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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...

Two massive changes have been revealed to the story of Nessarose (Marissa Bode) in Wicked: For Good, and these changes fix a significant problem from the original musical. The second and final movie adapting the Broadway musical will continue the stories of Nessarose, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), Glinda (Ariana Grande-Butera), and other key characters after Wicked's dramatic ending.

There was a positive reception to the first movie casting a disabled actor, Bode, to play the role of Nessarose. However, there has been considerable speculation about how disability representation will be handled in Wicked: For Good's story since the second act of the stage musical sees Nessarose walking through Elphaba's magic.

In an interview with Cbn (via BroadwayWorld), composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz indicates that Nessarose will not walk in Wicked: For Good. He explains that he and writer Winnie Holzman have learned from the Pwd (people with disabilities) community...

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed July this year. The upcoming month will see the release of the much-anticipated final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty, and also the release of John Cena and Idris Elba‘s action comedy film Heads of State. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 8 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in July 2025.

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Audience demand for Wicked: For Good is seemingly at an all-time high. Universal has just revealed how many times the first trailer for the upcoming sequel was viewed online during its first 24 hours of release.

Per Variety, Universal is reporting that the first trailer for Wicked: For Good was viewed 113 million times in its first 24 hours. Not only is this 38 million more than the first trailer for Wicked earned over the same timeframe, but it's also higher than the trailer debuts for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Mufasa: The Lion King, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which were also marketed as all-audience blockbusters. The record for the biggest trailer launch of all time remains Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine at 365 million views in 24 hours. While trailer views aren't necessarily an indicator of what is to come at the box office, it's hard not to see this trailer launch as anything but promising.

A new trailer for Wicked: For Good has debuted, along with a new poster for the film. Check the trailer out above, and the poster below! The film will be in theaters on November 21, 2025!

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.

About The Film: 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 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 for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals...

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.

Watch the first trailer now.

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 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 for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum).

Glinda,...

"Elphaba, they're coming for you."

And now we're finally getting to see what that looks like.

Universal just released the trailer for Wicked: For Good, which will hit theaters November 21 — and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda are back in perfect pitch, along with Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jeff Goldblum (the Wizard), Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero) — and a barrel of flying monkeys.

The trailer also reveals a sneak peek of Dorothy and her friends, including the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and, of course, Toto.

The film is directed by Jon M. Chu and is written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.

The first Wicked film, which collected $750 million at the box office, earned 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Lead Actress for Erivo, Supporting Actress for Grande, Costume Design, Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Original Score, Sound, and Visual Effects — and won for costume design and production design.

The official trailer for Wicked: For Good has dropped and it’s worth taking a few minutes to read the comments on YouTube. But if you don’t have time to spare, the consensus seems to be that the trailer’s everything fans hoped it would be and more.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to lead the cast as Elphaba and Glinda. The conclusion to the epic fantasy musical also stars Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and Ethan Slater as Boq. Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, Bowen Yang is Pfannee, Bronwyn James is ShenShen, and Sharon D. Clarke is the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear.

Wicked opened in theaters on November 22, 2024. Wicked: For Good will be released theatrically on November 21, 2025.

Poster for ‘Wicked: For Good’ (Photo Credit: Universal Pictures)

Universal Pictures released the following description of the concluding...

With the first Wicked: For Good trailer released online, the forthcoming movie is aiming to be as popular as the first one.

Universal Pictures shared the trailer for director Jon M. Chu’s feature that hits theaters Nov. 21 and stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The actresses graced the CinemaCon stage in April for the studio’s presentation to exhibitors, where the Wicked: For Good footage was initially screened.

Wicked: For Good centers on the two witches facing the consequences of their previous decisions and its impact on their friendship. The footage teases the first look at Dorothy, albeit without revealing her face, and also includes the yellow brick road, a wedding and no shortage of flying monkeys.

“Elphaba, they’re coming for you,” Glinda warns near the end of the trailer.

Rounding out the cast are Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.

