Wicked: For Good with Jon M. Chu and Rob Marshall (Ep. 588)

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Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Director Jon M. Chu discusses his new film, Wicked: For Good, with fellow Director Rob Marshall in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses the process of assembling the sequel having filmed both installments at the same time, how he chose to favor great Actor performances over interesting setups when they clashed, and how he strove to make the films relevant to the times. The sequel to 2024’s Wicked resumes the story of Elphaba, the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the popular Good Witch of the North. As their unlikely friendship is tested by the Wizard’s regime, the arrival of a stranger from Kansas sparks a series of events that will change everyone’s lives for good. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/january2026/wicked4good_qna_1125

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0:00.0	I think that's probably one of the biggest things I've learned is when you have such great resources,
0:05.7	is not to be consumed by the resources.
0:08.0	And that happened when she's doing the spell and she's doing, she's actually supposed to land
0:11.4	and she's supposed to walk across the planks and go across and then she creates the fire.
0:16.6	But our last take, the harness didn't unhook, so she couldn't move anywhere.
0:20.7	And it frustrated her and she was just there and she was just livinghook, so she couldn't move anywhere. And it frustrated her, and she was just there, and she was just living this.
0:23.9	And she didn't have to move anywhere and get her cape anywhere.
0:26.6	And it was so raw that even though the camera's all messy, we're like, we have to use that.
0:33.1	Yeah. Hello, and welcome back to the Directors' Cut,
0:54.0	brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:57.1	In this episode, the story of Elphaba and Glinda in the Land of Oz continues in director John
1:03.0	M. Chu's musical fantasy, Wicked, for Good.
1:07.5	The sequel to 2024's Wicked resumes the story of Elphaba,
1:11.6	the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West,
1:13.6	and Glinda, the popular Good Witch of the North.
1:16.6	As their unlikely friendship is tested by the wizard's regime,
1:20.6	the arrival of a stranger from Kansas
1:23.6	sparks a series of events that will change everyone's lives for good.
1:31.4	In addition to Wicked and Wicked for Good,
1:35.2	choose other directorial credits include the feature films In The Heights,
1:40.0	Crazy Rich Asians, Now You See Me Too, Step Up to The Streets,
1:44.0	G.I. Joe retaliation, and Justin Bieber Never Say Never,
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