glinda's decision to part ways.
Elphaba is now an enemy of the state of Oz, while Glinda has become a public figure controlled by the Wizard.Elphaba is now an enemy of the state of Oz, while Glinda has become a public figure controlled by the Wizard.
Director Jon M Chu said: "Our heart was broken when Glinda can't make the choice that we want her to so badly at the end of movie one, and it feels empowering for Elphaba to fly away from society.Director Jon M Chu said: "Our heart was broken when Glinda can't make the choice that we want her to so badly at the end of movie one, and it feels empowering for Elphaba to fly away from society.
"In movie two, we get to see the consequences of those choices. The temperature is up.""In movie two, we get to see the consequences of those choices. The temperature is up."
The films have been adapted from the hugely successful Broadway and West End musical, which itself was based on Gregory Maguire's 2005 novel.The films have been adapted from the hugely successful Broadway and West End musical, which itself was based on Gregory Maguire's 2005 novel.
However, the stage musical was split into two films for its big-screen adaptation, with the second due to be released on 21 November.However, the stage musical was split into two films for its big-screen adaptation, with the second due to be released on 21 November.
The two movies were shot simultaneously at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire between December 2022 and January 2024, with production interrupted mid-way through by the Hollywood actors' strike.The two movies were shot simultaneously at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire between December 2022 and January 2024, with production interrupted mid-way through by the Hollywood actors' strike.
The new trailer also teases the arrival of Dorothy - seen walking down the yellow brick road with her friends - suggesting the character might have a bigger role in the films than in the musical.
But the actress who could potentially play her has not yet been named.
Wicked was the highest-grossing movie of 2024 in the UK, and scored 10 Oscar nominations - winning two for best costume and production design.Wicked was the highest-grossing movie of 2024 in the UK, and scored 10 Oscar nominations - winning two for best costume and production design.
At two hours 40 minutes, the first film alone was almost as long as the entire length of the stage show.At two hours 40 minutes, the first film alone was almost as long as the entire length of the stage show.
Erivo and Grande's chemistry and real-life friendship prompted several viral interview moments during the first film's promotional run last year, and the pair jointly opened the Academy Awards in March with a Wicked medley.Erivo and Grande's chemistry and real-life friendship prompted several viral interview moments during the first film's promotional run last year, and the pair jointly opened the Academy Awards in March with a Wicked medley.
But one challenge facing the sequel is that most of the best known songs from the musical, such as Defying Gravity, Popular and The Wizard And I, featured in the first film.But one challenge facing the sequel is that most of the best known songs from the musical, such as Defying Gravity, Popular and The Wizard And I, featured in the first film.
The forthcoming follow-up will feature two brand new songs, with Chu telling Vanity Fair: "They're great additions to this movie. They were necessary in this movie to help tell the story."The forthcoming follow-up will feature two brand new songs, with Chu telling Vanity Fair: "They're great additions to this movie. They were necessary in this movie to help tell the story."
Grande and Erivo will be joined once again by co-stars Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.Grande and Erivo will be joined once again by co-stars Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
Grande's Glinda is seen in the trailer wearing a wedding dress, suggesting she may be about to marry Bailey's Fiyero, who - echoing the lyrics to the title track For Good - promises he has "changed".
Meanwhile, Goldblum's wizard is heard declaring: "Get me the broom of the Wicked witch of the West."