Universal Pictures has revealed the first trailer and a new poster for Wicked: For Good, which is set to open in theaters on November 21, 2025.

“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.

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 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 for the freedom of Oz...

It’s time to venture back to the Emerald City.

Universal has released the official trailer for “Wicked: For Good,” the second part to 2024’s hit Broadway movie adaptation.

“Wicked: For Good” brings back Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda, as well as Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz, Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman, Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp and Bowen Yang as Pfannee. Jon M. Chu directed both films with screenplays by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.

Per the official logline, the second film — “set in the Land of Oz, before and after Dorothy Gale’s arrival from Kansas” — will “cover the events of the musical’s second act, following Elphaba and Glinda’s friendship being put to the test as they embrace their new respective identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda...

Following the magical moment of Wicked: Part One enchanting audiences ahead of Thanksgiving, a return to the land of Oz will take place in 2025 when the second film in the duology comes out.

Those anxious to see how the story of Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Wicked Witch of the West, formerly known as Elphaba, have a little under a year before the second half of the story will arrive in theaters. The film underwent a title change in December 2024 to Wicked: For Good.

For everything we know about Wicked: Part Two, read below.

When does Wicked: Part Two come out?

Wicked: Part Two, now known as Wicked: For Good, will arrive in theaters Nov. 21, 2025.

Who is in the cast of Wicked: Part 2?

Of course, dynamic duo Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) will return in the second film, though they may be more separated than in the first film.

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament has returned, and as you’ll see from the most profitable films of 2024 that we’re about to disclose, a movie’s game doesn’t end at the box office. Rather, its downstream revenues and subsequent home windows must be taken into account. Streaming continues to be a wildcard: While traditional motion picture studios such as Disney, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount and Universal rely on lucrative pay two and pay three streamer deals to catapult their slates into the black, those streamers who’ve embraced theatrical (specifically Amazon MGM Studios and Apple Original Films) have a clandestine metric as to how they evaluate a movie’s post-cinema success. By traditional studio P&l standards, some of those releases would be considered flops. Given that, Apple and Amazon are excluded from this year’s survey. The Most Valuable Blockbuster series runs later rather than sooner as...

Wicked was one of last year’s biggest hits. The movie, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, captured the hearts of audiences all over the world and became a smashing box office hit.

Of course, a sequel is in the works, and the fans are now eagerly awaiting the premiere of Wicked: For Good, which is set to conclude the story shown in the first film. And while the focus is on the second movie, we might be getting some hints at something even more interesting.

During a recent chat with the media, co-writer Winnie Holzman teased us with something very interesting!

Related: First Look at ‘Wicked: For Good’ Wows CinemaCon with Magic, Music, and Flying Monkeys

So, before we get your hopes up, this is nothing precise and nothing official. Winnie Holzman was just asked about the possibility of a third movie, i.e., whether she, as a writer,...

Billy Crudup and Claire Danes were a couple many years ago and it looks like all is well between them, nearly two decades later.

The actors were both in attendance at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Gala on Monday (April 7) at Cipriani South Street in New York City.

Claire was there to honor Winnie Holzman, the creator of her breakout show My So-Called Life. Check out red carpet pics in the gallery!

For those who don’t know, Claire and Billy dated from 2003 to 2007. Their relationship was controversial at the time as Billy left his then-girlfriend Mary Louise Parker while she was seven months pregnant with their son William. (The photo of them together here was taken in 2006)

People shared a video of Billy approaching Claire at her table at the event to say a friendly hug and hello.

Claire commented on the controversy while appearing on The Howard Stern Show...

Just before Wicked actor Marissa Bode accepted her honor as this year’s recipient of the ReelAbilities Film Festival’s Spotlight Award on Thursday night, her Oscar-nominated co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo made a surprise video appearance.

In a taped message, the duo celebrated Bode’s historic performance and her dedication to disability inclusion as the first authentically cast disabled performer to play Nessarose — Elphaba’s (Erivo) sister and a character who uses a wheelchair — in the Wicked musical’s 20-plus years. “Marissa took the role of Nessarose to new heights and brought authenticity to the role like never before,” Erivo said in the prerecorded video.

