"She's fighting to expose the Wizard, but she's alone in that," Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu teased. Wicked: For Good Director Jon M. Chu Says “Stakes Are Higher Than Ever” for Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba in Sequel"The stakes are higher than ever." That's how director Jon M. Chu described the plight of Elphaba (Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo) in Wicked: For Good while speaking to Empire for the magazine's October 2025 issue. Ariana Grande is Glinda in Wicked: For Good, directed by Jon M. Chu. Wicked: For Good will given audiences a chance to defy gravity once again when the film arrives in theaters everywhere on Friday, November 21.