"Wicked: For Good"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 193 minutes

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For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna & Cody Dericks join me to discuss the sequel to last year's "Wicked," titled "Wicked: For Good," starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. The film adapts the second act of the 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, which was loosely based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, a reimagining of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and its 1939 film adaptation. Darker and more complex to bring to the big screen, Set in the Land of Oz before and during the events of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," the film explores the relationship between Elphaba and Glinda as they embrace their new identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, with more tie-ins to "The Wizard of Oz." Following the success of last year's film, what did we think of this emotional conclusion? Please tune in as we discuss the adaptation choices, Jon M. Chu's direction, the cinematography, the musical numbers, the powerful performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast and this is our review for Wicked for Go.
0:06.0	It's more important than ever that you lift everyone's spirits.
0:16.0	As only you can.
0:17.0	Does that do what I think it does?
0:19.0	No!
0:23.6	No way!
0:26.6	I'm obsersulated.
0:28.6	The wand really sells it.
0:30.6	Because happy is what happens is...
0:33.6	Glinda, the good!
0:35.6	In all your dreams come true.
0:41.3	It's the wicked witch.
0:48.3	You can wave that wand all you want, but you have no real power.
0:55.6	All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for Wicked for Good,
0:58.8	and the story is as follows.
1:00.7	Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West,
1:03.2	Elphaba lives in exile in the ASEAN forest,
1:06.1	where Glinda resides at the Palace of the Emerald City,
1:09.4	reveling in the perks of fame and popularity.
1:11.6	As an angry mob arises against the Wicked Witch, she'll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself in all of Oz for good.
1:19.6	The film is starring.
1:21.6	Ariana Grande, Cynthia Revo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yo, and Jeff Goldblum.
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