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NDTV
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Wicked - For Good Trailer: It's Elphaba Vs Glinda In This Ariana Grande And Cynthia Erivo-Led Sequel
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Universal has released the official trailer for "Wicked: For Good," the sequel to the hit adaptation. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reprise their roles as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, explores the characters' identities before and after Dorothy's arrival. Washington DC: Universal has released the official trailer for Wicked: For Good, the second part of 2024's hit Broadway movie adaptation. Wicked: For Good brings back Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda, as well as Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz, Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman, Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp and Bowen Yang as Pfannee. Jon M Chu directed both films with screenplays by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, reported Variety. According to the official logline, the second film is "set in the Land of Oz, before and after Dorothy Gale's arrival from Kansas", it will "cover the events of the musical's second act, following Elphaba and Glinda's friendship being put to the test as they embrace their new respective identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch of the North, and how the consequences of their actions will change all of Oz forever." Directed by Jon M Chu, the film stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who take on the iconic roles of Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West In what has been a career-defining moment, Erivo's role as Elphaba in Wicked has garnered critical acclaim, alongside a Best Supporting Actress nomination for co-star Ariana Oscar nomination comes as part of a string of successes for Wicked, the musical fantasy film directed by Jon M Chu. The film has received 10 nominations, including one for Best Picture, which was announced by producer Marc Platt. Wicked has already made waves at the box office, grossing USD 709.9 million globally, making it the highest-grossing movie musical to date. Erivo plays Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman with extraordinary magical powers, while Ariana Grande portrays Glinda, her privileged and popular counterpart. Wicked: For Good will hit theatres on November 21, 2025, following the incredible success of its predecessor. The Wicked franchise, which is based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, offers a fresh perspective on the well-known The Wizard of Oz characters, exploring their lives before Dorothy's arrival in Oz. Wicked: For Good is scheduled to be released in theatres on November 21, 2025.
Boston Globe
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass after historic election as Pope Francis' successor
But in naming himself Leo, the new pope could also have wanted to signal a strong line of continuity: Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi, the late pope's namesake. Advertisement 'Together, we must try to find out how to be a missionary church, a church that builds bridges, establishes dialogue, that's always open to receive — like on this piazza with open arms — to be able to receive everybody that needs our charity, our presence, dialogue and love,' Leo said in near-perfect Italian in his first comments to the world. Prevost had been a leading candidate for the papacy since Francis tapped him to be head of the Vatican's powerful Dicastery for Bishops, which vets bishop nominations around the world. There had long been a taboo on a U.S. pope, given America's superpower status in the secular world, but Prevost prevailed, perhaps because he's also a Peruvian citizen and had lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as bishop. Advertisement Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent Prevost to take over a complicated diocese in Peru in 2014, then brought him to the Vatican in 2023. Earlier this year, Francis elevated Prevost into the senior ranks of cardinals, giving him prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals had. Since arriving in Rome, Prevost had kept a low public profile but was well-known to the men who count. Significantly, he presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms Francis made, when he added three women to the voting bloc that decides which bishop nominations to forward to the pope. 'Even the bishops of Peru called him the saint, the Saint of the North, and he had time for everyone,' said the Rev. Alexander Lam, an Augustinian friar from Peru who knows the new pope. The crowd in St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers Thursday when white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel shortly after 6 p.m. on the second day of the conclave. Waving flags from around the world, tens of thousands of people were surprised an hour later when the senior cardinal deacon announced the winner was Prevost. U.S. President Donald Trump said it was 'such an honor for our country' for the new pope to be American. 