Wicked: For Good (2025)

A year has passed since she (Cynthia Erivo) was branded the Wicked Witch Of The West by the duplicitous Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh). Determined to expose the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) of Oz as a fake, Elphaba must also deal with the betrayal by her best friend (Ariana Grande). Based on the Broadway musical (music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) by way of the novel by Gregory Maguire and directed by John M. Chu (CRAZY RICH ASIANS). This is NOT a sequel to the 2024 hit WICKED. It is the second act of the Broadway show which ended at the play's intermission point. It's a solid and satisfying conclusion to part one. If WICKED was dominated by Cynthia Erivo, it's Ariana Grande who takes over in WICKED FOR GOOD and she's much stronger here that in the first half. I'll be upfront and admit I'm not the greatest fan of the 1939 film version (or its outdated message) but after WICKED (parts 1 and 2), I doubt I'll ever look at it the same way again. Some have complained that this doesn't live up to the first part, I disagree. It's a fitting closure. With Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang.