Universal unveiled the new, official “Wicked” trailer on Wednesday, unleashing the full might of the studio’s long-in-the-works musical adaptation along with snippets of Ariana Grande singing “Popular” and Cynthia Erivo belting out “Defying Gravity.”
Tony winner Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba, the young lady who would go on to be known as the Wicked Witch of the West, while Grande plays the future Good Witch of the South, Glinda Upland. The film’s loaded cast also includes Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode and Bowen Yang.
Jon M. Chu directs this adaptation of the beloved stage musical, which will be released in two parts (though you wouldn’t know it from this trailer).