Depraved: For Good introduced the story of the witches of Ozto its thrilling finish, releasing only a 12 months after its blockbuster predecessor Depraved. Each movies, tailored from the Depraved stage musical, star Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, with a supporting solid rounded out by Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, and Jeff Goldblum.
For Good picks up a while after the conclusion of the primary film, which noticed Elphaba discovering the Wizard (Goldblum) is a fraud who’s discriminating towards the Animals of Ozand eradicating their means to talk. Whereas Elphaba vows to take down the Wizard, Glinda turns into a figurehead in his regime. To additional characterize their motives, every of the witches was given a track wholly unique to the film.
Elphaba’s track, “No Place Like Dwelling,” was conceptualized by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz as a glimpse into why she is combating for the Animals. Talking with Leisure Weekly, Schwartz defined the way it got here to be, crediting the unique idea to author Winnie Holtzman. The Oscar-winner defined: “In on the lookout for a spot to discover that, Winnie got here up with the concept that animals could be attempting to flee, and that Elphaba would stumble upon them and attempt to persuade them to not.”
The composer additionally revealed that the scene went by way of a number of iterations, and its placement inside the story of the movie was in flux late into the writing course of. “There was extra of the track written, as steadily occurs, than wound up within the film,” Schwartz defined. “There was a complete intro that [Elphaba] did by herself, which is now one spoken line of dialogue in her cave.”
Extra surprisingly, Schwartz acknowledged that “No Place Like Dwelling” as soon as had a extra literal tackle its title, one that may see Elphaba return to Munckinland. “There was a complete factor afterward when she arrived again at her childhood house and responded to it,” he defined, noting that they finally reduce the sequence to zero in on the guts of the track: Elphaba attempting to assist the Animals.
In response to Schwartz, the powers behind the movie “felt it was actually vital, given the sacrifice Elphaba makes on the finish of the film, that we perceive how a lot she liked Oz, even supposing it would not present loads of like to her.” Schwartz’ purpose was to point out “how painful it might be for her to even ponder leaving Oz.“
For her half, Erivo, who collaborated with Schwartz on “No Place Like Dwelling,” felt the track was “a discovery as to why she will be able to proceed.” Moreover, the performer famous that the title being an homage to The Wizard of Oz was intentional, stating: “if the phrases ‘no place like house’ are in her mouth, they must imply one thing; it must be actually particular.”
“She has to query why she desires to proceed to avoid wasting Oz, or save the animals in it, regardless that this place doesn’t essentially need her,” Erivo concluded. Notably, “No Place Like Dwelling” obtained a pending nomination for Greatest Unique Tune on the Golden Globe Awards and is predicted to be a contender on the Academy Awards as effectively, however no formal nomination for the latter has been obtained presently.
Depraved: For Good is now accessible to lease or purchase digitally, and it’ll ultimately be accessible to stream on Peacock, although its launch date on the platform has not been introduced.
Depraved: For Good
8/10
- 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