The break-up is official: The primary poster for the majorly anticipated musical adaptation “Depraved: For Good” is right here, and it reveals a literal gulf between future Depraved Witch of the West Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and her bully turned bestie Galinda Glinda (Ariana Grande). Audiences at CinemaCon are getting a sneak peek on the greatest motion pictures of 2025 this week, and Common shared the primary “Depraved: For Good” poster courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes, which solely simply unveiled the picture on X (previously Twitter).
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You may take a look at the “Depraved: For Good” poster HERE.
In relation to cinematic occasions, they seemingly will not get a lot greater this yr than “Depraved: For Good.” Director Jon M. Chu’s choice to cut up up his adaptation of the enduring “Depraved” stage musical into two components was initially met with incredulity. Nonetheless, the primary of the 2 movies was met with near-universal acclaim, Oscar wins, and a $744 million gross on the field workplace (to not point out loads of profitable model offers for all of your inexperienced and pink merch wants). Followers of the film — in addition to the Broadway manufacturing on which it is primarily based, the Gregory Maguire guide on which that is primarily based, and, you recognize, “The Wizard of Oz” — have been chomping on the bit for a primary take a look at the upcoming second chapter (which has dropped the “Half Two” from its unique title). Suffice it to say, this opulent, melodramatic poster doesn’t disappoint.
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There is a gulf between Elphaba and Glinda (actually) in Depraved: For Good
The brand new “Depraved: For Good” promo artwork options Erivo’s Elphaba in a beautiful however villain-coded outfit, full with leather-based boots, a woodsy broomstick, and robes which are all sharp angles. Glinda (or Galinda, as she’s initially known as within the first movie), in distinction, has a wand and a dreamy, gauzy costume with pink and purple swirls and silver sparkles. The pair stand stone-faced as if they are a pair of opposing statues — sentries guarding both facet of the famed yellow brick highway. Every stands on a sheer cliff face, however Elphaba’s is roofed with leaves whereas Glinda’s has blooming purple flowers. In between them, the golden highway winds its means as much as a Gothic-looking fort from which flying monkeys will be seen swarming the air.
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The poster additionally encompasses a tagline that contextualizes the movie’s new subtitle: “You can be modified.” It is easy to interpret the phrases as a part of a whole however ambiguous sentence because of the artwork’s graphic design: “You can be modified — For Good.” It is a message that guarantees transformation that may be both irreparable or constructive relying on the way you learn it, simply because the title itself will be seen as calling the characters’ wickedness both last or, extra positively, performed for a better trigger. The design cleverly leaves room for interpretation, which is right for a narrative about preconceived notions of excellent and evil and a hero who’s been pre-written as a traditional villain. We’ll see how precisely Chu adjustments the narrative when “Depraved: For Good” soars into theaters on November 21, 2025.
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