“We were beyond thrilled to be a part of such a groundbreaking film and the inclusion it created for people with disabilities is going to open doors for actors for years and years to come,” Grande added. “It was such an honor to...

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu bewitched thousands of theater owners in Las Vegas Tuesday when sharing footage of Universal’s highly anticipated Wicked: For Good, the second title in his two-part on-screen adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical.

And of course, the presentation wouldn’t have been complete without assistance from stars Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda the Good Witch, and Cynthia Erivo‘s Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West. They took the stage with Chu and producer Marc Platt inside the cavernous Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace, where exhibitors are spending this week watching Hollywood studios present their upcoming slates.

“We took a shot, and we divided Wicked into two parts,” Platt said. “Now we have the privilege of doing it all again with Wicked: For Good in November.”

Erivo noted of last year’s hit film, “I may have snuck into a sing-along or two.” She added,...

Universal closed out its CinemaCon presentation Wednesday with an emotional first look at Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, the second part of his Oscar-winning musical fantasy. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were onstage with Chu and producer Marc Platt.

No musical performances ala Erivo and Grande’s at the Oscars, but the trailer shown to theater owners inside the room was epic enough. And they went nuts for it.

Wicked: For Good will continue the story of Grande’s Glinda and Erivo’s Wicked Witch of the West, formerly known as Elphaba. It hits theaters domestically November 21.

“Elphaba, I know you’re out there,” says Galinda in a voice-over. We see the pink witch emerging from her emerald castle. Elphaba drops on the balcony. “This is about the Wizard and I,” the green witch exclaims. We see Galinda putting the big tiara on. Prince Fiyero and his men...

Oh, what a celebration Wicked fans will have today, as the first look at the Wicked: For Good poster has been spotted at CinemaCon.

The second installment in Jon M. Chu’s big screen adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical is slated to arrive in theaters in November. In the poster, the two witches from Oz, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda (formerly known as Galinda), stand atop their own cliff’s edge. The yellow brick road and the wizard’s palace in Oz, the setting for part one’s grand “Defying Gravity” finale, separates them in the middle.

Erivo’s Elphaba looks right at home in her full “wicked witch” glory, while Grande’s Glinda resembles the Glinda the Good fans of The Wizard of Oz are used to. The poster’s tagline, “You will be changed,” is a reference to the iconic duet from...

Bowen Yang is getting real about starring in Wicked and being the face of Saturday Night Live.

The American actor delighted audiences at BFI Flare, the London Lgbtqia+ Film Festival, during a screen talk on Thursday in the British capital.

Speaking with his podcast co-host Matt Rogers, Yang was asked about how much he was allowed to ad-lib on Jon M. Chu’s Wicked set and feeling daunted by the “passion” of fellow stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

“I was daunted by the biblical precision and just the passion that everybody was bringing to it,” Yang said. “[But] we’re all in over our heads, everyone except Jon, right? He was the only person who needed to be above water with it and steer the ship. The rest of us were kind of out to sea.”

Yang said that Chu would “prank” him by asking him to improvise after scripted takes,...

Making big-budget blockbusters can be an isolating process, especially if you're a performer used to working with other actors and physical sets who is, all of a sudden, confined to a recording booth or something similar. This is what Peter Dinklage experienced when he worked on "Wicked," Jon M. Chu's massively successful (and Oscar-winning) adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's long-running Broadway musical. In the film, Emmy-winner Dinklage plays Doctor Dillamond, a talking goat who teaches at Shiz University and earns the affection of the young green-skinned witch Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), but according to an interview Dinklage had with Cinema Express in November 2024, he didn't totally love the experience, because he was not physically on set.

"It was a bit of a lonely process, recording in a sound booth apart from the rest of the cast, but it's such an honour to be part of something...

It's no surprise that the biggest night in movies opened with a performance from one of the biggest films of the year. To open the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo took the stage to perform a show-stopping medley of songs from The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, and, of course, the duo's box office hit Wicked.

