Oscar-nominated “Depraved” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are prepared to shut out the musical epic for good. The duo reprise their respective roles of Glinda and Elphaba for Half Two, “Depraved: For Good,” directed by Jon M. Chu. And this time, Oz can have a brand new customer: Dorothy (Alisha Weir).
“Depraved: For Good” spans a collection of years, starting with Erivo’s Elphaba AKA the Depraved Witch now being an enemy of the state. Glinda (previously Galinda) is the spokesperson for Oz because of her appointment by the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum), together with her former trainer Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) actually singing her praises. Glinda additionally simply may need a marriage on the horizon to Jonathan Bailey’s Fiyero, regardless of him blatantly lusting after Elphaba. This all leads into when Dorothy’s home flies into Oz and the long-lasting “Wizard of Oz” character walks the yellow brick highway.
The 2024 movie “Depraved” made historical past because the highest-grossing film musical of all time. It went on to land 10 Oscar nominations, and successful for costume and manufacturing design. “Depraved” additionally gained the Golden Globe for cinematic and field workplace achievement.
Director Chu advised Self-importance Truthful that the 2 components of “Depraved” will really feel like one full epic movie, regardless of them being launched a 12 months aside.
“What’s good about film two is it’s so completely different from film one which it doesn’t really feel like we’re speaking about what you simply noticed. It’s the brand new chapter,” Chu stated, teasing of the plot, “Our coronary heart was damaged when Glinda can’t make the selection that we would like her to so badly on the finish of film one, and it feels empowering for Elphaba to fly away from society. In film two, we get to see the results of these selections. The temperature is up.”
Chu added, “We wish to end this story in the best way that this lovely reminiscence of ‘Depraved’ can really come full circle and may be with you for the remainder of your life. We would like you to have a look at each films ultimately, and really feel prefer it was one all alongside.”
Common will launch “Depraved: For Good” in theaters November 21. Take a look at the trailer under.