Do you prefer Judy Garland V The Wizard of Oz (1939) or Fairuza Balk in Return to Oz (1985), Wicked the franchise won't be pairing Dorothy with a new actress anytime soon.
Ahead of the premiere on November 21 Evil: For gooddirector Jobs for men recently clarified that the second part of his film-musical adaptation will not show Dorothy's face, since “she is a pawn” in Elphaba's story (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande).
“I didn’t want to step on who you think Dorothy is, no matter what story you step in,” he said. Peopleexplaining that the sequel “is still Elphaba and Glinda's journey, and she's the pawn at the center of it all.”
Although Dorothy's shadow is only shown on the other side of the canvas in the musical, its inclusion in the story is crucial for Elphaba, who fakes her death after The Wizard of Oz The main character pours a bucket of water on the Wicked Witch of the West.
Following Dorothy's brief appearance at the beginning of Wicked (2024), walking down the yellow brick road with her posse, trailers for the sequel have arrived. continued to tease her appearance.
Ariana Grande, Jon M. Chu and Cynthia Erivo on the set of Wicked: For Good
Universal Studios
Meanwhile Chu teased it Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) relates to “an iconic moment we all know from our youth” that “didn't happen” in the Broadway musical. “We have this amazing moment of the tornado and how it happens,” he said.