The Oscars opened with a bittersweet, heartfelt tribute to the city of Los Angeles, which is currently rebuilding in the aftermath of January's devastating wildfires, before ceding the stage to Ariana Grande. Dressed appropriately in red, Grande delivered a stunning rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," followed by Erivo's performance of "Home" from The Wiz. Then, the two actresses reunited on-stage to bring down the house with "Defying Gravity," their signature piece that closes Wicked's first act.

Related'Wicked' Star Shares Emotional Response to Oscar Nod That Could Put Her...

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This March, we are getting a ton of content from the much-anticipated release of the superhero action drama series Daredevil: Born Again on streaming to the release of Robert Pattinson‘s highly anticipated sci-fi dark comedy film Mickey 17. This upcoming month will see the release of many great movies, so we thought of compiling a list of all the best movies that are coming straight to streaming.

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Peacock is ready with an entertainment-packed March this year. The upcoming month will see the release of the much-anticipated crime drama series Long Bright River, as well as the streaming release of the beloved musical fantasy film Wicked: Part One. Just like every month, Peacock is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 5 new movies and TV shows coming to Peacock in March 2025.

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Plane is an action thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet from a screenplay co-written by Charles Cumming and J.P. Davis. The 2023 film follows Brodie Torrance, a commercial pilot who must team up with an alleged murderer to save his passengers after their plane crashed in a hostile territory. Plane stars Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, and Tony Goldwyn.

Long Bright River...

Two forces behind the hit ’90s show My So Called Life are collaborating for a new project.

Winnie Holzman, who created My So Called Life, and also wrote the script for the stage and film version of Wicked, revealed that she is developing an HBO family drama titled The Applebaum Curse.

Claire Danes is set to star in the series as the lead role, while Winnie will serve as an executive producer and writer.

Keep reading to find out more…

The Applebaum Curse will be an “ongoing one-hour drama series about a dysfunctional family.”

“I am writing something that I’m hoping to do with Claire. It’s not a reboot in the traditional sense, but I think Claire Danes and I back together would be a kind of version of that,” Winnie told Variety while at the Writer’s Guild Awards on Saturday (February 15), where she was nominated for...

Claire Danes (Homeland) is re-teaming with her My So-Called Life creator and producer for a new HBO TV series, per Variety. The Applebaum Curse will star Danes, while Winnie Holzman (Wicked) will write and act as showrunner. Both she and Danes are executive producers on the show, which is in early development. The logline says the show is an "ongoing one-hour drama series about a dysfunctional family with Claire Danes as the lead role."

When recently asked why no one has tried to reboot or remake My So-Called Life, Holzman replied:

"It’s interesting that you’re asking me that. I am writing something that I’m hoping to do with Claire. It’s not a reboot in the traditional sense, but I think Claire Danes and I back together would be a kind of version of that. … It’s a completely different story, but we’re hopeful that we’re gonna work together again.

Whether you watched it or not, every teenager from the 1990s remembers the teen drama series My So-Called Life. Created by Winnie Holzman and starring Claire Danes, the cult favorite drama explored the tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, school, and any unpredictable thing life could throw at you. My So-Called Life helped define a generation, and now Holzman and Danes are reteaming for The Applebaum Curse, a new drama coming to HBO.

In early development, The Applebaum Curse finds Winnie Holzman writing the script and serving as the project’s showrunner. Claire Danes is set to star and joins Holzman as an executive producer. According to HBO, The Applebaum Curse revolves around a dysfunctional family, with Danes in the lead role.

The impact of My So-Called Life cannot be understated, which is why it is baffling that the show only lasted for one season before being canceled.

Claire Danes and Winnie Holzman, who worked together more than 30 years ago on ABC drama My So-Called Life, are reteaming on a drama project at HBO, Deadline has confirmed.

The Applebaum Curse, which is in very early development at the premium cable outlet, is described as an ongoing one-hour drama series about a dysfunctional family, with Danes in the lead role. Holzman will write the script and serve as showrunner and both she and Danes will executive produce.

