Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, is one of the most anticipated releases of the year. A sequel to 2024's Wicked, this time around, it is Ariana's Glinda who stands at the centre of Oz’s fragile new order after her once-unbreakable friendship with Elphaba (Cynthia) fractures under the strain of divided loyalties.
What Ariana shared
Talking about the journey that Glinda has to navigate in the upcoming film, Ariana said, “One of my favorite things about Glinda is following her growth from the beginning of Wicked to the end of Wicked: For Good. She spends the entire story searching for the true meaning of goodness, and that definition changes for her many times, as each traumatic event takes place, and there are many that she experiences, they propel her towards the truth. Her emotional arc is my favorite thing about her.”
Meanwhile, producer Marc Platt added, “At the start of the film, Glinda is the kind of leader The Wizard wants her to be and the kind the people of Oz expect. She is lovely, charming and generous, but it is a hollow kind of leadership. Only the audience sees her private moments, where she begins to question who she truly is. Through that struggle, her humanity resurfaces, and she becomes the leader she was meant to be, one guided by compassion and conviction rather than image or expectation.” Platt observes.
About Wicked For Good
The official synopsis of the film reads, “As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.”
{{/usCountry}}The official synopsis of the film reads, “As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.”
{{/usCountry}}Wicked: For Good is directed by Jon M. Chu, and is set to hit Indian theatres on November 21.