Dividing the Tony-winning musical in half on the big screen, Wicked Part Two It's scheduled to arrive in 2025 and there are already lots of interesting details. Based on the musical of the same name by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, Evil takes place in the world of L. Frank Baum Wizard of Ozand follows Galinda (the eventual good witch) and Elphaba (the eventual bad witch) as they attend the prestigious Shiz University. The theatrical production was a smash hit and it was natural for Hollywood to call, but delays pushed the box office success further and further down the road.
When the film finally arrived in 2024, Evil was met with stellar reviews that placed special emphasis on the scale of the film and the performances of the main cast. While changes to the stage production were inevitable when adapting a Broadway musical, the more ambitious choice was to split the story into two separate films. Mimicking the show's two-act structure Wicked Part Two will cover the second act of the epic tale and conclude the main chapter of the Oz story with a bang. Wicked Part Two It already has a release date and anticipation is growing for the gravity-defying sequel.
Wicked Part Two Latest News
The musical sequel changes its release date
Although the second half of the musical adaptation was always due in 2025, the latest news confirms that Wicked Part Two will change its release date. Initially scheduled for release in December, the film quickly abandoned that date in favor of November 26th. However, it was announced in late 2024 that Wicked Part Two would rise five days earlier to November 21, 2025in order to avoid competition with Disney Zootopia 2.
There's no telling if the film will change its release date again, but the 21st seems like the most logical location, as it's almost a year after the first installment's wide release. The Thanksgiving holiday is usually a good time for big Hollywood productions, and if the first film manages to become a box office hit, the sequel could follow suit, copying its release strategy.
Release date for the second part of Wicked
Return to Oz in November 2025
Even though the film's release date has changed several times since it was first announced, the release strategy for Wicked Part Two appears to be setting the sequel up for success. Almost a year after the wide release of Wicked Part One, Part Two will hit theaters on November 21, 2025hoping to once again capture the magic of the Thanksgiving holiday. However, as the date has already changed several times, there is no guarantee that Wicked Part Two will keep that date.
Wicked Part Two Cast Details
Glinda and Elphaba will return in the second part
Why Wicked Part Two just continue where the first one left off, the entire cast of Evil expected to return next. Most importantly, Cynthia Erivo will be back as Elphaba, and she will be joined by Ariana Grande as the ever-popular Glinda. Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey will reprise his role as Prince Winkie and Glinda's boyfriend Fiyero, while Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh returns as Madame Morrible. Proving to not be that wonderful, The Wizard of Oz will once again be played by Jeff Goldblum.
Although the sequel's cast is mostly made up of returning characters, Wicked Part Two it could also feature characters familiar to fans of the classic Wizard of Oz stories. Dorothy, her dog Toto, and the Cowardly Lion were teased in several trailers for the first film, but no casting details were revealed.
The cast of Wicked Part Two includes:
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Cynthia Erivo |
Elfaba |
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Ariana Grande |
Glinda |
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Jonathan Bailey |
Fiyero |
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Michelle Yeoh |
Madame Morrível |
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Jeff Goldblum |
The Wizard of Oz |
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Ethan Slater |
Boq Lumberjack |
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Marissa Bode |
Nessarose Tropp |
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Peter Dinklage |
Doctor Dillamond |
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Bowen Yang |
Pfanee |
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Bronwynn James |
Shen Shen |
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Wicked Part Two Story Details
The second act is still reserved
At the end of Evilthe film only covered the first act of the show, meaning there are still several iconic moments left. Having defied the Wizard and Madame Morrible's plans, Elphaba flies away to form a resistance against his crueltywhile Glinda stays to fix the system from the inside. However, the destruction of their friendship always drives a wedge between Glinda and Fiyero. Many important events bring Wicked Part Two closer to the events seen in The Wizard of Ozand the second half of the story explains the origins of many of Oz's recognizable icons.