Teen drama My So-Called Life, created by Holzman and starring Danes, aired on ABC for one season in 1994-1995. Set at the fictional Liberty High School in a fictional suburb near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, called Three Rivers, it followed the emotional travails of several teenagers in the social circle of main character Angela Chase, played by Danes in her breakout role. Despite airing for just one season, the critically praised show won several awards,...

Three months after its theatrical debut, Wicked has finally set a streaming release date on Peacock, and fans are going to be thrilled with all the additional content that’s available. After taking in nearly $730 million at the worldwide box office, director Jon M. Chu’s celebrated musical will hit the streaming service on March 21, 2025.

In addition to its regular version, a special sing-along version of Wicked will also be available for viewers, which presumably has the lyrics on the screen like karaoke, so you can belt out the film's many musical numbers in the comfort of your own home. It's part of the full "Defying Gravity" collection being presented by Peacock, which also includes Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked NBC Special, and Making Wicked, both of which give fans a look at what went into creating the film, with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage featuring stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande,...

Claire Danes is set to reunite with “My So-Called Life” creator Winnie Holzman for a new drama series in the works at HBO, TheWrap has learned.

The new series, titled “The Applebaum Curse,” is billed as an ongoing one-hour drama series about a dysfunctional family with Danes as the lead role, per the official logline. The show is still in early development at the network, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

Danes is attached to star in and executive produce the series, while Holzman would serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer for “The Applebaum Curse.”

The new series would reunite Danes and Holzman three decades after they worked together on “My So-Called Life,” which ran for just one year from 1994-95 on ABC. In the show, Danes starred as Angela Chase, a teen from a fictional Pittsburgh suburb grappling with social issues that made for a tumultuous adolescence.

Despite only running for one season,...

“Wicked” is coming home.

The Oscar-nominated adaptation of the beloved stage musical is hitting Peacock, Universal’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform, on March 21. Ready to head back to Oz?

“Wicked” hit theaters at Thanksgiving, which is making this a particularly lengthy journey from the initial exhibition to “free” streaming. In between then and now, the movie has been released on digital platforms and on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Uhd. The movie has amassed over $727 million worldwide, an impressive feat for any movie but especially for a Broadway-style musical. The second part of the adaptation, “Wicked: For Good,” also directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, hits theaters on November 21.

“Wicked: Part One” was an adaptation of the 2003 Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, as well as the original 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. It is currently nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress...

Three decades after My So-Called Life finished its first and only season, its creator and star are teaming up again.

Claire Danes is set to star in an HBO drama from Mscl creator Winnie Holzman. The project, titled The Applebaum Curse, is in early development at the premium cable outlet. Holzman will write the script and serve as showrunner, with Danes set to star. Both will executive produce.

HBO describes The Applebaum Curse as a drama series about a dysfunctional family, with Danes in the lead role.

My So-Called Life premiered on ABC in September 1994 to widespread critical acclaim; it was Danes’ breakout role, winning her a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for lead actress in a drama series. Holzman was also Emmy nominated for writing the pilot episode. The show suffered modest ratings, however, airing against NBC’s Must-See TV comedies on Thursday nights, and was canceled after a single season.

We’ve got some “Wicked” good news for musical-theater kids who simply could not contain themselves in the movie theater: Peacock will exclusively stream “Wicked,” including the singalong version, starting on March 21.

Additionally, “Wicked” is bringing with it a “full collection” of bonus content, per Universal/Peacock. And that’s not an oversell.

Look at all of this shiz stuff:

“Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked NBC Special”

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reveal their journey into Oz with personal footage from set and a world exclusive scene, alongside “Wicked” cast members Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum.

Making “Wicked“

Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the characters, choreography, and creativity that make up the movie’s unforgettable world.

Deleted Scenes

Pfannee & ShenShen Meet Glinda

Reunited at Shiz University, Glinda, Pfannee, and ShenShen recall their...

