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A brand-new behind-the-scenes teaser for Wicked: For Good has just dropped, and it gives fans a deeper look at what’s coming in the magical world of Oz.

Shared by the official Wicked account on X, the teaser shows off some very familiar faces from The Wizard of Oz, including Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, now stepping into the Wicked storyline.

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— Wicked: For Good (@wickedmovie) August 6, 2025

Wicked: For Good picks up where Wicked: Part One left off. This second film wraps up the story of Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, and Glinda, played by Ariana Grande. Based on the hit Broadway musical and the book by Gregory Maguire, the movie takes fans even deeper into the backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good,...

A brand-new behind-the-scenes teaser for Wicked: For Good has been released, giving fans a closer look at the upcoming sequel and teasing the arrival of some of The Wizard of Oz’s most legendary characters.

Step back into Oz Go behind-the-scenes in this Wicked: For Good first look. pic.twitter.com/2jh3Zt67YL

— Wicked: For Good (@wickedmovie) August 6, 2025

The film picks up where Wicked: Part One left off and continues the journey of Elphaba and Glinda, played by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The teaser, shared by the official Wicked account on X, shows how these two characters fully step into their roles as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

The short featurette doesn’t just give a look at the main duo’s growing differences, it also reveals some very exciting additions. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the famous...

A new behind-the-scenes teaser for Wicked: For Good has arrived, offering an exciting glimpse of beloved The Wizard of Oz characters entering the Wicked world. Picking up after Wicked: Part One's ending, the film will conclude the epic story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande-Butera), which is based on the beloved Broadway musical and Gregory Maguire's book.

The Wicked: For Good behind-the-scenes first look reveals more recognizable imagery and characters from the Oz mythos. As Elphaba and Glinda step into their new identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, the teaser expands on what audiences saw in the first trailer and leans more into the mythology of Oz.

The featurette released by Wicked on X allows audiences to see highlights of the growing divide between Elphaba and Glinda, while showcasing increasingly dramatic glimpses of Oz, its threats, and its politics. The footage...

Last year, Wicked became a cultural sensation and quickly established itself as the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time. This November, it reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good.

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, Universal Pictures has just conjured up an extended featurette for the movie (billed as a "First Look"), along with two gorgeous new character posters putting the spotlight on the sequel's leads.

If you didn't like the first movie, chances are Wicked: For Good isn't for you. However, after the first instalment grossed $729 million at the worldwide box office, we'd say this one has a good shot at being one of 2025's few billion-dollar hits.

Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award-nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches...

"It's wild. It's unbridled." Universal has debuted a new 3-minute featurette for Jon M. Chu's Wicked: For Good, opening in theaters everywhere in November this fall. The much anticipated sequel to Wicked from last year, even more magical Part 2. This behind-the-scenes look complements the first trailer a few months back. For Good is the second chapter of this immersive, cultural celebration. "It's really about them trying to get back together in some way, even if the fates don't allow that." As an angry mob rises up against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their strong friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good. Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba Thropp, a young woman with green skin who becomes the Wicked Witch.

Have they been changed ... for good?

"They are both stepping into this new space in their lives, and I think that actually makes them all the more powerful," Cynthia Erivo says of Elphaba and Glinda in newly released footage from the highly anticipated film Wicked: For Good.

On Wednesday, Universal released a featurette with new scenes and interviews featuring stars Erivo, who plays Elphaba (aka the Wicked Witch of the West), Ariana Grande (Glinda), and director Jon M. Chu.

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— Universal Pictures UK (@universaluk) August 6, 2025

"It's a much more mature, emotional journey about the consequences of the hard choices that you make," Chu explains. "It's about them trying to get back together in some way, even if the fates don't allow that."

Last year's Wicked earned 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Erivo,...

