The magic returns with ‘Wicked: For Good’
And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend …
2024’s Wicked was a bonafide cultural moment with both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lauded for their performances as Elphaba and Glinda, and now after much patience and a whole heap of fanfare, audiences are preparing themselves for the all-new chapter of Wicked, with Wicked: For Good.
Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award® nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices.
Watch the all-new super spectacular trailer for Wicked: For Good Below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum).
Glinda (Ariana Grande), meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.
As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Olivier award winner and Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq (Tony nominee Ethan Slater) and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives.
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
This new trailer, which comes in at a whopping three minutes, promises an experience of absolute pure cinema for audiences, and fans of the original Wicked will be over the moon with what is delivered to them here. The size and scope of the picture is utterly enormous, and audiences will firmly be entranced in Oz, and with its rousing musical numbers and sparkling production, this is going to be a film you have to see in pure technicolour glory.
Get ready for the magic when Wicked: For Good arrives in cinemas on November 20.
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