The “Wicked” sequel “For Good” may not be hitting cinemas until Nov. 21, but director Jon M. Chu dropped by the BFI London Film Festival on Friday to offer a special sneak peak of the follow-up to Universal’s smash hit musical adaptation.
The director debuted a brand-new clip for the audience of his LFF for Free talk, featuring Elphaba visiting Glinda on her wedding day. The emotional tease saw the two secretly reunite after the events of “Defying Gravity,” with Glinda dressed in a sparkling white gown, as Elphaba is being hunted down by the Wizard’s flying monkeys. A teary Glinda pleads with Elphaba to talk things out with the Wizard, but before she can finish her appeal, Elphaba is gone.
Chu also revealed that he did not employ digital effects for the characters of the Tin Man and Scarecrow — formerly Boq and Fiyero — in “For Good.” “By the way, wait until you see the Tin Man and the Scarecrow,” Chu teased. “These are not digital effects. These are real physical make-up and hair and it is extraordinary. I couldn’t show you any footage here, but when you see it, know there was no room for error on it.”
Both “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good” were shot back-to-back in the U.K., primarily at NBCUniversal’s vast new Sky Studios Elstree facility. The first “Wicked” big screen adaptation, which released in late 2024, became an pop culture phenomenon and box office smash, earning more than $750 million at the box office — the fifth-highest grossing film of the year. It was named one of the best films of the year by the American Film Institute and Best Film by the National Board of Review, and went on to land 10 Oscar nominations — including best picture — eventually winning best costume design and best production design.
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