Here at Collider, we’re all about changing lives for the better, and today, we plan on not only changing your life for the better but changing it for good. As part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event, we’ve got a new image from the eagerly anticipated Wicked: For Good, which will serve as the second and final part of Jon M. Chu’s cinematic telling of the Tony Award-winning musical. So far this week, we’ve brought our readers incredible first looks at some of the hottest projects on the way, but we hope you’ve held some space for Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, as both women dazzle in this incredible shot.

Seated next to one another, Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda (Grande) pose on a swing in a darkened room filled with hundreds of — you guessed it — pink sparkles. The besties hold hands and appear to be engaged in conversation,...

In honor of "Wicked Wednesday," Universal has dropped a brand-new behind-the-scenes first look at the highly anticipated conclusion of the big-screen adaptation. In the featurette, cast members Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, along with director Jon M. Chu, discuss the movie and the evolution of the friendship between Elphaba and Glinda. "They realize that what they had in film one can never come back again and what they have to move into is something very different," says Erivo in the video. Chu echoes that sentiment, explaining that "[the movie] is really about them trying to get back together in some way, even if the fates don't allow that." The trio also teases some of the new characters in the film, which Chu describes as "the intersection...

The team behind Wicked: For Good are joining forces for a brand-new featurette that teases the “consequences” of the leading characters’ actions in last year’s Wicked. Hearing from director, Jon M. Chu, and leading ladies, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, audiences are thrown directly back into the green, pink, and magical world of Oz, where Elphaba (Erivo) and Glinda (Grande) find themselves as completely different people than when we bid adieu to them back in November. With returning stars, including Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum coming back to the fold, we can’t wait to see how the wickedly talented team delivers the second half of one of history’s greatest musicals onto the big screen.

As Grande puts it in the featurette, “much has changed” for both witches when audiences pick back up with them in Wicked: For Good. The final sequences of the first movie...

Universal Pictures is taking you behind the scenes of the highly anticipated Wicked: For Good with a first look in a new video. The studio has also released two new posters featuring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.

And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend… Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good.

Opening in theaters on November 21, 2025, and directed once again by Jon M. Chu, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices.

Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight...

Wickedwas already established as a beloved, critically-acclaimed stage production, but nothing guaranteed its feature adaptation would succeed, too. However, Jon M. Chu's take on the musical was beyond magical, winning over both longtime fans and new ones.

The adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical had been in the works for many years, and, as Universal and Chu started to tackle the feature film, they decided to split it into two parts. 2024's Wicked was a surprise hit, becoming a critical and commercial success, and even winning an Oscar. Ahead of the sequel, Wicked: For Good's release in theaters later this year, Universal revealed what to expect from the second part.

The first trailer debuted in early June, teasing an epic conclusion to Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda's journey. In the newly released featurette, the two Academy Award-nominated actresses and director Jon M. Chu...

Adam Lambert is championing Cynthia Erivo in Jesus Christ Superstar, despite backlash surrounding her casting as the titular role.

In Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical, the Tony Award winner portrayed Jesus alongside the American Idol alum as Judas at the Hollywood Bowl for the first three nights of August.

When news of Erivo’s casting was announced, it was criticized because she is a Black queer woman. However, Lambert doesn’t share the same concerns, and admitted in an interview with Billboard that he was “excited by the challenge” of the Oscar nominee leading Jesus Christ Superstar.

“Cynthia’s brilliant. Her voice, presence, and simultaneous power and vulnerability absolutely blows my mind and working with her has been a dream,” he said. “I’m excited by the challenge of presenting the audience with a production led by a female, Black ‘Jesus’ and encourage the audience to expand their minds a bit.

Magic is in the air, as we’re now only four months away from the arrival of Wicked: For Good, which will cap off the feature-length adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical of yesteryear. After collecting heaping piles of cash at the box office last year with the first half, all eyes are on the skies to see just how high the second part of the Jon M. Chu-helmed musical film will soar. Those of us out there who first fell in love with the show when it was on Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in the leading roles have a solid idea of what to expect from the next installment, but we also know that the creative team have extended the story a bit through extra scenes and songs that will better fill out the tale of the two besties-turned-faux-enemies.

