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Wicked: For Good is an upcoming American musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. The sequel to Wicked (2024), it adapts the second act of the 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, which was loosely based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, itself a reimagining of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum reprise their roles from the first film. Set in the Land of Oz prior to and following Dorothy Gale's arrival from Kansas, the plot follows Elphaba and Glinda embracing their new respective identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, and how the consequences of their actions will change their friendship and Oz forever.