The Wicked: For Good trailer has lots of hugs and a little revolution

We might get a glimpse of Dorothy, but director Jon M. Chu knows you're here to see Elphaba and Glinda.

By William Hughes  |  June 4, 2025 | 10:48pm
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Anyone worried that the conclusion of last year’s bifurcated Wicked might mean you won’t get to see as much of Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda interacting in the sequel can now probably put those worries to rest: The new trailer for “don’t you dare call it Part 2” Wicked: For Good makes it clear that director Jon M. Chu knows exactly where the emotional heart of his story sits, featuring lots of singing, lots of longing looks, and a little light violent revolution at the hands of his two leads.

Soundtracked, unsurprisingly, by the musical-ending song that lends the film its name, the trailer shows Elphaba waging her righteous war on Oz, while Glinda stays safely nestled inside the system. Along the way, we get glimpses of Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, and even a familiar quarter of saffron-road-following adventurers. But the trailer knows what you’re here to see, and it’s Erivo and Grande teaming up—along with some extremely fancy sets and dresses, and a soundtrack that Universal is already helpfully suggesting you go ahead and get ready to “pre-save.”

Wicked: For Good arrives in theaters on November 11.

 
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