Overview
- Jon M. Chu’s second and final chapter opens in theaters on November 21 with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande returning as Elphaba and Glinda.
- Aggregators show roughly 72–73% from critics and an early 97% audience score from preview screenings on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Presales have set platform records, and industry forecasts project a very large launch, with reports estimating about $115–$120 million domestically and roughly $195–$230 million worldwide.
- The film expands Act Two of the stage musical with added scenes, flashbacks and two new Stephen Schwartz songs titled No Place Like Home and The Girl in the Bubble.
- Dorothy appears without her face shown by design; the casting has been reported as Bethany Weaver, though some coverage has offered a different attribution.