Enter Dorothy: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Reveal First “Wicked: For Good” Footage at CinemaCon

Director Jon M. Chu took to the stage in Las Vegas to cast a spell over theater owners at this year’s CinemaCon by sharing footage from Universal’s hotly-anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good, the second part of Chu’s two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical, which itself was based on Gregory Maguire’s best-selling novel.

But Chu wasn’t the only one casting a spell—his stars, Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, and Ariana Grande,

“Wicked: Part Two” Gets Official New Title Ahead of 2025 Release

The title for the sequel to director Jon M. Chu’s critical and commercial smash hit Wicked is no longer Wicked: Part Two. Universal announced yesterday that the second half of the two-parter is now called Wicked: For Good. 

The change is a nod toward a highly anticipated upcoming duet between the movie’s two stars, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda, in a tune that references their increasingly complex relationship.