Here's Why 'Wicked' Is Being Split Into Two Separate Movies

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If you didn’t know, the upcoming Wicked movie is actually going to be released as two separate movies, with Part 1 being released on November 22, 2024 and Part 2 being released on November 21, 2025.

You may be wondering why they decided to split the film into two parts, especially amid speculation that Universal Pictures had ditched the plan to release 2 separate films because none of the marketing for first movie mentions it being “Part One.” Well, it was confirmed that Part 2 was officially happening when Universal changed the release date last week.

Now, you may be wondering why the film is being split. Keep reading to find out more… Stephen Schwartz, the composer behind the fan-favorite musical, explained the reason why the Jon M.

Chu film will be made into two parts, despite it obviously being a one-part show that has played on Broadway for over a decade. “We found it very difficult to get past ‘Defying Gravity’ without a break,” he once told fan newsletter The Schwartz Scene. “That song is written specifically to bring a curtain down, and whatever scene to follow it without a break just seemed hugely anti-climactic.” “The truth is we tried for some time to make it one movie, even if it had to be one very long movie,” he added. “But we kept running into two problems.