Why will Wicked: For Good not reveal Dorothy's face? Jon M. Chu has an answer

Wicked: For Good will be released theatrically by Universal Pictures on November 21, 2025. The musical fantasy film will also have a premiere in São Paulo prior to the release. Jon M. Chu is the director, while Dana Fox and Winnie Holzman are the writers. Here is the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

Recently, Jon revealed why the film won't reveal Dorothy's face.

Jon M. Chu reveals why they won't reveal Dorothy's face in Wicked: For Good

Jon M. Chu recently spoke to People magazine about not showing Dorothy's face in Wicked: For Good. He said,

“I didn’t want to step on who you think Dorothy is in whatever story that you came into this with. [It] is still Elphaba and Glinda’s journey, and she is a pawn in the middle of all of it.”

The stage musical, on which the film is based, features Dorothy's shadows. The character also had a short appearance in the initial scenes of Wicked.

In the same interview, Chu revealed that the character of Madame Morrible will have an "incredible moment."

"[She is with] an iconic moment we all know from our youth” [which was] “not in the” [musical]. We have this amazing moment of the tornado and how it gets conjured."

The film is produced by Marc Platt and David Stone for Marc Platt Productions. Its cast members include,