Elphaba
Cynthia Erivo
Elphaba
Wicked: For Good
“You will be changed.”
6.6
2025
2h 17m
FantasyAdventureRomance
Director: Jon M. Chu
Overview
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
Full Plot (Spoilers)
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In the aftermath of the Wicked Witch of the West’s escape, the Wizard of Oz oversees the completion of the Yellow Brick Road while his guards hunt for her. Elphaba, labeled the "Wicked Witch," returns to attack the construction sites, demanding the release of captured animals.
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Cast
Glinda
Ariana Grande
Glinda
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Jeff Goldblum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Madame Morrible
Michelle Yeoh
Madame Morrible
Fiyero / The Scarecrow
Jonathan Bailey
Fiyero / The Scarecrow
Boq / The Tin Man
Ethan Slater
Boq / The Tin Man
Nessarose
Marissa Bode
Nessarose
The Cowardly Lion (voice)
Colman Domingo
The Cowardly Lion (voice)
Pfannee
Bowen Yang
Pfannee
Shenshen
Bronwyn James
Shenshen
Avaric
Aaron Teoh
Avaric
Miss. Coddle
Keala Settle
Miss. Coddle
Reviews
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The Burden of the Bubble
I’ve always been suspicious of movies that announce themselves in halves. It usually feels less like artistic necessity and more like a studio figuring out how to sell the same meal twice. So when Jon M. Chu split the Broadway behemoth *Wicked* straight down the middle, leaving a year-long gap before the second piece, I went in wary. *Wicked: For Good* is the film that has to justify that choice, and I'm still not convinced it fully does. But I will say this: it is far stranger and heavier than the first installment, swapping out the fizz of school rivalries for the ragged consequences of political revolt.
Chu digs into the authoritarian mood that the earlier film mostly kept at arm's length. The Emerald City no longer just glitters; it suffocates, hemmed in by the propaganda machine of Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard and Michelle Yeoh’s severe, unbending Madame Morrible. The tonal shift can be a little abrupt, but the movie needs it. Bilge Ebiri of *Vulture* was right to call this chapter "notably darker than its predecessor, which is a good thing". The trouble is that the darkness also makes the stage show's structural seams impossible to miss. In trying so hard to line itself up with the *Wizard of Oz* timeline, the movie keeps catching its own feet on the hem.
When the film really clicks—and it does, just not consistently—it comes down to the people at its center. Watch Cynthia Erivo in "No Good Deed." She doesn't merely sing it; she drags the song out of herself. The proud, guarded posture she held in the first film starts folding inward. You can see the exhaustion of being everybody's scapegoat land in her shoulders in real time. Even the broom changes meaning in her hands. It stops looking like a symbol and starts looking like something to lean on. The whole scene runs on fury and loneliness, and Erivo plays it in tiny physical details: a clamped jaw, eyes flicking through the dark, a body trying not to come apart.
Ariana Grande gives the movie its other pulse. Earlier in her screen career, she could sometimes seem like someone dutifully hitting marks, but here she finds a strain of physical comedy that slowly sours into something sadder and quieter. David Rooney in *The Hollywood Reporter* praised the "luminous life" she brings to Glinda, and that brightness is there. What stayed with me more was the stillness she finds by the end. Once Glinda finally absorbs what her popularity has cost, all that practiced buoyancy drains out of her. The hands that usually flutter with perfect social grace just hang there. *Wicked: For Good* is clumsy, long, and often overbuilt, but the way these two women keep reaching toward each other across an ever-widening political divide is what keeps the whole thing afloat.
I’ve always been suspicious of movies that announce themselves in halves. It usually feels less like artistic necessity and more like a studio figuring out how to sell the same meal twice. So when Jon M. Chu split the Broadway behemoth *Wicked* straight down the middle, leaving a year-long gap before the second piece, I went in wary. *Wicked: For Good* is the film that has to justify that choice, and I'm still not convinced it fully does. But I will say this: it is far stranger and heavier than the first installment, swapping out the fizz of school rivalries for the ragged consequences of political revolt.
Chu digs into the authoritarian mood that the earlier film mostly kept at arm's length. The Emerald City no longer just glitters; it suffocates, hemmed in by the propaganda machine of Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard and Michelle Yeoh’s severe, unbending Madame Morrible. The tonal shift can be a little abrupt, but the movie needs it. Bilge Ebiri of *Vulture* was right to call this chapter "notably darker than its predecessor, which is a good thing". The trouble is that the darkness also makes the stage show's structural seams impossible to miss. In trying so hard to line itself up with the *Wizard of Oz* timeline, the movie keeps catching its own feet on the hem.
