Ariana Grande reveals wild truth behind Wicked sequel title change
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Ariana Grande has finally revealed the truth behind the title change for the Wicked sequel, which is due out next year. The 31-year-old stars with Cynthia Erivo in the two-part movie adaptation of the smash hit 2003 Broadway musical, which told the backstory of the Wicked Witch Of The West from L. Frank Baum's beloved novel The Wizard Of Oz.
![[Universal's Wicked recently passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office , and now its sequel has a new title]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/03/93215839-14204199-Universal_s_Wicked_recently_passed_the_500_million_mark_at_the_w-a-9_1734492364528.jpg)
Cynthia plays Elphaba, a green girl with magical powers who later becomes the Wicked Witch, while Ariana features as Galinda, her college roommate and best friend who ultimately emerges as her rival Glinda The Good Witch Of The North. Wicked: Part One bowed at the box office Thanksgiving week and recently passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office.
![[Now the studio has revealed the sequel - formerly known as simply Wicked: Part 2 - will now be called Wicked: For Good, via The Hollywood Reporter]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93215837-14199839-image-a-3_1734397592987.jpg)
This week it was announced that the title of Wicked: Part Two will in fact be Wicked: For Good, named after the climactic song from the stage musical. Now Ariana has disclosed the story behind the name of the upcoming movie, and when she found out about the subtitle, via Variety.
![[The studio revealed the title with a brief video on the Wicked Instagram, which already has more than 760K likes in just three hours]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93216755-14199839-image-a-15_1734399009270.jpg)
Ariana Grande has finally revealed the wild truth behind the title change for the Wicked sequel, due out next year; pictured Tuesday at the Golden Globes First-Time Nominee Luncheon. Universal's Wicked recently passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office , and now its sequel has a new title.
![[Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will return as Glinda and Elphaba, following the pair's iconic friendship]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93215835-14199839-image-a-4_1734397633289.jpg)
'We had [For Good] printed on our original scripts, the hard copies that we were originally given,' Ariana shared in her new interview. 'We were floating around different ideas but the scripts were printed with it since day one. I’m glad it’s official now because we grew rather attached to it.'.
![[The film debuted in a huge way at the box office with $112.5 million from 3,888 theaters]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93215833-14199839-image-a-5_1734397667559.jpg)