Over the weekend, during the Sdcc festivities,...

Disney has unveiled an exciting new trailer for Zootopia 2, offering fans their best look yet at its long-awaited animated sequel. Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman reprise their voice roles as Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde in the latest footage that sees the beloved detective duo return nearly a decade after their first big-screen outing, which became a billion-dollar hit at the worldwide box office. They are finally back in action and doing what they do best in the mammal metropolis, with only a small detour to "dysfunction junction" en route to the big city.

The trailer for Zootopia 2 sees Hopps and Wilde attending group counseling for seemingly mismatched police partners, overseen by Dr. Fuzzby, an adorable quokka who is small in stature but wise with words. The voice might be familiar to viewers as it hails from Abbott Elementary star and creator Quinta Brunson. "Welcome to 'Partners in Crisis.

Gremlins 3 has a script and is waiting on approval from Steven Spielberg.Gremlins lead actor Zach Galligan has revealed that Warner Bros is “incredibly interested” in making a follow up to 1984’s Gremlins 2 and are just waiting on executive producer Spielberg to approve the script.According to Games Radar, Galligan – who played Billy Peltzer in Gremlins and it’s sequel - said during an appearance at Comic-Con Manchester: “After 35 years, they’ve come up with a script. Warner Bros. is incredibly interested in doing it, apparently it’s waiting on Mr. Spielberg to read it and approve it. But you can thank the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”Back in April, Warner Bros. Pictures co-chief Pam Abdy, revealed new entries in the Gremlins franchise were in the works.She told Deadline: “Adding to things we’re excited about, Andy Serkis doing the Gollum film, Drew Goddard writing a new Matrix.

NBC is inviting audiences to embark on a spectacular adventure with Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe, airing Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt and available to stream the next day on Peacock.

Hosted by Joe Manganiello, the one-hour special celebrates the debut of Universal Orlando Resort’s Universal Epic Universe and explores the imagination, innovation, and storytelling behind the groundbreaking new theme park.

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As a fan of the stories that Epic Universe brings to life, Manganiello will take audiences on a journey as he experiences the park for the first time with unparalleled access to five immersive worlds: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, and Dark Universe.

Viewers will be transported through the majestic portals with some of the greatest storytellers of all time. The special...

Exclusive: NBC will premiere Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe, a star-studded hourlong special that celebrates the opening of Universal Orlando Resort’s Universal Epic Universe. Hosted by True Blood and Magic Mike alum Joe Manganiello, the special will air Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 9 Pm on NBC and stream next day on Peacock.

The special will feature celebrity guests including Bowen Yang, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jon M. Chu, Mason Thames, Matt Rogers, Michelle Yeoh, Nico Parker, Vin Diesel and Warwick Davis, as well as an extended interview with Steven Spielberg.

Per NBC’s release, viewers will accompany Manganiello “as he experiences the park for the first time with unparalleled access to five immersive worlds: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and Dark Universe.” Viewers will get a look at “jaw-dropping rides, state-of-the-art attractions, cutting-edge technology...

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Cynthia Erivo was widely acclaimed for her performance as Elphaba, the Not-So-Wicked Witch of the West in Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked. Now, Erivo is returning to the character, sans green makeup. She narrated a new audiobook version of Gregory Maguire’s Elphie: A Wicked Childhood. It’s now available on Audible, Barnes & Noble, and other audiobook platforms.

Elphie Audiobook (Narrated by...

Marissa Bode is opening up about the upcoming Wicked: For Good!

The 24-year-old actress will return as Nessarose, Elphaba’s sister, in the second Wicked movie, which continues the story of the musical adaptation.

While attending 2025 San Diego Comic-Con this week, where she served as a judge at the Her Universe Fashion Show, she teased the upcoming Part Two.

