For Good’ Poster Conjures Stunning New Looks for Glinda and Elphaba

Let us be glad, let us be grateful as Wicked fans attending CinemaCon got a spellbinding surprise today: the first poster for Wicked: For Good has officially debuted, offering a gorgeous glimpse at what’s to come in the next chapter of the beloved musical’s big-screen journey, and Collider’s Steve Weintraub was on the scene to snap a photo of it for us all to see. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the second installment of the two-part adaptation flies into theatres this November, picking up after the high-flying finale of Wicked: Part One. And if the poster is anything to go by, the rift between the witches of Oz is only growing deeper. Positioned on opposite cliffs with the yellow brick road and the Emerald City stretching between them, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda are ready for a reckoning.

Erivo is cutting an imposing figure as the Wicked Witch of the West, with her signature pointed hat and her long leather coat, while surrounded by green plants, while across the chasm sits The Good Witch herself in the form of Grande, whose dress is a shade of periwinkle and blue, and evokes the classic image of Glinda the Good from The Wizard of Oz with a modern, Broadway-worthy twist. The tagline on the poster—”You will be changed”—pulls directly from the musical’s emotional duet “For Good,” the number that inspired the sequel’s title. Alongside “Defying Gravity,” it remains one of Wicked’s most iconic songs.

How Good is ‘Wicked’?

The film’s huge number of awards nominations should certainly tip you off. Wicked was one of 2024’s most pleasant surprises, with its powerful and emotive story being matched by the knockout performances and barnstroming songs. Collider’s Jeff Ewing gave it a glowing review, calling it “a magical musical outing,” and praised the performances of the leading actresses.

The film works on an emotional level, and yet there are also well-delivered lessons about growing fascism that are tragically poignant in our American era. The set pieces are big and bold, and the dance numbers are creative and colorful. Grande is continually hilarious as the charmingly vapid Galinda, while Erivo is breathtakingly powerful as the so-called Wicked Witch. Both Grande and Erivo sound glorious through beautiful interpretations of modern musical classics like “Defying Gravity.” It all coheres into one of the best silver screen adaptations of a musical in ages, and easily one of the year’s best pictures.”

Wicked: For Good will arrive in multiplexes around the world on November 21, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates on Wicked.