Overview
- The concluding chapter of Jon M. Chu’s two-part adaptation began rolling out in late November, including openings in Argentina and Mexico, with North American debut projections reported around $150–180 million and strong pre-sales of about $30.8 million.
- The film’s credits reveal British stage performer Bethany Weaver as Dorothy, while Chu deliberately keeps the character’s face obscured to keep the focus on Elphaba and Glinda.
- VFX supervisor Pablo Helman reports roughly 1,800 effects shots executed by about 1,000 artists worldwide, with postproduction completed six weeks before release after a multi-year effort across both films.
- Composer Stephen Schwartz adds new material tailored for the screen, including The Girl in the Bubble and No Place Like Home, with For Good serving as a key musical centerpiece.
- Returning characters include the Wizard and Madame Morrible, with an expanded Cowardly Lion role for Colman Domingo, as critics highlight themes of propaganda, surveillance and power in Oz.