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- Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Slater
- Jon M. Chu
Elphaba and Glinda are now the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good in this continuation of the musical.
Many fans questioned Jon M. Chu’s decision to split his movie adaptation of the Wicked musical into two parts, noting that the most memorable songs and storylines take place in the first act of the stage show.
However, he proves the cynics wrong with Wicked: For Good, in which he uses that extra time and space to deepen the friendship between Elphaba and Glinda, maximise the central conflict and make the musical numbers stand out more.
This second part picks up several years after the events of Wicked. Elphaba is now a fugitive and considered the Wicked Witch of the West throughout Oz, thanks to lies perpetuated by the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madam Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).
Meanwhile, her friend Glinda has now been promoted by the Wizard to Glinda the Good, an ambassador for the Emerald City who travels around the villages of Oz.
However, she is conflicted, as she likes her new life but disapproves of the anti-Elphaba propaganda.
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