Wicked: Part One - Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Unlikely Friendship in the Upcoming Film Adaptation of the Broadway Musical

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Ariana Grande plays Glinda, Cynthia Erivo portrays Elphaba.
Broadway musical Wicked won numerous awards, known for songs like 'Defying Gravity'. New music will be included in film version.
First trailer shows Elphaba and Glinda starting off as enemies but becoming friends and visiting Emerald City together. Ariana Grande sings 'Popular' in the trailer.
Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard, Jon M. Chu directs both films.
The films tell a story of their unlikely friendship before Dorothy entered Oz.
Wicked: Part One and Part Two are movie adaptations of the Broadway musical Wicked, based on Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked: Part One - Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Unlikely Friendship in the Upcoming Film Adaptation of the Broadway Musical

The highly anticipated movie adaptation of the Broadway musical 'Wicked' is set to hit theaters in two parts, with 'Wicked: Part One' premiering on November 27, 2024, and 'Wicked: Part Two' following on November 26, 2025. The film brings together two powerful voices as Ariana Grande takes on the role of Glinda and Cynthia Erivo portrays Elphaba. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,' this prequel to 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' tells a story that explores their unlikely friendship before Dorothy entered Oz.

In the first trailer for 'Wicked: Part One,' we see Elphaba and Glinda start off as enemies, but they eventually become friends and visit the Emerald City together. The trailer features Ariana Grande singing 'Popular' as Glinda gives Elphaba a makeover. Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard in this adaptation.

The Broadway musical 'Wicked,' which first opened in 2003, has won numerous awards and is known for its iconic songs like 'Defying Gravity.' The film version will include some of these beloved tunes, as well as new music. Director Jon M. Chu is at the helm of both films.

The cast includes Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and many others. The trailer also reveals that Elphaba and Galinda's friendship will face challenges in the Emerald City. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new film adaptation.



Confidence

85%

Doubts
  • Are there any major differences between the Broadway musical and film adaptation?
  • Is there any confirmation that all beloved songs from the Broadway musical will be included in both parts of the film?

Sources

82%

  • Unique Points
    • The Wicked: Part One trailer was released on May 15, 2023.
    • Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande) start off as enemies in the movie.
    • They become friends and visit the Emerald City together.
    • Grande sings ‘Popular’ in the trailer.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (30%)
    The author provides spoilers for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and the entire plot of Wicked: Part One in the article title and body. This is a clear example of sensationalism as it aims to grab readers' attention by revealing major plot points.
    • Caution: The Wicked Trailer Spoils The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • The trailer for the upcoming Wicked: Part One does just that, including the biggest spoiler of all: that the wizard (Jeff Goldblum) has no power. In the meantime, it also manages to get through ... the entire plot of Wicked: Part One.
  • Fallacies (85%)
    The author commits the fallacy of spoiling the plot of The Wizard of Oz and Wicked: Part One in the article title and body. This is a clear violation of the analysis rules as it goes against providing no bias or deception.
    • ][Caution: The Wicked Trailer Spoils The Wizard of Oz (1939)][[The trailer for the upcoming Wicked: Part One does just that, including the biggest spoiler of all: that the wizard (Jeff Goldblum) has no power. In the meantime, it also manages to get through [[the entire plot of Wicked: Part One]]].[
    • Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande) start off rocky, become friends, go to the Emerald City, and learn the Wizard is a fraud. That’s just the entire plot of Act One.
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

98%

  • Unique Points
    • Universal Pictures has released the first full trailer for the movie adaptation of ‘Wicked’, the Broadway musical set in the world of ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
    • 'Wicked: Part One' will be released in theaters on November 27, 2023.
    • 'Wicked: Part Two' is scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 26, 2025.
    • Grande is heard singing ‘Popular’ as Glinda gives Elphaba a makeover.
    • Erivo sings some of ‘Defying Gravity’, the show-stopping number that ends the musical’s first act.
    • The grandeur of Emerald City is shown off in the trailer, teasing Jeff Goldblum as Wizard of Oz and plenty of flying monkeys.
    • Two songs from the stage show were used in the trailer after some recent Broadway adaptations seemed to downplay the source material’s musical components.
    • Cynthia Erivo talks about coping with real ‘fear and horror’ in her new film ‘Drift’.
    • The official poster for ‘Wicked’ was also revealed.
    • Erivo and Grande are described as ‘powerhouse performers’ born to play these roles by Universal chairwoman Donna Langley.
  • Accuracy
    • ]The Wicked: Part One trailer was released on May 15, 2023.[
    • Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande) start off as enemies in the movie.
    • They become friends and visit the Emerald City together.
    • The Wizard, portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, is revealed to have no power in the story.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (95%)
    No formal fallacies found in the author's statements. However, there is an example of inflammatory rhetoric and a dichotomous depiction.
    • The footage provides the fullest look yet at Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande stepping into the roles of Elphaba and Glinda, respectively.
    • It begins with Grande’s Glinda meeting Erivo’s Elphaba when they’re paired up as roommates at Shiz University...
    • The grandeur of Emerald City is also shown off, teasing Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard of Oz and plenty of flying monkeys.
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

100%

  • Unique Points
    • New trailer for the Wicked movie was released on a different date than mentioned in other articles.
    • Michelle Yeoh plays a different character in this article than in the others.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

100%

  • Unique Points
    • Ariana Grande is playing Glinda the Good Witch in ‘Wicked’ movie adaptation.
    • Cynthia Erivo is cast as Elphaba (later known as the Wicked Witch of the West).
    • Both Glinda and Elphaba befriend each other in college.
    • They both fall for the same classmate Prince Fiyero against political turmoil in Oz.
    • Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard in ‘Wicked’.
    • Grande tried to get in this cast for a decade and even prepared herself beforehand.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

97%

  • Unique Points
    • Based on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
    • Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    • Jon M. Chu directing both films
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication