"Maybe it's just because nothing could possibly live up to the cultural takeover of last year's that the promotional campaign for Wicked: For Good , the second and final part of the Wizard of Oz stage musical's movie adaptation, has felt a bit understated. We're still two months away from the movie's premiere in November, but this far out from the release of the first film, I was already being inundated with videos and memes of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on a press tour,"
"But what about the Tin Man and Scarecrow who make up the rest of their crew? Well, viewers are quite familiar with both of these characters, actually. Boq, played by Ethan Slater, is turned into the Tin Man by Elphaba in an attempt to save his life. Fiyero suffers a similar fate, with Elphaba's magic turning him into a scarecrow after he is tortured by the Wizard's guards."
Universal released the final trailer for Wicked: For Good months before the film's November premiere. The trailer reveals major second-act twists that fans had tried to keep secret after Elphaba's showstopping finale in the first movie. The first film plants seeds for iconic Wizard of Oz characters to appear in the sequel, including a lion cub who grows into the Cowardly Lion. The trailer explicitly shows Boq becoming the Tin Man and Fiyero transformed into a scarecrow after torture by the Wizard's guards. The sequel's promotional campaign has felt more muted than the first film's widespread press tour.
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