Overview
- Universal released the concluding film’s final trailer on Sept. 24, capping the campaign for Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Act Two of the Broadway musical.
- Footage centers on Elphaba and Glinda’s strained bond and the Wizard’s regime, teasing a high-stakes confrontation without revealing key plot turns.
- The trailer offers the clearest glimpses yet of Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow, connecting the story more directly to Oz lore.
- Musical highlights include snippets of “Thank Goodness,” “No Good Deed,” and “For Good,” with two new Stephen Schwartz songs reported: “The Girl in the Bubble” and “No Place Like Home.”
- Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead a cast that includes Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, and Bowen Yang, with a screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox and producers Marc Platt and David Stone.