One of the vital extremely anticipated motion pictures of the 12 months, Depraved: For Good reveals the untold reality of the Depraved Witch of the West, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo). Set in the course of the occasions of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, the musical sequel follows Elphaba and the Good Witch Glinda (Ariana Grande), after the previous defies the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in protection of the Animals of Oz.
Whereas the primary Depraved film, primarily based on the Broadway musical of the identical title, served as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, For Good is a reimagining of its story. As such, the casting alternative for Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Ozs protagonist, has been a serious speaking level amongst Depraved followers.
Whereas the unique 1939 model famously starred Judy Garland within the function, For Good options UK actress Bethany Weaver as Dorothy. Notably, Dorothy is just a background character, together with her face indirectly proven within the movie, however her quest to defeat the Depraved Witch of the West and ship her broom to the Wizard remains to be an enormous a part of the story.
On account of this, the main target is on different characters, together with Dorothy’s touring occasion of Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, all of whom are teased within the first Depraved movie. Previous to the For Good credit confirming Weaver’s casting, actress Alisha Weir was closely theorized to play the function.
Beforehand, Erivo mentioned the choice to reduce Dorothy’s function in For Good. The actress mentioned: “I believe that’s such a beautiful factor to do as a result of then everybody will get to maintain the Dorothy that they know.”
Nonetheless, For Good doesn’t undermine Dorothy’s function within the story, however moderately, it gives another perspective. Grande additionally addressed this alternative and the way the movie reveals Glinda’s dynamic with Dorothy, stating: “I really like the little little bit of shadiness that Glinda has in the direction of Dorothy.“
“There’s rather a lot happening, and she or he doesn’t actually have time to cope with this,” Grande continued. “She might have instructed her to take the Emerald Metropolis practice! However she didn’t. That’s somewhat shady, Glinda! So I leaned all the way in which into Glinda kind of having a watch roll for Dorothy every time she has to cope with her.”
No matter Dorothy’s diminished relevance within the story, her presence and that of the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion are a enjoyable inclusion for followers of the traditional movie and the ebook on which it was primarily based. Depraved: For Good releases in theaters on November 21, 2025.
Depraved: For Good
- Launch Date
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November 21, 2025
- Runtime
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137 Minutes
- Director
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Jon M. Chu
- Writers
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Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Gregory Maguire