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“Just a little bit of playback from when I went in to do Adr. It looks pretty spectacular,” Marissa told Variety‘s Marc Malkin when asked if she has seen any of the movie yet.

“There have been a number of people who say they’re super excited for [the song] ‘Wicked Witch of the East.’ I really hope it delivers and people receive it well. If they don’t, that’s Ok, too,” she added when asked if she felt pressure to live up to Part One.

Marissa Bode had quite the introduction to San Diego Comic-Con Thursday night.

Not only was it the first time the “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good” star attended the San Diego convention, but she was also a judge at the 11th annual Her Universe Fashion show..

Co-hosted by Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein and Broadway star Michael James Scott, the show’s theme was “Defying Fashion: Fashion That Defies Expectations” and featured 25 “geek couture” designers pulling inspiration from Universal properties.

The judging panel named Lynleigh Sato winner for her colorful “Trolls”-inspired look while the audience picked Caitlin Beards’ black and gold “The Mummy” gown.

“I had a lot of fun,” Bode, who plays Nessarose in the “Wicked” movies, told me after the winners were announced. “First ever fashion show in the books, first ever Comic-Con in the books. I came in hoping for looks, because I’ve seen Comic-Con pictures...

The first day of San Diego Comic-Con is winding down, but Paul Feig has one big surprise left up his sleeve. At Collider's Directors on Directing panel hosted by Steve Weintraub and also featuring Rob Reiner, the acclaimed director debuted the first footage from his upcoming novel adaptation, The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. It's a quick introductory scene that offers a tantalizing and slightly sinister taste of the world the Euphoria star is about to enter as she applies to work for a wealthy couple with plenty of skeletons in their closets. What's meant to be a change of scenery is about to become something much more complicated and dangerous when the film arrives on December 25.

In the footage, attendees at the panel were introduced to Sweeney's prospective housemaid, Millie, and Seyfried's Nina, as the latter conducts an interview with the former about potentially taking care of her home.

How do you follow a phenomenon like “Barbie?” That was the task put in front of Robbie Brenner, President of Mattel Studios and Chief Content Officer in the wake of the $1.4 billion-grossing, Oscar-winning feminist blockbuster that served as the opening salvo for the Mattel Studios brand.

Brenner joined the company in 2018, and at first it seemed like a surprising fit. Brenner had cut her teeth working for Miramax in the 1990s, later serving executive roles at 20th Century Fox and Relativity and producing indies like “Dallas Buyers Club.” Perhaps it’s exactly that foundation that spurred Brenner to enthusiastically hire Greta Gerwig to co-write and direct “Barbie” – and, crucially, to give Gerwig the freedom to make something truly unique.

“For me, I feel like if we’re not trying to raise the bar on every single movie that we’re doing, if we’re not doing something that feels unexpected...

Universal Pictures has revealed new art for the highly anticipated Wicked: For Good, which is set to open in theaters on November 21, 2025. The art features Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible in Emerald City.

Earlier this month, NBC announced that the Academy Award-nominated Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will lead a one-time-only two-hour Wicked special event at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock.

In celebration of the Universal Pictures sequel, Erivo and Grande will be joined by their co-stars and other surprise guests to perform many songs from the first movie — and maybe, just maybe, a little bit from the upcoming film.

Wicked, released last November, became a global phenomenon and grossed more than $750 million at the...

Amanda Seyfried is back on the musical theater kick, and this time, she’s putting the Shake(r) in her dance routine for the big screen. The actress leads Mona Fastvold‘s “The Testament of Ann Lee,” portraying the titular religious leader who founded the Shaker Movement in the late 1770s.

“The Testament of Ann Lee” is co-written by Fastvold and her “The Brutalist” collaborator and real-life partner Brady Corbet. “Ann Lee” was announced in December 2024. It will premiere at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, and later will screen at TIFF 50.

