'Wicked' Director Explains Why Film Isn't Labeled 'Part 1' in Promo Material

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'Wicked' Director Explains Why Film Isn't Labeled 'Part 1' in Promo Material

The Wicked movie is being released in two parts, with Part 1 being released this coming November and Part 2 in November of 2025.

Well, many have been wondering why the film is titled Wicked and not Wicked: Part One. Director Jon M. Chu is now responding to this question. By the way, the film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Bowen Yang as Pfannee, Bronwyn James as ShenShen, and Peter Dinklage as the voice of Doctor Dillamond.

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Jon told EW, “This isn’t half the homework. If we were going to split it into two, we need to make sure that movie one is emotionally satisfying and by the end, you feel like that was a f-king movie. I don’t like movies where you leave and feel like, ‘Well, I’ve got to wait for the next one.’ This should leave you with the highest of highs and so connected to these women.”

Find out why they decided to split the movie into 2 parts.

Catch the first film in theaters on November 22, 2024.

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