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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The First Wicked: For Good Poster Has Been Spotted, And I've Been Changed By Ariana Grande's New Glinda Gown
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. One of my most highly-anticipated titles on the 2025 movie schedule is most definitely the highly anticipated Wicked: For Good. To say that I was blown away by its predecessor would be an understatement. I've even been poring over the foreshadowing details I noticed during my rewatch of the first film. Considering all of that, I'm hyped to see the first look at the sequel's poster, which shows off Ariana Grande's new Glinda costume. Starting on Monday, attendees of Las Vegas' CinemaCon will be treated to previews of some of the biggest movies of the coming year. Just ahead of the convention's start, a journalist for Cinepop spotted the official first poster of Wicked: For Good on one of the elevators. Take a look: How gorgeous is that?! Cinepop shared a photo of a banner to X as well. The breathtaking poster once again features Cynthia Erivo (who wore practical green makeup) as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, but it's clear some time has passed. Elphaba is on the left of the poster and can be seen sporting a new, black costume and the same hat Glinda gave her during the 'Dancing Through Life' sequence. She's also holding her broom. But I am especially floored by Grande's pink and blue gown. She's fully Glinda-fied! Now, we've already seen the actress take on Glinda from the original The Wizard of Oz when she wore that stunning pink dress at the beginning of Wicked. Yet this look is just another level of beauty. I especially love the sleeves that stick up and translucent sleeves. Jon M. Chu's film won Best Costume Design at the Oscars this year, and it's clear Paul Tazewell put in serious work. Peacock TV: from $7.99 a month/$79.99 a yearYou can stream Wicked now with a Peacock subscription. Costing as little as $7.99 a month, you can also pay more for Peacock Premium and enjoy ad-free streams and the option to download titles to watch offline Deal As for the overall poster, it shows the two lead characters standing on different ledges to symbolize how they'll be living different lives in different regions of Oz after their falling out. The tagline is also 'You will be changed' which is perfect given its lyrics from their Act II song 'For Good.' Other details to note are the yellow brick road between them and the flying monkeys in the background of the scene. I'm, of course, instantly jealous of what the CinemaCon attendees will likely see of the second movie when Universal holds its showcase. But, since CinemaBlend will be in attendance, you'll get to hear about what's ultimately screened this coming next. During last year's presentation, the studio brought out Erivo and Grande, Jon M. Chu and other cast members along with the first footage from the movie. Chu has been teasing Wicked: For Good, and I've been very excited to see how the filmmakers and cast adapt the second half of the Broadway musical. So, while I don't need a poster to get me excited, the sight of the new costumes, especially Grande's mesmerizing gown, definitely amps up my anticipation levels. Be sure to check out the film when it opens in theaters on November 21.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Wicked: Behind the scenes at Sky Studios Elstree
Film and high-end TV production spend in the UK was £5.6bn last year - and the biggest film was Wicked, made at Sky Studios Elstree in managing director of the studios, Noel Tovey, says it has been "a bit of a rollercoaster" with back-to-back films made here since it opened in February 2023 - the latest facility in the rapid studio expansion around says the film industry has had challenges, among them Hollywood industrial action and budget cuts to streaming services, but there's been a "slow recovery through 2024".In terms of how the industry is benefiting the local area, Sky says payroll postcodes on recent productions demonstrate that about a quarter of the production crews live within a 10-mile radius of Sky Studios Elstree. Underneath the gleaming silver arch and around the freshly landscaped courtyard, inside Sky Studios Elstree there is industrious production bell signalling the start and end of takes rings out repeatedly. Crew members drift out of the sound stages, wearing overalls or hi-vis tabards. There has been constant film production here since the studios opened in February 2023, with the cameras rolling on Wicked before the building was even noise of the mini-forklift trucks and golf buggies moving busily around the site is completely silenced as the doors shut on the 25,000sq ft (2,320sq m) Sound Stage scene in Wicked for the song Dancing Through Life, with its spinning library and flying books, was filmed here. "Every costume and every film set, all the props, all the special effects rigs, everything was made here in the studio," Tovey tells BBC London."To see the finished result on the big screen, and for it to win awards, has been the icing on the cake."Wicked, which had the biggest opening for a musical adaptation of a stage show, won two Academy Awards at this year's Oscars, including for Best Production Design, accepted by Londoner, Nathan Crowley - plaudits that emphasise the quality of the crews working in film around London."A mile down the road is Elstree Studios; it's celebrating its 100th year this year and that just shows there are generations of crew that have grown up in this area," Tovey says. Tax breaks make the Home Counties an attractive place to make film and high-end TV but there are other elements that have to come together, Tovey says."Being in the right place is crucial - for the crew base, for the supply chain, for easy access to central London and transport links - but also to have the room to build a facility of this scale." Despite the optimistic message coming from Sky Studios Elstree, it has been a a punishing few years for the post-Covid spending spree in high-end TV stalled - shows made in the UK saw a £598m spend last year, 22% down on 2023, as streaming platforms cut back their budgets, while UK box office takings are still 22% below their 2019 US industrial action had some impact in the UK. Production on Wicked was halted 10 days before filming was complete. For freelancers that make up the majority of the workforce, there is significant job insecurity. But that doesn't stop young people in Borehamwood wanting to get into the Byrne is on a 12-month paid traineeship at Sky Studios Elstree. "I think for so many people it feels like something really cool that you'd love to do but you have no clue how you'd actually get there yourself," she Future Talent Programme is in its third year and of the 32 trainees taken on so far, a large proportion live locally - and 70% have gone on to work in the Mistry is an alumna. "I was lucky enough to be a runner on set [on Wicked] so I got to see Cynthia [Erivo] singing Defying Gravity whilst being harnessed in this contraption that was flipping her upside down and doing a loop-the-loop in the air on the broomstick," she Studios Elstree is hoping that the sequel, Wicked: For Good, which is due to be released in November, will contribute to the continuing recovery of the UK film industry.
