Film director John M. Choo attracted thousands of theatre owners in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Evil: Foreverthe second title in the two-part on-screen adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical.
And of course, the presentation wouldn’t have been perfect without the support of star Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda the Good Witch, and Cynthia Eribo’s Elfaba, aka the evil witch from the West. They took the stage with Chu and producer Marc Platt inside the Cavernous Colosseume Theater at Chaesars Palace. There, exhibitors are watching this week see Hollywood Studios showcase their upcoming slates.
“We took the shot and split it up. evil In two parts,” Pratt said. Evil: Forever In November. ”
Eribo said last year’s hit film, “I might have sneaked into one or two songs.” She added, “I can’t wait to get back on the road again.” Erivo joked to the crowd about the emotional first film. “You cried – you don’t lie.”
According to Pratt, “The second film asks them to go deeper to find more depth and complexity, deeper for those characters.
Chu noted the highly anticipated elements of the second film by teasing that the film includes “where the Kansas girl stops in.”
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The footage included Dorothy’s first appearance without showing her face. There were also golden bricks, weddings and flying monkeys.
In the second film, the two witches deal with the consequences of the choices they make. The footage suggests that their deep and enduring friendship is far from the end, indicating that Glinda is warning her.
“This is between the wizard and me,” Eribo says in one scene. Later, Grande warns, “Elphaba, they’re here for you.”
Evil: ForeverIts official title was revealed a few months ago and will appear in theaters on November 21, 2025. evil It jumped into cinemas around the world, earning nearly $750 million at the global box office, making it the best Broadway adapt of all time.
Earlier this week, evil When the first poster of the second film was discovered at Cinemacon, fans celebrated on social media. It shows Elfaba and Glinda (formerly known as Galinda) standing on their respective cliffs. Yellow Brick Road and the Wizard of Oz Palace are set with the epic “Defing Gravity” finale of the first film, separating it in the middle of the canyon below.
The film is based on the same name in the 2003 musical. This was originally based on a bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire about the untold story of the Witch of Oz.
Chu directed the stage production bookwriter from Dana Fox and Winnie Holzman’s Spreeplays. Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted the musical to the screen. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth played the roles of Elphaba and Glinda on Broadway (and they appeared in surprise cameos in “one short day” sequences).
