We have been changed (for good!) now that “Wicked: For Good” is finally out in the world.
After an entire year of waiting, the second and (hopefully) final part of Jon M. Chu’s imaginative adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, made its way to theaters on Nov. 21. The wrap-up movie picks up some time after Erivo’s green-skinned Elphaba defied gravity and the Wizard’s (Jeff Goldblum) authoritarian regime, and single-handedly changed the future of Oz.
With Elphaba now living in exile after Madame Morrible’s (Michelle Yeoh) Wicked Witch propaganda campaign, and Glinda the Good (Grande) enjoying the palace perks of Emerald City, the sequel follows the estranged witches of Oz as they grapple with the consequences of their choices in Part 1.
Longtime “Wicked” fans may already be familiar with how the rest of this untold origin story goes. Still, with a runtime of 2 hours and 17 minutes, Chu once again takes audiences on a grandiose ride through the Land of Oz that leads to an electric finale sealing Glinda and Elphaba’s fates, yes, for good.
In this chat below, HuffPost staffers talk about everything you need to know about “Wicked: For Good,” including Grande’s and Erivo’s Oscar-contending performances, the long-awaited “Wizard of Oz” character reveals, and the songs and scenes that have everyone talking — plus, what’s been said so far about another potential sequel.
