Wicked
Warning : This clause hold spoilers for Wicked , the 2024 movie and the Broadway show . Wickedhas become a heavy strike than anyone expected , raising expectation sky - high for the back half await in November of 2025 . Yet as the story of Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ) and Glinda ( Ariana Grande - Butera ) onward motion and the stake are raised , fans new and sure-enough can expect some key deviation between the first and 2nd movies . implike : Part Twowill go on the prequel tale of the ( in)famous witches of Oz , who are well on their style to being known as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good byWicked ’s ending .
Whilethe first act of the Broadway musicalWickedfollows Elphaba and Glinda ’s shoal days and their enemies - to - friends arc , the second act show them contend with the harsh realism of Oz after leaving school ( Elphaba having flown by in a blaze of aureole and Glinda presumably actually graduating ) . The two - part movie version is conform to the same framework , mean there will be some fundamental differences between the two instalment . However , even if the music , story structure , and characterizations fracture , audiences can expect the same breathtaking spectacle as was return in 2024 .
8Elphaba & Glinda Will Be Split Up In Wicked 2
Elphaba & Glinda Aren’t Conveniently In The Same Place Anymore
The first half ofWickeddoes the bulk of the work of establishing Elphaba and Glinda ’s family relationship , a task made much easy by the fact that they are within proximity of each other for most of the runtime , attend to Shiz University and being forced to room together . This give up for some more inconsequential shenanigans and humorous beats stanch from their contrast personalities , as well as sweet affirmation of their friendship . However , this is all the fundament for their human relationship to still matter deeply throughoutWicked 2when physical distance separates them .
Elphaba and Glinda , the two main case from the Broadway musical , are play by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in the repelling movie .
As Elphaba is on the run , she does not risk casually foregather with her family or supporter . She and Glinda have only a handful of scenery together , which are emotionally charged moments define by conflict or balancing between the two . Their friendship gradually developing through work-shy night in their dorm room is n’t in the carte because of their locations . Wickedpossibly teases an Elphaba and Glinda flashbackin the next movie , which would add to their screenland prison term together , but they are still seldom in the same blank space in the primary timeline .
7Shiz Won’t Be The Primary Setting In Wicked 2
The Days At “Dear Old Shiz” Are In The Past, Changing The Nature Of The Story
The majority ofWicked(part one ) also takes position at Shiz University , facilitate Elphaba and Glinda ’s burgeoning friendship through a natural account setup that has them in the same situation . Wickedinitially launches itself into a familiar boarding school story ( with the age of the characters being older than in most like narrative ) , with some nostalgic tropes of a charming curriculum , a bully turned friend , a night out terpsichore , etc . However , school can not last forever , and the characters develop up and are drive to test what they have learn in the outside world .
Assuming thatWicked : Part Twopicks up where the second act of the show does , the tale starts again after a time jump . Elphaba effectively drop out of Shiz , but the others presumptively finished their education . Glinda is now a spokesperson , Fiyero ( Jonathan Bailey ) is the Captain of the Guard , and Nessarose ( Marissa Bode ) is the governor of Munchkinland . The place setting is less one defined place for it all to play out , as Elphaba especially is always moving around . The overall tone shifts with less comfortableness and stability as was found at Shiz , even if there were hints of something sinister there .
6Wicked 2 Will Have Original Songs
The Legendary Wicked Composer Is Returning Yet Again With New Tunes
A extremely anticipated element ofWicked : Part Twois the confirmed two original songsto be added to the soundtrack . It was announced ahead ofWicked ’s release that it would admit some new tracks , as the overall runtime is neat and more music is need to keep up the pacing . With the first half ofWickedsimply having more and long musical telephone number already , it was natural that the 2d installment would end up with more original musical fabric . The moving-picture show ’s " One Short Day " already includes a fresh call imbed within it , performed byIdina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in their magicalWickedcameo .
