Film musicals have a protracted historical past within the movie world, with a variety of musicals successful Greatest Image over time. Quite than an offbeat musical, the most recent addition to the subgenre is Jon M. Chu’s Depraved, which broke information on the field workplace. Followers are ready a full yr for the second film to reach, as extra details about the unique retains trickling out. Living proof: Chu revealed an “emotionally stunning second” he had throughout a screening of the movie. And as a fan, my coronary heart is so full.
What we find out about Depraved: For Good is restricted, however the film goes to adapt the second act of the Broadway musical for the large display screen. Splitting the story into two motion pictures allowed for no musical numbers to be minimize, and Chu teased that Depraved 2 will lastly give some underrated songs their due. The director lately tweeted out a fond reminiscence he had whereas seeing the movie in theaters, saying:
Closing my eyes whereas a theater full of individuals sing ‘I’m Not That Woman’ with Elphaba on display screen could be the most emotionally stunning second of this entire Depraved expertise. Motion pictures are stunning. A Sing-Alongside Film is in contrast to something (as a filmmaker) I’ve ever been by means of. 🥹 wow. wow. wow[.]
As a giant fan of the musical (and the film adaptation) this does make my coronary heart really feel very full. “I am Not That Woman” is maybe probably the most emotionally weak we see Elphaba in Depraved (except for her dance with Glinda), and it allowed Erivo to have stillness and exhibit the underside of her vocal vary. It is good to listen to that audiences linked so deeply to composer Stephen Schwartz’s beloved music. And I am positively considered one of them.
“I am Not That Woman” occurs round midway by means of Depraved, when issues in Oz begin going south. After Physician Dillamond is taken away, college students at Shiz are proven a lion cub who might be educated to by no means converse. Elphaba and Fiyero escape with the cub, and set him free within the woods. That is when Cynthia Erivo’s character sings about her unrequited love for Fiyero, who’s already in a relationship along with her greatest good friend Galinda. And it is probably the most emotionally impactful Depraved songs.
The stakes throughout the second half of the Depraved stage musical are even increased than Act I, so one can solely think about how invested audiences might be when For Good hits theaters in November. And as such, I assume that Jon M. Chu will get to have the same expertise seeing how of us in theaters reply to the story unfold.
The primary Depraved film is out there on digital now, and For Good will hit theaters on November twenty first. For now, try the 2025 film launch dates.