"Think of What We Could Do Together": The First 'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Returns to Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
2024's Oscar-nominated 'Wicked' proved a stage-to-screen smash — and now this second effort will wrap up the story in November 2025.
At the box office, a film adaptation of Wicked was always set to defy gravity, as the world discovered in 2024. On the stage, the hit musical had proven a blockbuster for two decades. The realm of The Wizard of Oz has been beloved on the page for over a century and on the screen for over 85 years, too. So when heading back to Oz sparked the fifth highest-grossing movie globally of last year, it wasn't at all a surprise. Can Wicked: For Good top it?
Bringing Wicked to cinemas is a two-part affair. The first picture arrived in November 2024, painted theatres pink and green, then won Oscars. The second has a date with the silver screen in November 2025. And if you're wondering how the stage musical's second act will soar at the movies, here's your first glimpse: the debut trailer for Wicked: For Good.
When sneak peeks for the initial film started dropping last year, questions such as "are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" were peppered within them. Now, sentiments like "there's no going back", "think of what we could do together" and "it's time for both of us to fly" echo instead, hailing from Glinda and Elphaba. Ariana Grande (Don't Look Up) and Cynthia Erivo (Poker Face) return to their Academy Award-nominated parts to bring Wicked's tale to its conclusion, and to keep chronicling their characters' paths to becoming Glinda the Good Witch of the North and the Wicked Witch of the West, respectively.
As the first instalment did, Wicked: For Good boasts director Jon M Chu (In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians) behind the lens, again taking inspiration from composer Stephen Schwartz and playwright Winnie Holzman. Alongside Grande and Erivo, Jeff Goldblum (Kaos) portrays the Wizard of Oz, while Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Section 31), Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton), Ethan Slater (Elsbeth) and Marissa Bode (who made her feature debut in Wicked) also co-star.
From the first Wicked: For Good trailer, audiences can get excited about more time in Emerald City, flying monkeys, transformations, yellow bricks, grand ceremonies, warnings in the sky and heartfelt messages — and also Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.
For those new to Wicked, it focuses on the Land of Oz's witches, with telling their untold tale the musical's whole angle. On the stage, the show has notched up more awards than you can fit in a hefty cauldron over the years. That includes three Tonys from ten nominations, a Grammy, an Olivier Award and six Drama Desk Awards.
Check out the trailer for Wicked: For Good below:
Wicked: For Good releases in cinemas Down Under on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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