Are you ready to sob your eyes out? Because Wicked: For Good is coming to the big screen very soon! There are so many great modern musicals, but the one that we have loved for so long is Wicked, with the first part having come out in November 2024. But now, we have a lot more information for its second (and final) part, Wicked: For Good. Here is what we know so far.
What Is The Wicked: For Good Release Date?
Universal confirmed that Wicked: For Good will release on November 21, 2025, as part of the 2025 movie release schedule. So you better get ready to sing your hearts out with your family before Thanksgiving.
Check Out The Wicked: For Good Trailer
Ready to defy gravity? The trailer for Wicked: For Good has dropped and yes, we are just as excited as you are! It features the characters we all know and love, and teases some of the songs we are about to hear. I am so ready to sob.
The Wicked: For Good Cast
The Wicked cast list is filled to the brim with talent, and you’ll be seeing a lot of familiar faces in Wicked: For Good:
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Granda as Elphaba Thropp and Galinda Upland
Both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the stars of Wicked, will be back in Wicked: For Good.
Both of these stars have done their fair share of work in the industry. Grande is best known for her music but has been on Broadway before and also had a small role in the 2021 Adam McKay movie, Don’t Look Up. Erivo has won a Tony, Grammy and Daytime Emmy for her acting and singing talents. She played the part of Celie in the revival of The Color Purple on Broadway, as well as roles in movies such as Harriet, Bad Times at the El Royale and many more.
Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Goldblum will be back as The Wizard – i.e. the actual Wizard of Oz. Goldblum is a well-known actor who has appeared in a variety of films, such as the Jurassic Park franchise, Thor: Ragnarok and many more.
Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible
Michelle Yeoh will be back as Madame Morrible, the headmaster of the school that Elphaba and Glinda attend. She starred in Everything Everywhere All At Once in 2022, which earned her an Academy Award win, and recently starred in A Haunting in Venice and in the Netflix TV show, The Brothers Sun, in 2023.
Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar
Jonathan Bailey will be back playing Fiyero from the musical. Bailey is primarily known for his role in Bridgerton where he plays Anthony Bridgerton, and will appear in the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth film.
Ethan Slater as Boq
Ethan Slater will return to play Boq in Wicked: For Good. Slater is primarily known for his role as Spongebob in Spongebob: The Musical.
Peter Dinklage as the voice of Doctor Dillamond
Peter Dinklage will be back as the voice of Doctor Dillamond. The actor is primarily known for his critically acclaimed role on Game of Thrones, where he played Tyrion Lannister.
Additional Members Of Oz
Of course there are plenty of other stars that will return to the world of Oz. This includes the following:
- Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp
- Bowen Yang as Pfannee
- Bronwyn James as ShenShen
- Keala Settle as Miss Coddle
- Aaron Teoh as Averic
- Colin Michael Carmichael as Professor Nikidik
What Is Wicked: For Good About?
While we do know that the second film is also an adaptation of the musical of the same name, we did get an official synopsis from Universal.
Wicked: For Good obviously takes place after the first film, years later, as Elphaba is “demonized” by the people of Oz and now called The Wicked Witch of the West, even while she still fights for freedom. Glinda has become a symbol for all things good and lives in Oz at the palace, and is basically assigned to make sure the people of Oz stay in line by using comfort to make sure that they know they are “safe” under the Wizard.
However, as she plans to marry Fiyero, her past haunts her, and further intentions to try and reconcile her former best friend and the Wizard only drive her and Elphaba further apart. Things take a turn when a girl from Kansas appears, and their lives are turned upside down, their former friendship hanging in the balance.
It’s the story that we all know and love – and it’s about to tear our hearts out, isn’t it?
There Will Be New Songs In Wicked: For Good
The soundtrack for Wicked displayed plenty of familiar tunes for those who are fans of the stage musical, including the ever-famous “Popular” sung by Ariana Grande, as well as “Defying Gravity.” In fact, cast member Bowen Yang, in an interview with People, in April 2025, said that “For Good” is going to have the same effect that the other famous songs have had on fans when it hits theaters:
The same way that everybody expected ‘Defying Gravity’ to be this big moment — but to such a degree that everyone was like, ‘Well, how can it outdo these expectations?’ — and then it did. I feel like it's going to be that same situation with the song ‘For Good.’
But, the second movie is actually going to bring some fresh music to the tale as well.
From The Schwartz Scene (via Broadway World), back in November 2022, it was confirmed that Stephen Schwartz (the composer behind Wicked), was composing new songs for the movies and that there will be two new songs that aid the storyline:
There are two new songs in the second movie that are complete songs in themselves, and then there are new sections in some of the existing songs in both movies. All the new material, of course, is to meet the demands of the storytelling.
We also know that one of those songs is going to be specifically from Glinda, as Ariana Grande teased it in an interview with the Variety Awards Circuit podcast in January 2025:
I don't want to give away too much as far as what it sounds like, but I will say I'm really grateful for this song in particular because I do think it's a really important narrative piece.
Alright, well now I’m just excited, please give me more!
Jon M. Chu Directed Both Parts
Finally, we know that Jon M. Chu directed both Wicked and the upcoming Wicked: For Good.
If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Chu directed the fantastic romantic comedy hit, Crazy Rich Asians, which earned rave reviews. He also directed the fun 2021 musical, In the Heights, an adaptation of another famous musical from Broadway, which was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Gosh, I need Wicked: For Good like, right now. I’m going to rewatch this trailer until November comes around because if I don’t, I’m pretty sure I’m going to lose my mind. Time to pick out some Wicked Halloween costumes in the meantime.
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