"Jon M Chu's two-part film adaption of the hit stage musical - which itself was based on Gregory Maguire's revisionist Wizard of Oz novel - stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, who becomes known as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande as Galinda, later Glinda, the Good Witch. The first part was released in November 2024 and absolutely smashed box office records while songs from the film, longtime favourites of musical buffs, rocketed up the mainstream music charts."
"Ahead of the film's high anticipated release, the team behind the social accounts for ever-popular life simulation game The Sims posted a tribute to Wicked's most popular pairing, the enemies-to-lovers archetype and ship that set sail countless fanfics: Gelphie. "No spoilers here, just our true end game," the official @TheSims account wrote, alongside a screenshot from the game of two Sims - created to look like Elphaba and Glinda - sharing a smooch."
"Since the very beginning, Wicked has long attracted a huge and passionate LGBTQ+ fanbase because of the story's themes of otherness, prejudice and equality. Many fans of the both the book - which was written by a gay author - and the musical, also staunchly believe that the relationship between Elphaba and Glinda is more than a close friendship and has some seriously sapphic subtext. Gelphie, as a WLW ship, has attracted thousands of fan fictions and pieces of fan art over the years."
Jon M Chu directed a two-part film adaptation of the stage musical, based on Gregory Maguire's revisionist Wizard of Oz novel, starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. The first part released in November 2024 broke box office records and propelled its songs up mainstream charts. Wicked: For Good, the second part adapted from the musical's second act, opens on 21 November. The Sims social account posted a screenshot of two Sims made to look like Elphaba and Glinda kissing, captioned "No spoilers here, just our true end game." Wicked retains a large LGBTQ+ fanbase and a thriving Gelphie fandom.
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