The first full-length trailer for Wicked's forthcoming sequel has been released, offering fans a glimpse of how the Wizard of Oz spin-off will conclude.
Wicked: For Good will see Cynthia Erivo return as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch of the North.
The sequel picks up where the first film left off and covers the years after Elphaba and Glinda's decision to part ways.
Elphaba is now an enemy of the state of Oz, while Glinda has become a public figure controlled by the Wizard.
The new trailer shows Glinda's bedroom window cracking. She goes outside to her balcony to search for Elphaba, who then appears next to her from the shadows.
It also teases the arrival of Dorothy – seen walking down the yellow brick road with her friends – suggesting the character might have a bigger role in the films than in the musical. But the actress who plays her has not yet been revealed.
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At another point in the trailer, Elphaba is seen writing the phrase "Our wizard lies" in the clouds above Oz using her broom stick. But her unpopularity is emphasised in one scene showing an angry mob carrying torches through the streets as they look for her.
Other highlights include Elphaba receiving a handwritten note from Glinda reading: "I hope you get what your heart desires."
The trailer ends with Elphaba saying she's "off to see the Wizard" before flying on a broom into the distance with her winged monkeys.
Director Jon M Chu told Vanity Fair: "Our heart was broken when Glinda can't make the choice that we want her to so badly at the end of movie one, and it feels empowering for Elphaba to fly away from society.
"In movie two, we get to see the consequences of those choices. The temperature is up."
The films have been adapted from the hugely successful Broadway and West End musical, which itself was based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel.
However, the stage musical was split into two films for its big-screen adaptation, with the second due to be released on 21 November.
The two movies were shot simultaneously at Sky Studios Elstree in Hertfordshire between December 2022 and January 2024, with production interrupted mid-way through by the Hollywood actors' strike.
Wicked was the highest-grossing movie of 2024 in the UK, and scored 10 Oscar nominations – winning two for best costume and production design.
At two hours 40 minutes, the first film alone was almost as long as the entire length of the stage show.
