“Defying Gravity” is about to play on a loop in households across the country.
(Theviral press junketdidn’t hurt, either.)
So, when willWickedbe available to stream?
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in ‘Wicked’.Credit:Universal Pictures
Also, what do we know about its upcoming sequel,Wicked: For Good?
Read on for those answers and more.
What isWickedabout?
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in ‘Wicked’.Universal Pictures
Wickedis a feature adaptation of the Broadway musicalWicked,which itself was adapted from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel.
You’ll have to wait for that, though, asWickedonly contains the first half of the story.
What do we know aboutWicked Part 2?
Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible in ‘Wicked’.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
Wicked Part 2has officially been titledWicked: For Good.
Fans of the musical know that the tag references the musical’s penultimate duet.
“If Part 1 is about choices, Part 2 is about consequences,“Chu told EW.
Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero in ‘Wicked’.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
It can be lonely, it can be hard.”
He added, “There’s a lot of soul searching in movie 2.
They’re asking, ‘Is this the right decision that you made?’
Ariana Grande as Glinda in ‘Wicked’.Universal Pictures
There’s a matureness and a nuance to it that we earn from the first movie.
The second movie really gets to play with [that maturity].”
Of particular interest to Broadway stans will be the two new songs thatWickedcomposerStephen Schwartzpenned for the film.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
When isWickedstreaming?
How long isWicked?
Wickedruns a whopping 2 hours and 40 minutes, which is roughly the length of the entire stage show.
Of course, the film elaborates on several scenes and musical numbers, which contributes to the extra runtime.
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