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The ultimate Depraved: For Good trailer has dropped.
People, the individuals who haven’t seen the total musical should not ready for a way a lot Half 2 goes to harm.
Within the trailer, we see just a few moments of levity (and gravity-defying levitation) and loads of battle.
Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba combat it out on display screen. And that’s not even the half that can harm probably the most.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo stroll onstage to advertise the upcoming movie “Wicked: For Good” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 02, 2025. (Photograph Credit score: Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)
‘Wicked: For Good’ goes to destroy us, really
On Wednesday, September 4, the ultimate trailer for Depraved: For Good launched throughout the web.
Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba and Ariana Grande returns as Glinda, now seemingly on reverse sides after their parting of the methods within the earlier movie’s “Defying Gravity” quantity.
Elphaba continues to fly upon her broom.
Glinda clearly wants a bit of assist, appearing as propaganda for the Wizard with a magical bubble that Michelle Yeoh’s Madame Morrible has supplied.
Clearly, Glinda and Elphaba are the central characters of the movie. However they don’t seem to be the one acquainted faces.
From the primary a part of the movie, we see Nessa (Elphaba’s sister), Fiyero, the Wizard, and extra.
Different iconic characters from The Wizard of Oz start to seem, just like the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man.
We shan’t spoil what’s occurring with them, after all, however you’ve seen them in different guises within the first movie.
Cynthia Erivo attends The 78th Annual Tony Awards at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor on June 08, 2025. (Photograph Credit score: Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
The soundtrack goes to convey you to tears
On the musical facet of issues, the Depraved: For Good trailer performs bits and items of among the play’s most iconic works.
“Thank Goodness” is a deeply ironic track of pining and outright denial, and may happen early within the movie. It’s, ostensibly, about Glinda and Fiyero’s fortunately ever after.
In the meantime, the trailer additionally reveals Elphaba and Fiyero whereas “As Long As You’re Mine” performs. Life is difficult.
Now, as for the extra painful elements.
“No Good Deed” is maybe the second a part of the musical’s most impactful and iconic track.
It’s, in my view, a detailed second to “Defying Gravity.” (It’s also a plot-significant track)
As for “For Good,” this duet between Ariana and Cynthia goes to wreck us all. A few of us, and I’m not saying who, are going to be silently sobbing within the theater. (To cite Elphaba, it’s meeeeee)
Ariana Grande attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Area on September 07, 2025. (Photograph Credit score: Noam Galai/Getty Pictures for MTV)
Speaking animals and inexperienced pores and skin apart, issues could really feel a bit of ‘too real’
Thematically, Depraved: For Good goes to double down on the darkish points of Oz that have been solely slowly unfolding throughout the first movie.
The novel is a story of a charlatan’s fascist takeover of the land of Oz, one through which he makes use of faith, discrimination, censorship, propaganda, and pressure of arms to determine full management over each establishment.
This will likely find yourself feeling a bit of on-the-nose contemplating the horrors of present occasions.
However the novel got here out in 1995. Fascism is simply all the time like this.
The movie releases on November 21, 2025. We’ll be holding area for this whole soundtrack till then.
