49 m. ago Celebrity crib sheet: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are back on the red carpet – here are seven things you need to know

As Wicked: For Good premieres in the UK, find out just how close its costars are, why so many of the cast are vegan and the truth about Grande’s move away from popIt doesn’t matter if you’ve never seen the musical, have no interest in the film or are left cold by red carpets: Wicked season is here again, and you will be made to pay attention. After last year’s chaotic press tour for the first instalment, giving rise to some of 2025’s biggest and most bizarre pop culture moments, all eyes are now on the rollout of the sequel Wicked: For Good and the theatre-kid capers of its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Here’s what you need to know.1. They are still ‘holding space’ for one another Last year’s Wicked press tour was an infamous love-in for Grande and Erivo. Such was the intensity of their connection and mutual affection, both were frequently moved to tears in interviews. The enduring image was of Erivo stroking Grande’s index finger in response to a journalist’s unintelligib...

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8 h. ago Will there be another Wicked film? Fans just 'worked out' hidden trilogy Easter eggs

Wicked: For Good is now in theaters, and fans are already looking ahead to a potential part three.

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9 h. ago Wicked For Good fans convinced part 3 is on the way after spotting Easter eggs

Wicked: For Good is now in cinemas and fans are already speculating about a potential part three after spotting some key details in the final moments of the movie

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18 h. ago Wicked For Good sountrack release date as film makes global debut

Wicked: For Good is here, bringing Elphaba and Glinda's story to a close one year after the first film had cinema-goers in tears.

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19 h. ago Who is Elphaba's real father in Wicked as new film released?

Wicked: For Good will see the return of Elphaba and Glinda

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33 h. ago Ariana Grande contracts Covid during Wicked: For Good press tour

Oscar-nominated star of two-part musical forced to cancel press stops as film is predicted to deliver year’s biggest box office openingAriana Grande has tested positive for Covid amid the whirlwind press tour for Wicked: For Good, precluding some promotional appearances in New York.The Grammy award winner and Oscar nominee posted an Instagram story on Thursday captioned “moments before Covid” along with a photo from her appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon from earlier this week. Grande, who plays Galinda/Glinda in the second part of Jon M Chu’s film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, will reportedly miss a few upcoming press appearances, including a slot on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Fans say 'amazing' as Michael Barrymore shows secret food hot spot hidden gem

The star filmed as he tried out a secret food hall that most people have no idea is there

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66 h. ago Wicked For Good reviews are in as film lands early Rotten Tomatoes score

With the film set to be released to the public in just a matter of days, film buffs galore have been giving their thoughts on the final part of the smash musical — and it's wild

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66 h. ago Wicked: For Good's Dorothy actress finally revealed and it's not who fans suspected

Fans of Wicked have had their say after the identity of who is playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good was finally revealed, just three days before the release date

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67 h. ago Wicked: For Good review: This Wizard of Oz origins story starring Ariana Grande is devoid of magic

Wicked: For Good doesn’t have the courage of its progressive convictions, writes Alistair Harkness

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69 h. ago Wicked's wardrobe decoded from £1m wand and tiara to Glinda's £60 butterfly necklace

BBC Bargain Hunt expert Jonathan Pratt has estimated the value of the dazzling costume pieces and premier looks used in Wicked: For Good, with some of Glinda and Elphaba’s jewels worth a small fortune in real life

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3 d. ago Film reviews: Wicked: For Good | The Thing With Feathers | Sisu: Road to Revenge

Jon M Chu’s attempt to mine yet more backstory from the rich lore of The Wizard of Oz is utterly devoid of magic, writes Alistair Harkness

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good review – Cynthia Erivo sweeps the field in explosive second chunk of Oz prequel

Bringing her black-belt screen presence to the role of Elphaba, Erivo leads a fine cast in a zingily scored conclusion to the hit origin storyDirector Jon M Chu pulls off quite a trick with this manageably proportioned second half to the epic musical prequel-myth inspired by The Wizard of Oz – and based, of course, on the hit stage show. It keeps the rainbow-coloured dreaminess and the Broadway show tune zinginess from part one, and we still get those periodic, surreal pronouncements given by the city’s notables to the diverse folk of Oz, those non-player characters crowding the streets. But now the focus narrows to the main players and their explosive romantic crises, essentially through two interlocking love triangles: Glinda the Good, Elphaba the Wicked and the Wizard – and Glinda, Elphaba and Prince Fiyero, the handsome young military officer with whom both witches are not so secretly in love, as well as possibly having feelings for each other.Jeff Goldblum is excellent as the W...

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3 d. ago Wicked: For Good review — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have changed cinema for the better

If this sequel to Wicked doesn’t get more Oscars, I’ll eat my witch’s hat

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4 d. ago ‘I was born in a melting pot. Melting isn’t fun’: Jon M Chu on Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande – and living the American dream

As his sequel to Wicked prepares to storm Christmas, the director talks about the dynamism of Grande and Cynthia Erivo – and why his Wizard of Oz riff is quite simply one of the greatest stories of our timeLet’s start with a quick recap on the first Wicked film. Its premise: what would the legend of Oz look like, told from the perspective of someone other than that cute but dozy blow-in, Dorothy? The wicked witch, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), is entirely green, and has therefore been ostracised since childhood. Glinda (Ariana Grande), the good witch, is everybody’s princess but, after a time, the two become best friends. I’ll skirt over how the Tin Man, the Lion and the Scarecrow come about, suffice to say that, in the film at least, their backstories make perfect and resonant sense (except for the Lion, but never mind). The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) is not a good guy – but is he a bad guy? The morals swirl, in an expertly handled way.The first film left us at the point of discovery that O...

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4 d. ago Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at Wicked: For Good premiere sentenced to nine days in jail

Johnson Wen, who jumped over a barricade at Universal Studios Singapore and rushed at the Wicked star, has been convicted of being a public nuisanceThe man who grabbed Ariana Grande at a red-carpet premiere for Wicked: For Good in Singapore has been jailed for nine days.According to BBC News, Australian national Johnson Wen was convicted of being a public nuisance. Wen, 26, has a history of disrupting public events and rushing concert stages. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cause a stir with ANOTHER 'ridiculous' red carpet moment

The Wicked: For Good co-stars have had multiple 'bizarre' red carpet exchanges when promoting the first Wicked film, with yet another clip now resurfacing.

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5 d. ago ‘It’s important that we tell our own stories’: how the Wicked movies are helping disability representation on screen

Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond to online abuseDisabled actor Marissa Bode, who plays the prominent role of Nessarose Thropp in the hit film musical Wicked and its forthcoming sequel Wicked: For Good, has called for improved representation for disabled performers in the entertainment industry – and specifically an end to what activists call “cripping up” – casting non-disabled actors in disabled character roles.“I really hope my casting sets precedent,” says Bode, adding: “It’s just navigating a world and a system that we have just not been acknowledged in as we should be.” A recent study by the Rudderman Family Foundation found that only 21% of disabled characters on US TV between 2016 and 2023 were played by disabled actors. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tragic twist of Disney fan who died in front of resort staff as hidden details emerge

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Devastating new details have emerged after a Disney fan plunged to her death in front of guests and staff at the resort, leaving her husband heartbroken

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6 d. ago 'Disturbing' crime thriller based on Stephen King trilogy streaming on Netflix

Some fans have claimed it is a "very disturbing" hidden gem of an adaptation

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