The Yellow Brick Road is paved with changes. With the release of Wicked in 2024, fans were treated to act one of the musical, which—despite its run time being almost twice that of the show’s first act ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Wicked: For Good, the second part of a sprawling movie musical adaptation of the 2003 ...

Director Jon M. Chu made some changes for good. Wicked: For Good adapts Act 2 of the popular musical Wicked. The film is mostly faithful to the stage show, but its ending is slightly different and ...

However, while Wicked: For Good preserves much of the second act of the stage musical, it’s not an exact adaptation. There are numerous differences from the stage to the screen, differences that ...

SUNDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: Universal's Wicked: For Good has swooped in with an estimated $226M global debut, a smidge lower than where we saw it yesterday, but higher than the pre-weekend ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. The fantasy movie musical debuted on the big screen on Nov. 21 ...

Wicked's second act has a problem, and John M. Chu’s movie version, Wicked: For Good, has some small but important fixes. It isn’t a box-office issue: Part two of Chu’s film adaptation of one of ...

Like its predecessor, “Wicked: For Good” more than doubles the runtime of Act II of the Broadway musical that inspired it. But unlike the first “Wicked” film, the sequel makes big additions to the ...

If the world demands more 'Wicked' in their lives after 'For Good,' what would you like to see from it? Reading time 1 minute As audiences fly to see Wicked: For Good this weekend (and the next, and ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Fans of Wicked: For Good can now order the hit movie ...

The musical was already one of theater’s biggest success stories. Then came Hollywood. By Michael Paulson “Wicked” has long been one of the most popular shows on Broadway, an imagined back story for ...