Universal's Wicked recently passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office, and now its sequel has a new title.
via: THR
The follow-up to last month’s hit movie Wicked will be officially titled Wicked: For Good, with Universal Pictures announcing the new moniker on Monday. The two-part feature adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway smash had been long in the works after the stage version debuted in 2003.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in director Jon M. Chu‘s film that hits theaters Nov. 21, 2025. Demand is clearly high for the second movie, with the first one having already surpassed $520 million globally as it heads into the holiday corridor.
Loosely based on author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked tells the story of The Wizard of Oz’s characters before Dorothy’s arrival. Grande plays Glinda, while Erivo portrays Elphaba.
“You will be changed,” Wicked’s official Instagram account posted in announcing the new title. “For Good” is a duet between Glinda and Elphaba that was written by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz for the original stage show.
Rounding out the cast for the second film are Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.
In his review of Wicked for The Hollywood Reporter, chief film critic David Rooney wrote, “Producers have been in no rush to bring the goldmine property to the screen, and their patience now pays off handsomely in Jon M. Chu’s eye-popping movie version, which enriches the source material while saluting the Golden Age of Technicolor MGM musicals, chief among them The Wizard of Oz.”
During a recent interview with THR, the movie’s co-writer Winnie Holzman, who also penned the book for the stage musical, explained why she wasn’t concerned about fans potentially spoiling the second film.
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