Director Jon Chu hints at ‘mature, emotional journey’ in ‘Wicked: For Good’

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda respectively, in ‘Depraved: For Good’. Pictures: Higheliness of Common Photographs

For filmmaker Jon M. Chu, ““ “Depraved: For Good“Will give attention to the emotional journey of Elphaba and Glinda, as a result of it’ll present the” penalties “of their respective selections within the first movie.

“Depraved: For Good” continues the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande), with the Enchantress with inexperienced pores and skin that fully embraces its id because the dangerous witch of the West. Within the meantime, Glinda (Ariana Grande) is chosen to function spokesperson for the wizard.

“It is a way more mature, emotional journey. It is in regards to the penalties of the exhausting decisions you make. And it is actually about making an attempt to get again collectively in a method or one other, even when destiny doesn’t permit them,” stated Chu within the first look of the movie on his official YouTube channel on Wednesday 6 August.

As a result of “Depraved: For Good” can also be based mostly on “The Fantastic Wizard of Oz” by Frank Baum, it’ll additionally present how the tin man, Scarecrow and the Bang Lion originated.

“The impact [Elphaba and Glinda] Having on one another is ceaselessly, it’s what at first pulled me to be ‘dangerous’, “Chu added.

Within the meantime, Erivo stated that the movie may also present how Elphaba and Glinda adapt to the “new areas” that they’d chosen for themselves.

“They step into these new areas of their lives. And I believe that makes all of them the extra highly effective. They realized that what they’ve can by no means come again,” she stated, and observed that it’ll additionally problem their friendship.

“The place they need to go is one thing else. I consider that their band is unbreakable, however it’s deeply challenged due to the gap [that was] Made, “she continued.

For her facet, Grande stated that the movie may also contact how the gap between Elphaba and Glinda pushed their friendship to his limits.

“We actually get to see how far we will push this friendship. There’s nuance, ache, forgiveness … these girls love one another a lot, they usually have actually modified one another for [the] Higher, “she stated.

The upcoming movie additionally performs Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey. It’s going to hit the Filipino theaters on November 19. /EDV