The 2025 movie schedule has fairly just a few returns to beloved photos of the previous, particularly with the following couple months providing 28 Years Later and Jurassic World Rebirth. The previous instance simply would possibly get a little bit of a bump, as the primary trailer increasing what we know about Wicked: For Good will in all probability be hooked up to its pre-show reel.
However as beforehand promised, tonight’s special Wicked re-release screenings noticed the primary trailer for director Jon M. Chu’s follow-up to 2024’s smash hit unfurled. Whereas I really like the outcomes, I believe that displaying Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) making his face flip to avoid wasting Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) within the Wizard’s lair feels prefer it ought to have been saved for the movie. I would wish to assume hardcore Depraved followers would agree with me on that.
On the plus aspect, Wicked: For Good’s expected tonal shift does get to shine on this first look footage. Ouncescertainly feels darker and extra restrained beneath The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and his reign. And that close-up on the Cowardly Lion has me shopping for into that idea that the little cub Elphaba and Fiyero launch into the woods in Depraved is certainly our anxious buddy.
Which circles me again to the purpose I used to be making earlier. Whereas I’m nonetheless trying to avoid Wicked: For Good spoilers on this ridiculous year-long hole between motion pictures, I sadly know slightly greater than I need to about Jonathan Bailey’s uniformed heartthrob.
Whereas I gained’t spoil something large right here, I completely discovered about that face flip. Even with out realizing the precise circumstances surrounding it, Depraved 2’s large second loses its affect when proven mere seconds after a really severe wanting Bailey in uniform exhibits up wanting like this:
Then once more, possibly this trailer is absolutely extra for promoting Depraved: For Good to hardcore followers. I imply, they dropped 007 First LIght’s announcement trailer tonight too, and for all I do know, somebody is feeling this identical approach about younger James Bond‘s first look in that new online game.
I apologize to the entire loyal Depraved followers in tears, because the continued teasing of the pivotal tune “For Good” has been happening for a while. Tonight’s new reel of anticipation actually performed on these emotions, in addition to digging into Cynthia Erivo’s rendition of “No Good Deed.”
Such expectations had been set final evening, because the Instagram announcement video for tonight’s occasion was in all probability a little bit of a set off. Not solely had been For Good’s costumes proven off, however we heard one other small little bit of Erivo and Grande singing that very tune. If you happen to’re able to burn by way of some extra tissues, right here’s what that seemed like:
Am I excited for Depraved: For Good? In fact I’m. However as somebody who tries to defend watching trailers to a few of my associates who flat out keep away from them, I can now see why they’re so adversarial to such issues. Regardless, the conclusion of Depraved flies into theaters on November twenty first; simply in time for the Thanksgiving desk to speak concerning the enormous twists that await all of Oz.