When the film really clicks—and it does, just not consistently—it comes down to the people at its center. Watch Cynthia Erivo in "No Good Deed." She doesn't merely sing it; she drags the song out of herself. The proud, guarded posture she held in the first film starts folding inward. You can see the exhaustion of being everybody's scapegoat land in her shoulders in real time. Even the broom changes meaning in her hands. It stops looking like a symbol and starts looking like something to lean on. The whole scene runs on fury and loneliness, and Erivo plays it in tiny physical details: a clamped jaw, eyes flicking through the dark, a body trying not to come apart.
Ariana Grande gives the movie its other pulse. Earlier in her screen career, she could sometimes seem like someone dutifully hitting marks, but here she finds a strain of physical comedy that slowly sours into something sadder and quieter. David Rooney in *The Hollywood Reporter* praised the "luminous life" she brings to Glinda, and that brightness is there. What stayed with me more was the stillness she finds by the end. Once Glinda finally absorbs what her popularity has cost, all that practiced buoyancy drains out of her. The hands that usually flutter with perfect social grace just hang there. *Wicked: For Good* is clumsy, long, and often overbuilt, but the way these two women keep reaching toward each other across an ever-widening political divide is what keeps the whole thing afloat.
Clips (3)
No Good Deed
She’s Made Her Choice
Wonderful
Featurettes (64)
Ariana Grande on bringing all parts of Glinda to life in Wicked & Wicked: For Good
Cynthia Erivo on her favorite version of Elphaba
Hear from Cynthia Erivo on the emotional door scene
Scene at the Academy (Feat. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and More)
A glimpse behind the door scene with Ariana Grande
The capital’s own Cynthia Erivo has an important message for Londoners.
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Play "Most Likely To" with the Young Stars of Wicked!
Ariana Grande on the physicality of playing Glinda in Wicked & Wicked: For Good
What's In My Bag with the Young Stars of WICKED!
The Big Picture
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Break Down ‘Wicked: For Good’
This or That: Wicked Soundtrack Edition
The closet scene that changed us for good.
Green For Good
How Glinda's dress was inspired by Broadway's bubble dress and Billie Burke's ballgown
Young Elphaba, Glinda, and Nessarose Recreate This Iconic Song About WICKED!
Unforgettable moments in Paris
What does Wicked mean to you, and how has it changed you for good?
The (Yellow) Brick Lane takeover is calling your name!
Fiyero's Journey
Watch as the Wicked: For Good cast share their best British slang!
A Wicked weekend, sorted!
Here’s the goodliest dance choreography of “What Is This Feeling? (Reprise)” by Christopher Scott.
“Step into your fear and make the thing.” Director Jon M. Chu gives inspiration to future filmmakers
Like a handprint on our hearts
Jon M. Chu on the Process of Filming Wicked and Wicked for Good at the Same Time | BAFTA
The stars answer important British questions...
Congratulations to Maidah, 11 - winner of the BBFC Create The Card Competition!
Exclusive Clip on Peacock Announcement
Jon M. Chu Interview
Cynthia Erivo Rewatches Wicked: For Good Scene & Explains Career Inspirations | BAFTA
The Journey of a Lifetime
Merci Paris! Thank you for your warm welcome
The magical cast of Wicked: For Good
A special moment caught in Paris
The crossover we didn't know we needed!
Paris loves Jonathan Bailey!
Michelle Yeoh takes Paris by storm
Ariana Grande showing all the love to fans at the Paris screening
When they see her they will scream!
Bonjour! The Wicked: For Good cast arrives in Paris
São Paulo, you’ve changed us for the better. Thank you for everything
Sweet Oz! Thank you for all the love, Brazil
Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey brought the magic to São Paulo!
Jon M. Chu feeling the energy at the Wicked: For Good Brazil premiere!
Cynthia Erivo has arrived! All love from Brazil
The sexiest man alive, at your service
The calm before the storm! The Wicked For Good Press Tour is about to begin.
Elphaba's Magic
Epic Conclusion
Green For Good
On the Set of Wicked: For Good (Official LEGO Brickified)
In our feels today celebrating Jeff Goldblum's birthday
Glinda's Place in Oz
Elphaba's Place in Oz
When WICKED worlds collided in London
Wicked & Good
The Wicked Wardrobes: Ariana Grande
The Wicked Wardrobes: Cynthia Erivo
Tour Announcement
BBFC Black Card Competition
In the Screening Room with Jon M. Chu
Behind the Scenes (19)
Writers: Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman
Editing The Magic
The Magic Behind "No Good Deed"
Boq's Transformation
Fiyero's Transformation
Hair and Makeup
Creating the Sounds of Oz
A Look Behind the Camera with Alice Brooks
VFX Storytelling
No Good Deed BTS
My Universal Story: Textile Family
Where is Ari going?
Universal Below-The-Line Trainee: Millie Davies
Universal Below-The-Line Traineeship
Only in Theaters This Friday
Only in Theaters This Friday
Behind the Scenes of "For Good"
Glinda's Headquarters
First Look
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