The official trailer for Wicked: For Good has dropped and it’s worth taking a few minutes to read the comments on YouTube. But if you don’t have time to spare, the consensus seems to be that the trailer’s everything fans hoped it would be and more.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to lead the cast as Elphaba and Glinda. The conclusion to the epic fantasy musical also stars Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and Ethan Slater as Boq. Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, Bowen Yang is Pfannee, Bronwyn James is ShenShen, and Sharon D. Clarke is the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear.
Wicked opened in theaters on November 22, 2024. Wicked: For Good will be released theatrically on November 21, 2025.
Universal Pictures released the following description of the concluding chapter of Wicked:
“Elphaba (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 (Goldblum).
Glinda (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 (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 (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 (Slater) and Fiyero forever and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (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.”
Jon M. Chu directs and Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox are the writers. Marc Platt and David Stone serve as producers. Executive producers include Holzman, Fox, Stephen Schwartz, David Nicksay, and Jared LeBoff. The film is based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, from the novel by Gregory Maguire.
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