A sequel, currently titledWicked Part Two, will complete their tale when it soars into theaters next year.
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’.Universal Pictures
Ariana & Cynthia will blow you away.
The production design and costumes are a visual spectacle.
Clayton Davis, a senior awards editor at the outlet, similarly shouted out Grande and Erivo.
Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba.Universal Pictures
Galinda is the role Ariana Grande was born to play.
Perfectly suited and genuinely a hilarious, scene-stealing performance, hewrote.
Cynthia Erivo’s heavenly vocals allow her to make Elphaba her own.
Ariana Granda as Glinda.Universal Pictures
The team of artisans assembled by Jon M. Chu all put their signature touches.
Very excited to see what they do with Part 2.
I really hope the industry takes this film seriously as the massive achievement that it is, hewrote.
It’s giving best movie musical sinceChicagoand that one went all the way honey.
#WickedMovie is an Oz-some spectacle that pops and enchants on the big screen, he added.
An absolutely stunning vision.
Leads Erivo and Grande knock it out of the park.
AndVarietyfilm reporter Katcy Stephan discussed Chus decision to split the project into two separate films.
I was ‘pessimistical’ going in, but…WICKED is a masterpiece.
Ariana Grande makes Glinda sparkle: she milks every moment with gusto, humor and hair flips, shewrote.
Well worth the 20-year wait.
Wickeddances its way into theaters on Nov. 22.
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