‘Wicked’ part two has been titled ‘Wicked: For Good’, film to release in November 2025

‘Wicked’ part two has been titled ‘Wicked: For Good’, film to release in November 2025

December 17, 2024   01:30 pm

The second part of musical fantasy movie Wicked has been titled Wicked: For Good, Hollywood studio Universal Pictures has announced.

The follow-up, directed by Jon M Chu, will be released in theatres on November 21, the official X handle of Wicked posted on Monday evening.

Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in the lead roles, Wicked is an adaptation of the hit Broadway musical of the same name, which was based on the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire.

The film, also directed by Chu, was released in theatres worldwide in November and has amassed over Rs 525 million at the box office.

Wicked serves both as a prequel and a relook at the 1939 movie classic Wizard of Oz, which was based on the first book, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,’ in the Oz novel series by author L Frank Baum.

Set in the Land of Oz before the events of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,’ it follows Elphaba (Erivo), the future Wicked Witch of the West, and her friendship with her classmate Galinda (Grande), the future Glinda the Good.

The film also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond.


Source: PTI

--Agencies

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