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The trailer for Wicked: For Good has dropped, and fans are already noticing some key differences.

The Wicked sequel trailer has landed. These are the four biggest takeaways

The trailer for the highly anticipated sequel makes it clear that something wicked this way comes, along with many flying monkeys.

  • Nell Geraets

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Crime comedy Anora has cleaned up at the Oscars, taking home five awards including best picture.

Anora: The $9m film that swept the Oscars

We laughed, we cried, we checked our watches … the 97th annual Academy Awards held space for everyone.

  • Michael Idato
Nicole Kidman in Babygirl

Oscars shock as lead actress contenders shut out of 2025 nominations

At the start of award season these three actresses led the race, but in a surprise twist all three have been shut out of this year’s Academy Awards.

  • Michael Idato
Wicked’s Ariana Grande on the Golden Globes red carpet.

This year’s Golden Globes mostly got it right. But what about Wicked?

Australia came away empty-handed, Emilia Pérez was the surprise hit, and Wicked, the biggest film of the year, failed to cast a strong spell over the Globes.

  • Michael Idato
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The top trends from the Golden Globes … and the stars who missed the memo

“Statuette” dressing, a classic accessory and some controversial menswear gave an above-average start to awards season, but some celebrities fell short.

  • Melissa Singer

Wicked unveils the tyranny of feminine niceness – and that’s why your daughters must see it

The new blockbuster movie of the stage show Wicked calculates the cost of female niceness and has radical things to say about the way women are cast into rigid roles.

  • Jacqueline Maley
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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the “Journey Through Oz” Tour to celebrate the Australian premiere of “Wicked” at State Theatre on November 03, 2024 in Sydney. Photo: Flavio Brancaleone / The Sydney Morning Herald

The phrase ‘holding space’ has gone viral. But what does it mean?

While the press tour for the movie adaptation of Wicked has made the term go viral, holding space isn’t new. Here’s what it means.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande want you to know they’re besties.

Ariana Grande holds Cynthia Erivo’s fingernail: A modern guide to movie promotion

They’re crying together in interviews, embracing each other on red carpets, and holding each other’s fingernails. Is this the new normal for movie promotion?

  • Nell Geraets
Ariana Grande (left) as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked.

Perfectly cast, Wicked is made bigger and better on screen

Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.

  • Sandra Hall
Ariana Grande at the State Theatre.

The Land of Oz and Ariana Grande land in Oz for Wicked premiere

The stars were out for the blockbuster adaptation of the hit stage musical, which premiered at the State Theatre on Sunday.

  • Robert Moran

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