That was only a month ago evil It started taking the world by storm, and it wasn’t long ago that we knew the second half of it would now pass Villain: L good. Universal isn’t ready to reveal anything from the sequel, but that hasn’t stopped co-lead Cynthia Erivo from teasing some changes for the next film, especially in the music.
In his last appearance on Miscellaneous Awards Circuit podcast, Erivo talked about her approach to playing Elphaba, who eventually becomes the famous evil witch. One thing she mentioned was working closely with the creator of the play and film, Stephen Schwartz, to develop a new song for her character. Without revealing anything, she joked, “Even the title will touch you. I don’t know if you’re ready for that. When we shot it, the cast and crew were crying.” […] “I hope the audience is ready, it’s a song that speaks to Elphaba’s heart.”
Maybe you forgot, but Schwartz He said that in 2022 there will be two new songs by The bad guys The second half of the meeting [storytelling’s] demands.” The musical changes in the first film mainly related to the characters or setting, since it was no longer a musical, but those songs were the same. Giving Elphaba and Glinda some new tunes keeps things fresh for fans of the films and the OG, and makes Evil: for good I feel like it happened more. It will also make those new songs tempting to release when the movie eventually gets its own song version.
but Evil: for good It should premiere first, and will be released on November 21, 2025. If you’ve been waiting to watch the first movie at home, good news: it’s coming out digitally on New Year’s Eve.
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