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Wicked: For Good
2025 137 min United States of America PG 16+
★6.6
Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Director: Jon M. Chu
🎭 Based on
«The Wonderful Wizard of Oz»
byL. Frank Baum
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Description
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.
Budget:
$150M
US Gross:
$342.92M
Worldwide:
$539.04M
Starring
Cynthia Erivo
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Ariana Grande
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Jeff Goldblum
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Awards
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Original Song
Golden Globe 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2026
— Best Costume Design
Golden Globe 2026
— Special Achievement Award
BAFTA 2026
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2026
— Best Supporting Actress
Key opinion
Wicked: For Good divides audiences and critics, balancing impressive technical production with a narrative structure that many find overextended and less impactful than its predecessor. While the performances of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera are widely praised as the film's strongest asset, the decision to split the source material into two parts leads to frequent criticism regarding pacing and plot coherence.
| Acting | Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera deliver powerful, anchoring performances that elevate the material. | |
| Production | The film maintains high-quality production design and visual spectacle consistent with the first installment. | |
| Theme | The narrative shift toward political allegory and the mechanics of propaganda provides a compelling, if darker, thematic depth. | |
| Screenplay | The division of the story into two parts is viewed as an unnecessary, artificial stretch that weakens the plot and character development compared to a more condensed version. | |
| Runtime | The three-hour runtime is polarizing; some viewers find it an exhausting and repetitive experience, while others appreciate the expanded space for character arcs. | |
| Score | Opinions on the musical numbers are split between those who view them as essential emotional climaxes and those who find them excessive or inferior to the original songs. |