Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.
Wicked fans won’t have to wait as long as expected to watch Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.
Universal announced that director Jon M. Chu’s musical feature will hit theaters November 22. The film has moved up from its previously scheduled release on Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving.
The the new date giving the movie more time to build word of mouth heading into the holiday corridor, and also allows it to avoid Disney’s Moana 2.
It will now compete against Gladiator II, which also hits theaters Nov. 22 and stars Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2000 historical epic.
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The film stars Grande as Glinda and Erivo as Elphaba, with Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum and Bowen Yang rounding out the cast. Marc Platt and David Stone serve as producers.
“We dreamed very, very big for Wicked,” Chu said when debuting footage at the Las Vegas event in April. “A magical land of sights and sounds that will astonish, and performances that will lift your spirits and occasionally break your heart.”
The film is the first title in a two-part release, with Wicked: Part Two still scheduled to hit theaters Novembe. 26, 2025, the day before Thanksgiving of that year.
