Wicked created more commotion than pretty much any Broadway musical in the past two decades, and its live-action adaptation is on the way. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star as Elphaba and Glinda in the new trailer for Wicked, which sees them taking the Land of Oz by storm.
Elphaba (Erivo) is a young and misunderstood young woman, who struggled to find her place at Shiz University due to her unusual green skin. After a rocky start, she forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda (Grande), a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition.
Their friendship reaches a crossroad following an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which will forever shape their fate, setting them on a path to become Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
The trailer opens with the film’s central question – “Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” – and features snippets from the hit songs “Popular” and “Defying Gravity”. Several supporting cast members also make an appearance in the trailer, including onathan Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Bowen Yang.
Wicked is coming to theatres on November 27, and its sequel Wicked: Part Two is expected to be released a year later.
