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For Good" offers a pair of new songs. But it's the classics from the Broadway show that shine. We rank them all.
The concluding chapter raises the stakes and leans hard into another scorchingly hot political topic: immigration.
For Good' wrote on Instagram that the movie has "changed me in so many ways and most importantly, for good" Bethany Weaver, who portrayed Dorothy Gale in Wicked: For Good, wrote on Instagram that she "will be forever grateful" for portraying the character in the new movie Weaver's role as Dorothy in the two-part Wicked adaptation marked her big screen debut "This has been a life changing experience,
Despite mixed reviews for the film itself, critics agree that Ariana Grande's tour de force in "Wicked: For Good" is nothing short of wonderful.
Wicked: For Good' Promotional Partners stand at $330M in media value, second best for any studio movie behind 'Wicked's $350M. Monday box office is best non-holiday for 2025 at $14M+.
Part two of Jon M. Chu's splashy musical doesn't justify its own full-length movie, but it's clearly been made with love — and a deep commitment to the spirit of the material.
It wasn’t anything on the level of David Cronenberg’s best movies or other examples, like The Substance (though that would be wild). Still, the origins of two iconic heroes from The Wizard of Oz (one in need of a heart, the other a brain) were nightmarish, to put it lightly. Now, I have to talk about it!
Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda return in Jon M. Chu's “Wicked: For Good," in theaters Friday.
Wicked: For Good had to make some changes to justify being its own separate film, including a change to one of the show's big songs.
Wicked: For Good” director Jon M. Chu revealed to Business Insider that he refused to show Universal Pictures executives the final shot of his two-part musical adaptation, fearing they would want to use the powerful last image in the movie’s marketing campaign.