Evil: Part 2 magically changed its title ahead of next year’s theatrical release.
The follow-up to last month’s hit movie evil will be officially named evil: doing goodUniversal Pictures announced the new name on Monday. The two-part feature, based on the award-winning Broadway production, has been in the works since the stage version debuted in 2003.
The Jon M. Chu-directed film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will be released in theaters on November 21, 2025. Demand for the second film is clearly high, with the first one heading into the holiday corridors and having already surpassed $520 million at the global box office.
Loosely adapted from author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, evil told The Wizard of Oz’character before Dorothy’s arrival. Grande plays Glinda and Erivo plays Elphaba.
“You will be changed” evil’‘s official Instagram account posted news of the new caption. “For Good” is a duet between Glinda and Elphaba, composed by evil Original stage show by composer Stephen Schwartz.
The cast of the second film includes Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.
in his comments evil for hollywood reporterChief film critic David Rooney writes: “The producers were in no rush to bring this goldmine to the screen, and their patience now lies in Jon M. Chu’s jaw-dropping film version It pays off handsomely, with this version enriching the source material while paying homage to the film. The Wizard of Oz“.
in a recent interview THRThe film’s co-writer, Winnie Holzman, who is also the author of the book about the stage musical, explained why she wasn’t worried that fans might spoil the second film.
As Holzman joked of the musical, “It just came out yesterday—it’s been running for 21 years.”