Now the focus is on the next two birdcall that Stephen Schwartz , the composer behind the Broadway output ofWicked , will save for the subsequent movie . Additionally , Cynthia Erivo has tease theWickedsong she Centennial State - wrotefor the next picture show , which appear to be another solo ballad performed by Elphaba . Schwartz has a monumental task forward of him in deliver birdsong that live up to the tunes that have been iconic for more than 20 year , made only more so by their implementation in the extremely acclaimed picture . Yet the prospect of Erivo execute another showstopper is very promising .
5Nessarose & Boq Will Both (To An Extent) Be Villains In Wicked 2
Nessa Becomes The Wicked Witch Of The East, & Boq Another Enemy To Elphaba
The fraudulent Wizard of Oz ( Jeff Goldblum ) and his sorceress friend Madame Morrible ( Michelle Yeoh ) rest the master scoundrel in the 2d half ofWicked . However , the support characters of Nessarose and Boq ( Ethan Slater ) also become somewhat antipathetical , make egotistically dangerous decisions — on both their parts , because of a desire for love . Glinda evoke that the Munchkin boy who admires her ask out Elphaba ’s unseasoned sister to get him off her back , which result to Boq and Nessa being in a perfunctory relationship wherein Boq does not return Nessa ’s feelings .
Wicked ’s characters are in a string of unrequited love life — Nessa to Boq , Boq to Glinda , Glinda to Fiyero — which rarify the main love triangle .
Both character arc are soft matters , as they need to present unrequited dearest as a demoralise military force that leads to greater aftermath . Nessa is technically the licit leader of Munchkinland but becomes a tyrannous rule in an attempt to keep Boq near her , coming to be bed as the more quietly vicious Wicked Witch of the East . In the show , she does n’t waver to blame Elphaba for Boq ’s transformation into the Tin Man ; Boq then lead a crime syndicate of Wiccan hunters against Elphaba . Both fibre are lessons in denial and make the story more dynamic with more enemies at heavy .
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4Fiyero Will Have A More Active Role In Wicked 2
Fiyero Doesn’t Sit Idly By When Elphaba Is In Trouble
Fiyero is for the most part pulled through the plot by Elphaba and Ginda in the first half ofWicked . He ropes the entire school into a somewhat illegal nighttime out when he first get in at Shiz and performs " Dancing Through Life . " His arc then sees him falling into a relationship with Glinda without much thought , and help Elphaba rescue the Leo rookie when she ( possibly accidentally ) leaves only him alive when cast a sleep spell on the rest of the class . However , Wicked ’s ending show Fiyero go away Shizin a rush after Elphaba is declare a risk to the public .
This put up his role in the rest of the narrative : Fiyero becomes the Wizard ’s Captain of the Guard , a stead he primarily use to seek for Elphaba , trying to reach her before someone who would harm her does . He appease with Glinda all this time , but pretty much the moment he reunites with Elphaba , he confesses that she is the one he truly have a go at it and leaves with her . The show also include a striking confrontation where Fiyero threatens Glinda to force the other guards to let Elphaba go , which will in all likelihood transfer over .
3There Won’t Be As Many Big Musical Numbers In Wicked 2
The Rest Of Wicked’s Soundtrack Limits Opportunities For The Wicked Movie Production To Show Off Its Strengths
In addition to there just being more birdsong in the first one-half ofWicked , there are a great number of bombastic ensemble numbers . Now that theatre director Jon M. Chu and his production squad have prove that they are master in staging and shooting such sequences , the fact that there are n’t as many of them in the future tense is a letdown . There is the theory that one of the unexampled song could be another ensemble turn , or that the movie will stretch some of the shorter songs perform by the entire cast from the melodic .