Christopher Abbott, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn, David Cale, and Jamie Bogyo co-star alongside Seyfried. Ann Lee’s followers deemed her the female Jesus Christ, and her worshippers prayed through song and dance, hence the music-centric genre for the historical feature. “The Testament of Ann Lee” is shot in 70mm,...

Ariana Grande gave an incredible performance as Glinda in the first Wicked movie and we can’t imagine the movie without her, though some beloved stars also auditioned for the role.

Four stars have confirmed that they auditioned to play Glinda in Wicked, though we’re pretty sure there were dozens of others who were up for the role as well.

Director Jon M. Chu has opened up about how every person had to audition, including Ariana. There were no offers for the lead roles!

“I think one of the most overlooked facts of the #WickedMovie Casting was that Everyone Had to audition. No straight offers & they showed up! It was incredibly humbling to witness these actors spill their guts on the floor for this movie,” Jon said. “Cynthia and Ariana Earned their roles and brought our little audition room to tears multiple times throughout the process. I can’t...

Two years after Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” became the highest grossing film of 2023, Mattel Studios announced Thursday it will produce an animated film based on their famed doll with Illumination that will be released by Universal Pictures.

The project will be the first theatrically released animated “Barbie” film after years of straight-to-video animated movies. It also marks Illumination’s second project based around an outside IP after it set a studio record with the $1.36 billion “Super Mario Bros. Movie” with Nintendo in 2023. A sequel to that film is set for release next year.

The “Barbie” deal comes a month after Mattel combined its film and television production divisions into Mattel Studios under the leadership of Robbie Brenner. The studio will release a film adaptation of “Masters of the Universe” with Amazon MGM in June 2026 and has a slew of other productions in development including “Matchbox” starring John Cena and “Hot Wheels...

Exclusive: Two years after the record-setting release of Barbie, the feminist live-action take on Mattel’s iconic doll that became a cultural phenomenon, Illumination and Mattel Studios have finalized a deal to develop a new Barbie movie that will be the first in animation for theaters, sources tell Deadline.

Reps for Illumination, Universal, and Mattel declined to comment. Not yet dated, we’re told the film will be released by Universal Pictures, which has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Illumination. No word yet on the plot of this Barbie or creatives attached.

Transcending all expectations as it grossed over $1.44 billion worldwide, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, impacted culture like few other films in recent memory. Propelled to the highest heights in part by the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, where audiences paired Barbie with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in a double-feature event, the film was the highest grossing of...

Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bruce Springsteen, and Bowen Yang will be honored at the fifth annual Academy Museum fundraising gala, taking place on October 18. Presented by Rolex, the star-studded evening raises vital support for the museum’s exhibitions, screenings, and educational programming.

Oscar-winning actress Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”) will receive the Icon Award, which recognizes an artist whose career has made a significant global impact. Brazilian filmmaker Salles, who helmed the Oscar-winning international feature “I’m Still Here,” will be honored with the Luminary Award for his innovative contributions to expanding the boundaries of filmmaking. Music legend and Grammy and Oscar winner Springsteen, who is also slated to perform live during the event, will be the recipient of the museum’s inaugural Legacy Award, celebrating his influence on generations of storytellers and his cultural impact. Recent Emmy nominee Yang (“Saturday Night Live”) will be presented with the Vantage Award, which honors...

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures said Thursday that Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bruce Springsteen and SNL‘s Bowen Yang will be the honorees for its fifth annual Academy Museum Gala.

They will be honored October 18 at an event that serves as a key fundraiser to support the museum’s exhibitions, education initiatives and public programming. Last year’s gala, which featured honorees Rita Moreno, Paul Mescal and Quentin Tarantino, raised more than $11 million.

Cruz will receive the Icon Award, Salles the Luminary Award and Yang the Vantage Award. Springsteen is set to receive the inaugural Legacy Award and is scheduled to perform live. Springsteen’s honor goes to “an artist whose body of work has inspired generations of storytellers and deeply influenced our culture.”

Disney’s Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen White will open in theaters the week following the red-carpet event, on October...