Songwriter and Tony Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda really, really wanted to appear in Jon M. Chu's recent "Wicked" adaptation — but I bet you'll never guess which role he was gunning for.

During an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in February 2025, Miranda, the man behind Broadway hits like "Hamilton" and huge cinematic songs like "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from "Encanto" revealed that he basically begged Chu for a specific and incredibly small role in the adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's acclaimed Broadway musical. "In the opening number of the show, this one munchkin runs out and goes, 'Is it true you were her friend?'" Miranda told Colbert. "Because, man, I don't know if you've seen a live production of 'Wicked,' but sometimes they really put some sauce on the ball when they deliver that line. It's where the story starts. So I was like,...

The stars were out on both coasts for the 2025 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday (February 15).

The annual awards show honors outstanding writing in film, television, streaming, news, radio, and promotional categories.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story star Nicholas Alexander Chavez was in attendance at the New York ceremony, held at Edison Ballroom, where he took the stage to present.

Joining him in NYC included Ilana Glazer, Bowen Yang, J Smith Cameron, Roy Wood Jr, Busy Philipps, Jelani Alladin, Julio Torres, Celine Song, Sandra Oh, Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cyril Creighton.

On the West Coast, stars like Kiernan Shipka and Erin Foster were among those attending the LA ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

Keep reading to find out more…

Also at the LA event included Megan Park, Justine Lupe, Ernie Hudson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lisa Ann Walter, Adele Lim, Joel Kim Booster, Utkarsh Ambudkar and his wife Naomi,...

Wicked co-screenwriter Dana Fox revealed that the second part in the saga, Wicked: For Good, will go even deeper in exploring Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda's (Ariane Grande) relationship with one another. Speaking with Screen Rant at the Writer's Guild of America awards, Fox explained that For Good will expand upon the second act of the original Broadway musical, which is considered by some to be less exciting than act one. Fox stated:

"Part Two actually has a little bit more room to be able to explore. Part One was pretty packed in terms of what was in the first act of the play, and all the things we knew we had to do. We explored, we deepened, and we tried to give you moments that you didn't have in the play... But in the second movie, there's a little bit more space for interpretation and space to go...

“Shōgun” dominated with three wins at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday evening — including best drama, while “Hacks” scored two on the TV side, including best comedy. In film, “Anora” and “Nickel Boys” scored big wins, giving both entries a bit more momentum as Oscar voting ends on Tuesday. “Anora,” coming off Critics Choice, DGA and PGA wins for best picture last weekend, picked up the original screenplay prize for Sean Baker. “Nickel Boys,” which has two Oscar noms, won the WGA award for RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes.

“Shōgun” was the night’s big winner, picking up prizes for best drama, best new series and best drama episode. On the comedy side, “Hacks” also scored a double play, landing best comedy and best comedy episode. In the limited field, “The Penguin” scored the series win.

Meanwhile, it was the first WGA noms and wins for Baker, Ross and Barnes.

Anora kept up its impressive run to the Oscars on Saturday, adding the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay to its considerable haul. The win for the the Sean Baker film came a week after Anora swept the Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America top prizes, cementing itself as the frontrunner heading into the Academy Awards on March 2.

RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes‘ script forNickel Boys, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, scored for Best Adapted Screenplay at the WGA Awards, which honor the best writing in movies, television, news, and radio.

The key WGA categories of Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay are seen as a bellwether for the impending Academy Awards, though the nominees rarely match up. Scripts produced outside the guild’s collective bargaining agreement or written by a non-union member are deemed ineligible. This year, six...

With last year’s ceremony taking place in the shadow of the 2023 strikes and this year’s function in the aftermath of the Southern California wildfires, the 2025 WGA Awards have a lot of work to do when it comes to lifting the spirits of the entertainment industry. Thankfully, good writing always has.

As is tradition, events for the east and west coast branches of the Writer’s Guild are held concurrently today at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. LA’s affair is hosted by actor/comedian Joel Kim Booster and kicks off at 4:30pm Pt. For those who want to tune in at home, you can watch the west coast soiree via livestream at that time.