WickedBroadway Soundtrack
Act One Songs
Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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Act Two Songs
" No One Mourns the Wicked "
Glinda , Ensemble
" Thank Goodness "
Glinda , Fiyero , Madame Morrible , Ensemble
" Dear Old Shiz "
" The Wicked Witch of the East "
Elphaba , Nessarose , Boq
" The Wizard and I "
Elphaba , Madame Morrible
" Wonderful "
The Wizard , Elphaba
" What Is This Feeling ? "
Elphaba , Glinda , Ensemble
" I ’m Not That Girl ( Reprise ) "
Glinda
" Something Bad "
Dr. Dillamond , Elphaba
" As Long As You ’re Mine "
Elphaba , Fiyero
" Dancing Through Life "
Fiyero , Glinda , Nessarose , Boq , Ensemble
" No Good Deed "
Elphaba
" Popular "
" March of the Witch Hunters "
Boq , Ensemble
" I ’m Not That girlfriend "
" For Good "
Elphaba , Glinda
" One Short Day "
" Finale "
" A Sentimental Man "
The Wizard
" resist Gravity "
As do on stage , the biggest musical number inWicked ’s second routine is the first one , " Thank Goodness,“where Glinda taste to assure the Ozian populace while the Wicked Witch is still destitute . " Finale " is a very brief reprise of " No One Mourns the Wicked , " while " March of the Witch Hunters " claims some coloured theatrics , but is also on the short and simple side . There are some opportunity to flesh out these songs , but people can generally expect that they wo n’t be the same as the back - to - back bangers of " What Is This tone ? , " " Dancing Through Life , " and " One Short Day . "
2Wicked 2 Will Overlap More With The Wizard Of Oz
Wicked’s Timeline Eventually Reaches The Original Storyline
Wickedbegins in what can be call sequel territory forThe Wizard of Oz , with Glinda recognize the Munchkinlanders after the Wicked Witch ’s reported death , a vista during which she mentions that the Wizard has already leave Oz ( to take Dorothy abode but accidentally leaving her behind , according to the 1939 movie).Wickedthen segue into its main setting , long before Dorothy ’s comer when Elphaba and Glinda meet at shoal . Most ofWicked ’s narrative is definitively a prequel , cut into into the characterizations and backstories of masses who will someday meet out Dorothy ’s adventure .
Wicked include many fibre from the original Wizard of Oz account , but their arcs are reframed to reveal more about the complex government of Oz .
However , Wickeddoes finally catch up toThe Wizard of Oz;going off the show , this is about Battle of Midway through the second one-half , when a plot to endanger Nessarose to draw Elphaba out of hiding leads to Dorothy being brought to Oz and the death of the Wicked Witch of the East . Much of Elphaba ’s actions are then refer with flummox back her babe ’s shoes , which Dorothy has come into self-control of . It start to feel much more like a reimagining ofThe Wizard of Ozthan a prequel , as the plot of land of the former is implied to be have stead off - screen .
1Wicked 2 Will Feature Dorothy
Dorothy Has Already Been Prominently Featured In Wicked’s Marketing
ultimately , the long - look and orphic function of Dorothy in theWickedmovie version will add up to fruition in the next installment . Dorothy was teased in theWickedtrailers , although her face was never shown , and it is still unidentified who is playing her in the movie . While Elphaba has face - to - face interactions with Dorothy in this narrative , Dorothy is never ascertain on stage in the Broadway production ; she is only heard crying off - stage and is seen as a silhouette when she unfreeze Elphaba .
Dorothy is seemingly set up to have a larger purpose in the movie , potentially taking inspiration from her individual conversation with Elphaba in the original novel , despite the many majorchangesWickedmakes to the book . While sports fan of the show may be apprehensive of this change , there is some great potential for the movie to manage with themes of pureness in contrast with experience through Dorothy ’s comportment . Much about the continuation toWickedis still shrouded in mystery , which will hopefully make the original and conversant elements all the more gratifying when the movie lastly arrives in theaters .
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sinful adapts the Broadway musical into a two - part film , follow the improbable friendship between Elphaba , born with green skin , and Glinda , a pop patrician , in the Land of Oz . As they navigate their contrasting paths , they germinate into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West .
Wicked : For Good is the sequel to the 2024 flick adaptation of the popular Broadway phase musical . The film search the origins of the Wicked Witch of the West , known as Elphaba , as the reality of Oz is tell from a firebrand new perspective .
