If two hours and 40 minutes of musical enjoyable weren’t sufficient to fulfill your “Depraved” cravings, you’re not alone. Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical has turn into a cultural phenomenon this vacation season, sparking repeat viewings from many former theatre youngsters and newcomers alike. The saga will conclude with “Depraved: For Good,” which is ready to open in theaters on November 21, 2025. But when that’s too lengthy to attend to see extra of Ariana Grande‘s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo‘s Elphaba in motion, IndieWire can completely debut a deleted scene from the primary movie.
Earlier than they meet the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum) or discover themselves receiving a musical historical past lesson from Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel (who the characters would don’t have any means of realizing as soon as performed them in a Broadway manufacturing), the 2 Shiz college students spend a day exploring the famed Emerald Metropolis. Within the new clip, the 2 witches purchase tickets to the Wizomania present and take a look at out a mechanical kiosk that advertises the propagandistic theater manufacturing in regards to the Wizard and his mastery of the Grimmerie.
“Depraved” has managed to win over the present’s Broadway fanbase by combining the magic of the stage present with the realism and manufacturing worth of a Hollywood blockbuster. In a current look on IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, Chu defined that he approached the difference course of from a spot of real love for the musical — however knew that true immersion was solely attainable if he was trustworthy in regards to the logical inconsistencies that might come up in a medium with much less suspension of disbelief.
“Should you’re going to consider characters that exist there which have actual stakes, then you need to consider that this place exists,” Chu stated. “What I noticed is in [‘Wicked’ the Broadway] present, you stroll right into a theater, and you might be in Oz, it’s adorned that means, and the bubble comes down [with Glinda], and also you completely purchase in… however the perspective of a film viewers could be very completely different.”
“Depraved” shall be accessible to lease and buy digitally on December 31. Watch a deleted scene, an IndieWire unique, beneath.