Bruce Springsteen was “Born to Run” into the 2025 Oscars race.

As The Boss gears up for the release of his much-anticipated biopic “Deliver Me from Nowhere” later this year, the iconic singer is already set to be honored during the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala. The timing couldn’t be better: The Academy Museum Gala will take place October 18, with “Deliver Me from Nowhere” arriving in theaters in October 24. Springsteen will be portrayed by Jeremy Allen White, with Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Marc Maron, Gaby Hoffmann, and David Krumholtz also starring in the ’80s-set feature.

The Academy Museum Gala recognition further ushers in the presumed Springsteen mania of this upcoming awards season. Springsteen will receive the museum’s inaugural Legacy Award and is also set for a live performance at the ceremony. The Legacy Award “honors an artist whose body of work has inspired generations of storytellers and deeply influenced our culture,...

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is set to honor Bruce Springsteen, Penélope Cruz, Bowen Yang and Walter Salles at its fifth annual fundraising gala, set for Oct. 18.

Springsteen, who will perform live at the event, will receive the inaugural Legacy Award, given to an artist whose body of work has inspired generations of storytellers and deeply influenced culture. Cruz is being recognized with the Icon Award, celebrating an artist whose career has had a big worldwide impact.

Yang will receive the Vantage Award, given to an emerging artist helping to challenge existing, entrenched narratives around film.

Salles is set to be honored with the Luminary Award, given to an artist whose contributions have expanded the creative possibilities of filmmaking.

Both Springsteen and Cruz are Oscar winners, and Yang is part of the cast of the Oscar-winning Wicked, the second part of which, For Good, is set to hit theaters on Nov.

Ariana Grande is not leaving music and singing behind.

The 32-year-old pop star turned Oscar-nominated actress took to Instagram to set the record straight about her music career, denying that she intended to stop working as a singer.

“Very silly of you all to assume that just because I have my hands full with many things that I plan to abandon singing & music … !!! It is and has always been my lifeline. There will need to be room made for all of it,” the Wicked star said in the caption of her latest post, adding a fairy emoji at the end of the sentence.

“It may not look exactly like it did before but I much prefer how it looks in my head. I am having fun. I feel grateful and excited and inspired. Finding a balance, between many projects and endeavors I love, and doing it my own way, so...

Jon. M. Chu's long-developed adaptation of Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Gohas landed an impressive pair of stars. Oh, the Places You'll Go was published in 1990 and was the last book written by Dr. Seuss, who passed away the following year. Written in the second person (with the reader as the main character), the book explores the journey of life, encompassing both its joys and challenges. The book has become a popular graduation gift and is one of the most beloved books in Seuss's bibliography.

Warner Bros. released an official image on its social media announcing that Ariana Grande and Josh Gad have joined the voice cast of Oh, the Places You'll Go, which can be seen below. The movie is set to be a musical, making the duo a fitting choice, as they both have musical backgrounds. The film will feature original songs by Pasek and Paul,...

Ariana Grande and Josh Gad have been cast in Dr Seuss film Oh, The Places You'll Go!The Wicked star is reuniting with Jon M. Chu - who will direct with Jill Culton - on the upcoming animated musical adaptation of the iconic children's writer's last published book, which was released in 1990 before his death the following year aged 87.Warner Bros. Pictures Animation revealed the casting news on Tuesday (15.07.25) with an Instagram post showing Grande and Gad in the studio.The duo will lead the voice cast, but no details have been given on specifics roles or the plot as a whole.The story follows a young adventurer exploring the highs and lows of life.Rob Liber has written the script, with Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Bad Robot involved in the production.Original songs are being written for the musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, while the film is...

Ariana Grande-Butera and Wickeddirector Jon M. Chu are reuniting, and this time they are adapting Dr. Seuss' final book. In many Wicked reviews, Chu's direction and Grande-Butera's portrayal of Glinda are two of the most celebrated aspects of the Broadway musical adaptation.

