"Wicked" stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda in Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the iconic stage musical.

It has taken Wicked 20 years to make it to the big screen. Though speculation could abound for days about why that was, the first film in this two-part adaptation proves that it was worth the wait.

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Elphaba hopes her sorcery lessons will lead to a meeting with the all-powerful Wizard of Oz, whose glorified head is carved ...

"Wicked" part two is slated to premiere in U.S. theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. Maria Cortes Gonzalez from the El Paso Times and Meredith G. White from the Arizona Republic contributed to this report.

Ariana Grande is perfection. Cynthia Erivo will break your heart. Jonathan Bailey will make you swoon a dozen times. The “Wicked” movie defies gravity in almost every way.

Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande (credited as Ariana Grande-Butera), makes the case for the magic of a movie ...

Even under the green makeup and against the backdrop of some hideously overwhelming CGI aesthetics, their chemistry is ...

“Wicked” opens with the citizens of the Land of Oz celebrating the death of Elphaba the Wicked Witch (Erivo), who was done in ...

While bloated, the film version of “Wicked” is enjoyable and will please fans who will delight in hearing favorite songs.

Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum also star in Jon M. Chu's 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired fantasy, based on the $1.7 ...

At her core, the pop star is a theater kid, and I already knew she was a Wicked superfan. All of that is on full display in ...