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‘Wicked: For Good” Review: A Flawed But Brave Detour From the First Movie

@Courtesy of Universal Pictures After the stunning and entirely deserved success of Wicked in 2024 (474 million dollars earned ad the US boxoffice, 755 worldwide, 10 nominations at the Academy Awards included Best Movie, Best Actress and Best Actress in a Supporting Role) this year’s sequel Wicked: For Good was by any means one of…

Wicked For Good : Featurrete

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked for Good : Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile,…

Wicked: For Good Featurette : Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good. Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award®nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana…

“Wicked For Good” Featurette : Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

Courtesy of Universal Pictures. Universal has given fans their first glimpse of the futuristic poster and new character posters for ‘Wicked: For Good,’ the sequel to the hit Broadway adaptation from 2024 movie. View the video that shows behind-the-scenes and examine the posters for Elphaba and Glinda below. Last year’s ‘Wicked‘ proved to be a…

Wicked: For Good | Official Trailer : Starring Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Universal Pictures has unveiled the teaser trailer for “Wicked: For Good,” the upcoming second “Wicked” movie, which adapts the back half of the musical. Both films were shot back-to-back, but the second film begins years after the events of the first. Elphaba, now an enemy of the state of Oz and…

Sydney Sweeney to Star in Jon M. Chu’s Film Adaptation of “Split Fiction”

©Courtesy of “Euphoria”, HBO Variety reports that Sydney Sweeney is set to appear in a film adaptation of “Split Fiction“, with Jon M. Chu directing. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the script for Deadpool and Wolverine, are in charge of writing the script for the movie. Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson’s Story…

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV Series in the Works at Max With Adele Lim, Jon M. Chu

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers 7 years after the original film, “Crazy Rich Asians” will come back, but not in the way you expected. Kevin Kwan’s trilogy of novels will be made into a TV series, and Max is creating a series that is based on them.  Jon M. Chu, who directed the 2018 feature, and…

The Critics Choice Awards List Of Winners!

The 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards took place on Friday night with comedian Chelsea Handler hosting the event at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, celebrating the best films and TV shows of the last year. “Anora” won the highest award for movies, and “Emilia Pérez,” “The Substance,” and “Wicked” each won three awards. What about the…

‘Wicked’ : Q &A with Cynthia Erivo Moderated by Jessica Chastain

@Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked : Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and…

Wicked : Q&A with Actors Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Executive Producer Stephen Schwartz, Producer Marc Platt, and Director Jon M. Chu

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked : The untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global…

Wicked Video Review : Above the Live vs Below the Line- Episode 47

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Film Critic Serena Davanzo Serena Davanzo, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Journalism and a BA in Theatre in December 2022. She currently works full time as a weekend anchor/producer and MMJ’s weekdays. She aspires to…