Universal is moving the release of Wicked Part 1 to Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from its original date of December 25, 2024.
The shift enables the film to take advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and avoid direct tentpole Christmas competition.
Part 2 is still scheduled to release on December 25, 2025. Jon M. Chu is directing the untold story of the Witches of Oz, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
The pic is based on the bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire and adapted for the screen by the stage production’s book writer Winne Holzman and Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.
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