While under normal circumstances, tonight’s results wouldn’t necessarily carry much water when it comes to the Oscars, this year’s awards race...

Ariana Grande has been the talk of Hollywood lately thanks to her standout performance as Glinda the Good in last year's Wicked. This awards season, she's up for multiple trophies, including Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards, where she'll compete against the likes of Zoe Saldaña and Isabella Rossellini, to name a couple. Her stock has risen so much that now the former Nickelodeon star is apparently being offered a slew of roles, including one in the upcoming Spaceballs 2.

According to a new in-depth profile on Grande published by The Hollywood Reporter, the actress and singer is so hot right now following the success of Wicked that she's been approached about numerous follow-up roles. These include, the profile says, "a disaster wedding comedy, a female detective romp set in a Housewives-style reality show, and a Spaceballs sequel." However, Grande, now 31, isn't too eager to just accept anything that comes her way.

Wicked had a series of professionals both on screen and behind the screen, which is why it was a big success. Marc Platt, who was the producer of the film, has a wide experience in theater and the movie industry, but he had a different idea for Wicked.

The 2024 hit is based on the 2003 Broadway musical, which has had multiple renditions all over the world since. Although the musical tells the whole story with an intermission, director Jon M. Chu divided the screen adaptation into two separate features. However, during the annual Producers Guild of America, Marc Platt revealed he wanted the film to be released all at once with an intermission, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Related'The Gatekeeping Fan Girl': Ariana Grande Explained Her Nonnegotiable Changes in Wicked and Acting Future

Ariana Grande will never stop protecting Wicked.

"I remember going to the movies as a kid and...

The 24th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards took place over the weekend, celebrating the best films and television shows made by and for older audiences. Hosted by Alan Cumming at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the event recognized standout performances and productions from the past year.

Originally set for January 11, the ceremony was postponed due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County. In response, the AARP Foundation announced that proceeds from the event would be donated to local organizations supporting wildfire recovery efforts.

This year’s top honor, Best Movie for Grownups, went to A Complete Unknown, which edged out Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, and September 5. The film also secured the Best Time Capsule award, making it one of the night’s big winners.

Demi Moore won Best Actress for her role in The Substance, while Adrien Brody took home Best Actor for The Brutalist. Joan Chen (Didi) and...

General Hospital alums Demi Moore and John Stamos reunited on the red carpet at the AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday night (February 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The annual event took place at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel and honored some of the films and TV shows that were released in 2024 as well as their talented casts and crews.

It was a star-studded red carpet with additional appearances from the likes of Sean Penn, Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Jeff Goldblum, Harrison Ford, Adrien Brody, Zoe Saldana, Alan Cumming, Jane Seymour, Danny Trejo, Joan Chen, Jodie Foster, Emilia Perez director Jacques Audiard and A Complete Unknown director James Mangold. We’ve got photos of everyone in the gallery!

We pulled together photos and the complete winners list so that you could see what everyone wore and who received the top honors!

Keep reading to find out more…...

Wicked producer Marc Platt is teasing what’s next for the film’s story in the forthcoming second movie, along with recalling his initial hesitation to divide the screen adaptation of the successful Broadway show into two separate features.

During the annual Producers Guild of America Nominees Breakfast on Saturday, Platt was asked about the biggest hurdles in bringing Wicked, which he originally produced for the Broadway stage, to the screen for Universal Pictures. Starring Ariana Grande (Glinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), director Jon M. Chu’s Wicked movie is nominated for 10 Oscars after hitting theaters late last year, while the second title in the two-part release, Wicked: For Good, is set for November.

“I remember going to the movies as a kid and watching musicals or Lawrence of Arabia that had intermissions in it, and that was actually my dream for Wicked, that we could do it with intermission,...

During a ceremony hosted by the ever-charming Alan Cumming and rescheduled from Jan. 11 due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, AARP the Magazine this afternoon unveiled the winners of its 24th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards handed out at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown taking the top honor of Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups over Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, and September 5.

