Wicked
Summary
impish : Part Onehas changed its exit date . The long - awaited movie adaptation of the darling Broadway melodic starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande wasoriginally set to put out on Wednesday , November 27 , which is the day before Thanksgiving and the same day that Disney’sMoana 2is slate to be eject . The followingWickedmovieis schedule to debut in theaters approximately a year by and by , on November 26 , 2025 , with film director Jon M. Chu adapting the second act of the musical ’s taradiddle .
allot toDeadline , Wickedwill now fall to theater on Friday , November 22.Wickedwill share its new liberation date with Ridley Scott ’s long - gestating sequelGladiator II , star Paul Mescal , Denzel Washington , and Pedro Pascal . This leavesMoana 2without any in high spirits - profile new films loose alongside it during Thanksgiving weekend .
Why Wicked: Part One’s Release Date Is Good News
Wicked: Part One Has More Room To Flourish
Getting to seeWickedfive days earlier than anticipated automatically makes its new dismission upright news . Beyond that , face off againstGladiator IIis likely a respectable scenarioforWickedthan face off againstMoana 2 . During Thanksgiving weekend , a weekend where many families go to the pic theater , more were probable to choose the animated adventureMoana 2overWicked , specially with the former generally being more likable to younger audience .
The character of the Broadway polish off puckish mind to the magnanimous screen with a mold that includes a pop star , an Oscar winner , and numerous phase veterans .
WithWickedbeing seen as a picture show aim more at a female audience andGladiator IIbeing aim at more of a manlike audience , there ispotential to renovate a Barbenheimer phenomenon . Barbenheimer proved that the " boy moving-picture show " and the " girl motion-picture show " can do incredibly well simultaneously , with their simultaneous releases in reality helping with marketing and sour opening weekend into an event . Wickedbeing an adaptation of a popular Broadway musical andGladiator IIbeing a subsequence to an iconic movie does n’t have quite the same newness as promisedbyBarbieandOppenheimer , but it could reap the same rewards .
Wickedcan still benefit from the Thanksgiving weekend crew , but it wo n’t have the same opening weekend pressure of facing the practically surefire achiever ofMoana 2 . As cherished asGladiatoris , the premise ofGladiator IIis still being met with skepticismas it wo n’t have Russell Crowe in his career - determine role from the original film , and will have a unmanageable time outdoing its predecessor ’s powerful ending . If that skepticism continues , it could be another agency thatWicked : Part Onebenefits and potentially outperforms the activity - backpack sequel .
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Cast
Wicked adapts the Broadway melodic into a two - part plastic film , following the unlikely friendly relationship between Elphaba , hold with dark-green skin , and Glinda , a popular blue blood , in the Land of Oz . As they navigate their contrasting path , they germinate into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West .
