00:00you're green wicked fans we're getting our hands on the musical adaptation sooner than we expected
00:09fans won't have to wait quite as long to see cynthia erivo and ariana grande as elphaba and
00:14glinda in action in oz as universal pictures announce that the musical feature will hit
00:18theaters november 22nd the film has been moved up from its previously scheduled release on november
00:2327th the day before thanksgiving with a new date giving the movie more time to build momentum
00:28heading into the holiday weekend the new date also allows the john m chu feature to avoid disney's
00:33moana 2 however with a november 22nd release the film will now compete against paramount's gladiator 2
00:39which also hits theaters on november 22nd and stars paul meskel and ridley scott's follow-up to his
00:44oscar-winning 2000 historical epic wicked adapts the tony-winning broadway musical of the same name
00:49which is itself based on author gregory mcguire's 1995 book wicked the life and times of the wicked
00:55witch of the west the film stars erivo and grande with michelle yo jonathan bailey ethan slater jeff
01:01goldblum and bowen yang rounding out the cast the film is the first title in a two-part release with
01:06wicked part 2 still scheduled for november 26th 2025 i'm not afraid
01:11it's the wizard who should be afraid of me
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