The Best Actress (Film) honor went to Oscar favorite Demi Moore for The Substance — matching her win at the Golden Globes in January and Critics Choice Award on Friday — while Globe victor and past Oscar winner Adrien Brody (another Academy Award frontrunner) took the Best Actor (Film) prize for his lead performance in The Brutalist. Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard earned the Best Director trophy despite the ongoing controversy surrounding star Karla Sofía Gascón, with Joan Chen winning Best Supporting...

After delaying its awards ceremony for several weeks following the wildfires in Los Angeles, AARP the Magazine announced the winners of its annual Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday, with A Complete Unknown going home as the big winner.

The show, hosted by Alan Cumming at the Beverly Wilshire, celebrates TV and film for older audiences, and this year also presented a career achievement award to Glenn Close. Though Conclave came into the ceremony with the most nominations, the film left empty handed. A Complete Unknown took best picture as Demi Moore and Adrien Brody won the top acting prizes, and Shogun was recognized as best TV series.

Check out a full list of winners below:

Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups

A Complete Unknown (Winner)

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Gladiator II

September 5

Best Actress

Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl)

Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths)

Nicole Kidman (Babygirl)

Demi Moore (The Substance...

The 24th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards are here, crowning the best movies and TV shows of the past year for audiences of a certain age.

Hosted by Alan Cumming on Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Conclave and A Complete Unknown led the nominations at the awards show, which was created by and for people over 50 years old.

The latter beat out Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II and September 5 for Best Movie for Grownups during the ceremony.

Originally scheduled for Jan. 11, the awards show was postponed due to last month’s devastating Los Angeles County wildfires. The AARP Foundation will donate proceeds from the awards to local organizations to aid in wildfire recovery efforts.

The 24th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards will be broadcast by PBS on Great Performances on Sunday, Feb. 23 7pm Et/6pm Ct, also streaming on the PBS website and app.

Here are the winners of...

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It’s awards season, celebrity gossip fans.

In the wake of the Golden Globes being handed out a few weeks ago, and then the Oscar nominations being announced a short time later, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards honored the best in movies and television on Friday night.

The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler.

And the stars who took home the major prizes? Scroll down for a full list of Critics Choice Awards winners…

Demi Moore accepts the Best Actress award for “The Substance” onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February 7, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)

Best Picture

“A Complete Unknown”

“Anora” (Winner)

“The Brutalist”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Nickel Boys”

“Sing Sing”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (Winner)

Timothée Chalamet – “A Complete Unknown”

Daniel Craig – “Queer...

Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in ‘Anora’ (Courtesy of Neon)

Wicked and Conclave went into the 2025 Critics Choice Awards with the most nominations, but voters (myself included) spread the wealth around, showering Wicked, Conclave, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance (congrats Demi Moore!), and Emilia Perez with film awards. On the TV drama side, Shogun earned Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards. Hacks cleaned up in the TV comedy categories, scoring Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

The Critics Choice Awards were held on February 7, 2025 with Chelsea Handler returning as host for the third time. Handler spent time during the opening of her monologue to thank first responders for their incredible work during the Los Angeles wildfires. She also thanked Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni for providing a distraction from waking up every day not knowing what news will disappoint or horrify us.

Critics Choice Awards 2025: Full List Of Winners (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Critics Choice Awards 2025: The award season continues with another much-coveted award night. It is the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, where both films and television artists are awarded. Shogun has secured quite a few awards, including Best Drama Series. Deadpool & Wolverine and Emilia Perez, too, bagged two top awards at the ceremony. Keep scrolling for the complete winners list.

For the uninitiated, the ceremony was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on February 7. It was live-streamed on E! According to reports, it was supposed to be held on January 12 but was postponed due to the California fires.

American comedian/actress Chelsea Handler hosted the Critics Choice Awards 2025, while many Hollywood actors took the stage to present the trophies. The list includes Aldis Hodge, Allison Tolman, Chase Stokes, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, David Harbour,...