In addition to the critical acclaim, Grande-Butera received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Glinda. Wicked's box office was also an undeniable success, with the film grossing more than $755 million worldwide and approximately $473 million domestically.

With the 2024 movie only being the first half of the adaptation, Grande-Butera and Chu's collaboration is set to continue this November with the release of Wicked: For Good, which will conclude the emotional story of Glinda, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), and Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey).

Chu already has several projects lined up after Wicked: For Good, including a Britney Spears biopic and a movie based on the Hot Wheels toys. Now,...

Ariana Grande and Josh Gad are entering the world of Dr. Seuss. The Wicked star and Broadway favorite have officially joined the voice cast for Oh, the Places You'll Go, the upcoming animated musical feature based on the popular Dr. Seuss book of the same name. The movie will reunite Grande with Wicked Jon M. Chu, who co-directs the animated film. The two performers announced the news in separate social media posts, both featuring a photo of the actors in a recording booth posing behind matching scripts. Gad's caption read: "Never been more excited to go places. We are dreaming up something very very special for you. Warner Brothers Animation has put together a truly all-star team. I’ve been dying...

A Dr. Seuss classic is getting a feature film adaptation. On Tuesday, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Ariana Grande and Josh Gad will star in an animated film version of Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, set to release on March 17, 2028.

Jon. M Chu is set to direct the film, with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul — the Oscar and Tony-winning duo behind Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and Snow White — handling the music.

Warner Bros. made the surprise announcement on Twitter Tuesday, July 15, sharing photos of Grande and Gad in a recording booth,...

Work has begun on Jon M. Chu's next feature film. After his work on the Wicked movies, Chu now has voice actors in the studio to record lines for his animated adaptation of the popular Dr. Seuss story, Oh, the Places You'll Go!.

On Instagram, Ariana Grande -- who plays Glinda in Wicked -- shared a new image from the recording booth. In the photo, she's joined by actor Josh Gad (Frozen), one of her co-stars in Oh, the Places You'll Go!. Grande noted the movie's title in the caption, while the official account for Dr. Seuss replied, "Excited for this journey." She shared the same image to her Instagram Stories that also included a message about how she felt about the job.

"I love this book, I love this script, I love the beautiful world of [Dr. Seuss], I love this incredible group of creative human beings ([Josh Gad] what a brilliant...

Ariana Grande will reunite with director Jon M. Chu for the filmmaker’s upcoming animated film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Warner Bros. has revealed.

Josh Gad will join the Wicked star in the musical movie, which will feature original songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman). Chu will co-direct with Jill Culton from a screenplay penned by Rob Lieber. The film is set for IMAX release in 2028.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! follows Grande’s starring role in the critically acclaimed Chu-directed 2024 Wicked musical and its upcoming sequel, Wicked: For Good. The latter film’s theatrical release on November 21st will be preceded by an NBC Wicked special featuring Grande and Cynthia Erivo performing songs from the first movie.

Ariana Grande to Star in Jon M. Chu’s Adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

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Ariana Grande and Josh Gad have joined the voice cast for “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!,” the new animated Dr. Seuss adaptation from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Bad Robot. The film is directed by Jon M. Chu, who Grande worked with on the two “Wicked” movies, and Jill Culton, from a screenplay by Rob Lieber.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are creating original songs for the big-screen adaptation of the book, which is a perpetual graduation day gift. The film will be produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams and Gregg Taylor. Warner Bros. Pictures Animation will release the film on March 17, 2028, including on Imax screens.

Grande will next be seen in “Wicked: For Good,” the second half of the Broadway adaptation, which Universal will release this Thanksgiving. She is also set to star in a new “Meet the Parents” movie, with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro,...

Ariana Grande and director Jon M. Chu are working together again!

The Wicked duo are reteaming for the upcoming animated feature film Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, based on the classic Dr. Seuss book.

