Wicked: Part 2 has magically altered its title forward of subsequent yr’s theatrical launch.
The follow-up to final month’s hit film Wicked will probably be formally titled Wicked: For Good, with Universal Pictures saying the brand new moniker on Monday. The two-part function adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway smash had been lengthy within the works after the stage model debuted in 2003.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in director Jon M. Chu‘s movie that hits theaters Nov. 21, 2025. Demand is clearly excessive for the second film, with the primary one having already surpassed $520 million globally because it heads into the vacation hall.
Loosely primarily based on writer Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked tells the story of The Wizard of Oz’s characters earlier than Dorothy’s arrival. Grande performs Glinda, whereas Erivo portrays Elphaba.
“You will probably be modified,” Wicked’s official Instagram account posted in saying the brand new title. “For Good” is a duet between Glinda and Elphaba that was written by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz for the unique stage present.
Rounding out the solid for the second movie are Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.
In his overview of Wicked for The Hollywood Reporter, chief movie critic David Rooney wrote, “Producers have been in no rush to carry the goldmine property to the display, and their persistence now pays off handsomely in Jon M. Chu’s eye-popping film model, which enriches the supply materials whereas saluting the Golden Age of Technicolor MGM musicals, chief amongst them The Wizard of Oz.”
During a current interview with THR, the film’s co-writer Winnie Holzman, who additionally penned the e-book for the stage musical, defined why she wasn’t involved about followers probably spoiling the second movie.
As Holzman joked concerning the musical, “It didn’t open yesterday — it’s been working for 21 years.”
