spellbinding first trailer teases Dorothy’s arrival

The primary trailer for Depraved: For Good has lastly been launched – watch it in full under.

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Forward of its launch in cinemas this November, the primary official have a look at Depraved: For Good has hit the web. The trailer sees Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) as Elphaba face the implications of their selections in final yr’s blockbuster.

Glinda warns Elphaba that she’s being hunted, because the latter is useless set on discovering the Wizard. The remainder of the clip additionally teases the long-lasting yellow brick highway, a marriage and the arrival of Dorothy, alongside the Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion – Dorothy’s face isn’t revealed within the trailer.

Try the trailer for Depraved: For Good under.

The primary a part of the Depraved saga hit cinemas on the finish of final yr and rapidly grew to become one of many most-talked about movies of 2024. The story is about to proceed with Depraved: For Good. “With more room, we will inform the story of Depraved because it was meant to be informed whereas bringing much more depth and shock to the journeys of those beloved characters,” explained director Jon M Chu.

Chu has since spoken to Vanity Fair about Dorothy’s arrival within the movie, reassuring followers that they “tread frivolously” so the main focus of the film stays on Elphaba and Glinda: “We tread frivolously, however attempt to make extra sense of the way it impacts our ladies and our characters than possibly the present does. We’re delicate.”

The trailer for Depraved: For Good first premiered at CinemaCon again in April, and was praised by these in attendance.

Depraved obtained a four-star assessment from NME, with Nick Levine writing: “By the tip, you received’t fairly be levitating off your seat however you’ll positively be enchanted sufficient to stream the soundtrack on the way in which house. Humorous, vibrant and stuffed with empathy for outsiders, this movie actually is the Shiz.”

Chu claimed final yr that sequel For Good is “extra related” to the place we’re “in society proper now,”: “Half Two, I’ll say as a result of I’ve lower Half Two collectively, is a doozy. “[You’re] getting the meat. I didn’t know the context of the place we’d be in society proper now. It turns into eight occasions extra related than earlier than once you’re speaking about fact and penalties of creating the suitable or improper decisions. It’s intense.”

Erivo beforehand revealed that she co-wrote an authentic music for For Good. “I collaborated on one of many new songs, and it’s so particular to me,” she stated. “After we filmed it, your complete crew was in tears. I hope audiences are prepared — it’s a music that speaks to the guts of who Elphaba is.”