Josh Gad has also joined the cast of the movie, though it’s unclear who they will be playing. Josh is also currently working with Wicked‘s Cynthia Erivo on another project that was confirmed this week.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go was the final book that Dr. Seuss published, which was at the age of 87. The book is about the journey of life and follows a young adventurer.

The upcoming animated adaptation will be written by Rob Lieber with original songs by Egot winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, best known for writing the music for Dear Evan Hansen and The Greatest Showman.

Ariana confirmed the casting news by sharing a photo of her...

Ariana Grande and Josh Gad will lend their melodic voices to the film adaptation of “Oh, The Places You’ll Go.”

Based on the Dr. Seuss classic, the animated musical will be directed by “Wicked” filmmaker Jon M. Chu and Jill Culton. Warner Bros. will release the movie on March 17, 2028.

Plot details haven’t been revealed, so it’s unclear how the film will take inspiration from the beloved picture book. “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” revolves around a young adventurer navigating the ups and downs of life and offers inspirational messages to readers like, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” With those platitudes, the book has become a popular gift for graduates or anyone at an inflection point.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo behind “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Greatest Showman,” are writing...

Ariana Grande (Wicked) and Josh Gad (Spaceballs sequel) have been tapped for voice roles in the new animated feature Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, based on Dr. Seuss’s classic children’s book, from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and Bad Robot.

Warner Bros. announced the news on Instagram, writing, “@arianagrande & @joshgad – Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Directed by @jonmchu, with original songs by @PasekandPaul. Coming to IMAX in 2028...

Bowen Yang has sealed his place in Emmy history as he landed his fourth acting nomination for “Saturday Night Live.”

Yang was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his work on the late-night sketch comedy show. Other actors in the category include Ike Barinholtz (“The Studio”), Colman Domingo (“The Four Seasons”), Harrison Ford (“Shrinking”), Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”) and Michael Urie (“Shrinking”).

Yang is now the most-nominated Asian male performer. Actress Sandra Oh currently holds the record as the most-nominated Asian performer with 14 nominations and 1 win.

In 2018, Yang was hired as a staff writer for “SNL” and made history when he became the first Asian cast member to join the series. In 2021, he made history as the first “SNL” featured player to receive an Emmy nomination in an acting category.

Yang has had a great year on the show with some incredible sketches.

Jonathan Bailey has formally joined the ensemble of Jurassic World: Rebirth, stepping into an as-yet-unnamed lead role opposite Jeff Goldblum, whose cameo will mark Dr. Ian Malcolm’s first appearance since 2022’s Dominion — a pairing confirmed by director Gareth Edwards after Deadline broke the news last week. Filming began in March on soundstages outside London before relocating to Thailand and Malta, where cast member Scarlett Johansson reportedly chartered a yacht so the company could unwind between night shoots.

Bailey’s schedule briefly overlapped with post-production pickups for Jon M. Chu’s two-part Wicked, but Universal arranged a three-week hiatus that allowed the actor to finish musical Adr in Los Angeles before rejoining the dinosaur thriller. Studio insiders say the dual commitments underscore the franchise’s new strategy of blending Broadway-honed talent with blockbuster veterans to refresh its demographic reach.

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A live “Wicked” special will air on NBC on Nov. 6, two weeks ahead of the theatrical release of “Wicked: For Good.”

Taking place at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater, the special will be led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who star in “Wicked” and its sequel as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The pair, alongside their co-stars and other surprise guests, will perform songs from the first movie — and it can be assumed that they’ll tease music from “For Good” too, as a press release from NBCUniversal says to expect “maybe, just maybe, a little bit from the upcoming film.”

The two-hour special was first announced at NBCUniversal’s presentation at upfronts in New York in May. After broadcasting at 8 p.m. on Nov. 6, it will stream on Peacock beginning on Nov. 7.

“Wicked” was released in November 2024 and became the biggest Broadway musical adaptation in history, grossing more than $750 million at the box office,...

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