Wicked For Good trailer confirms 138-minute runtime, Nov 21, 2025

Universal Pictures has released the final trailer for Wicked For Good and confirmed a 138 minute runtime for the long-awaited sequel, which the studio lists as opening in U.S. theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. The preview and new details deepen the story begun in last year’s Wicked and set the stage for the two central characters, Elphaba and Glinda, to confront the consequences of their choices in Oz.

According to AMC Theaters, Wicked For Good will run 138 minutes, roughly 2 hours and 18 minutes, making it about 22 minutes shorter than 2024’s Wicked, which ran 2 hours and 40 minutes. Jon M. Chu returns to direct a screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, with Stephen Schwartz contributing two new original songs written specifically for the film’s leads.

The final trailer, debuted by Universal this week, shows Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo, living in exile in the Ozian forest as she fights for the freedom of the silenced Animals and seeks to expose the truth about the Wizard, played by Jeff Goldblum. Ariana Grande’s Glinda appears at the palace in Emerald City, a glamorous symbol of Goodness who is increasingly deployed to reassure the populace under Madame Morrible, portrayed by...