'What greater honor can there be?' he said. The president added that 'we're a little bit surprised and we're happy.' An Augustinian pope The last pope to take the name Leo was Leo XIII, an Italian who led the church from 1878 to 1903. That Leo softened the church's confrontational stance toward modernity, especially science and politics and laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought. His most famous encyclical, Rerum Novarum of 1891, addressed workers' rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope's choice of name. Advertisement Vatican watchers said Prevost's decision to name himself Leo was particularly significant given the previous Leo's legacy of social justice and reform, suggesting continuity with some of Francis' chief concerns. Specifically, Leo cited one of Francis' key priorities of making the Catholic Church more attentive to lay people and inclusive. 'He is continuing a lot of Francis' ministry,'' said Natalia Imperatori-Lee, the chair of religious studies at Manhattan University in the Bronx. But she also said his election could send a message to the U.S. church, which has been badly divided between conservatives and progressives, with much of the right-wing opposition to Francis coming from there. 'I think it is going to be exciting to see a different kind of American Catholicism in Rome,'' Imperatori-Lee said. Archbishop Bernard Hebda, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, told reporters he never thought he would see an American pope, given the questions of how he would navigate dealing with a U.S. president, especially someone like Trump. 'And so I just never imagined that we would have an American pope, and I have great confidence that Pope Leo will do a wonderful job of navigating that,' he said. Looking ahead Leo was expected to celebrate Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter's and attend an audience with the media Monday in the Vatican auditorium, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. Advertisement Beyond that, he has a possible first foreign trip at the end of May: Francis had been invited to travel to Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, a landmark event in Christian history and an important moment in Catholic-Orthodox relations. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, welcomed Leo's election and said he hoped he would join the anniversary celebration. The new pope was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, which was formed in the 13th century as a community of 'mendicant' friars — dedicated to poverty, service and evangelization. Vatican News said Leo is the first Augustinian pope. In Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the lifesaving purchase of oxygen production plants during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'He worked so hard to find help, that there was not only enough (money) for one plant, but for two oxygen plants,' said Janinna Sesa, who met Prevost while she worked for the church's Caritas nonprofit. 'He has no problem fixing a broken-down truck until it runs,' she added. Franklin Briceno in Lima Peru, Colleen Barry in Schiavon, Italy and Giada Zampano in Rome contributed.
The Independent
12-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot becomes first French winner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes with stunning solo ride
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot became the first French winner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, soloing to a stunning victory on her debut at the 'Hell of the North'. The mountain bike Olympic champion, riding for Visma-Lease a Bike, attacked with 25km to go before bridging across to Lidl-Trek's Emma Norsgaard, dropping the Dane on the four-star Camphin-en-Pevele cobbled sector seven kilometres up the road. She quickly pulled out a minute's advantage on the chasing pack and had time to celebrate in front of a jubilant home crowd in the Roubaix velodrome, one of cycling's most iconic finish lines, as they cheered on the first French winner of the 'Queen of the Classics' since Frederic Guesdon in 1997. Victory in her first appearance at the gruelling cobbled race continued a brilliant start to the year for the veteran, who was third in the Tuscan race Strade Bianche and second in the Tour of Flanders last weekend behind world champion Lotte Kopecky. The 33-year-old only recently returned to road cycling after a long hiatus to prioritise off-road racing. 'They were riding really strong so I was confident the team could do something very good, but you still need to have some luck and to put everything together, so it was a great day for us,' the winner said. Asked about how well her return to road racing is going, she said, 'For sure, doing third in Strade Bianche and last weekend, second in Flanders, and now winning Roubaix - I didn't expect this, to be honest! Because I felt good I said why not, I want to try. I wanted to take this race as training [for the Tour de France ] so it's not too bad, I have to say! I really enjoy my comeback on the road and I'm really happy.' It is the biggest win of her road career since becoming world champion in 2014, and first at a Classic since Fleche-Wallonne in the same year. EF Education-Oatly youngster Letizia Borghesi produced the surprise of the day, dropping the small group of chasers in the closing kilometres and eking out a three-second advantage across one and a half laps of the velodrome to hold off Lorena Wiebes for third place. The SD Worx-Protime rider got the better of Ferrand-Prevot's teammate Marianne Vos in a tight sprint for the final spot on the podium. Wiebes' teammate and defending champion Lotte Kopecky was distanced in the latter stages of the race, rolling across the line two minutes and four seconds down having emptied the tank to help set up the team's sprinter. Norsgaard, who had attacked with 32km to go but fell back after she was dropped by Ferrand-Prevot, finished 14th.
