With Wicked: For Good gearing up to land, the eternal question is back: are we actually getting a Part 3, or is this emerald ride a strict two-parter? The short answer: nobody will say yes, nobody will say no, and everyone has a take.
So... is Wicked 3 happening?
Director Jon M. Chu is doing the delicate dance. In a new round of promo interviews (Variety even posted a clip on Nov. 18, 2025), he said there are plenty of conversations happening right now, but he is not committing to anything.
"There are a lot of ideas flying around right now... We will see. Let’s enjoy this ride first."
For context, Chu directed both Wicked and Wicked: For Good. The second film adapts the stage musical’s second act, and the plan has always been a two-film arc that stops where the Broadway show stops. Officially, that means no third film is expected. When someone pressed him on what a third movie would even cover, Chu’s first reply was basically the question itself: "What is it about?" Translation: if there is no fresh story beyond the curtain call, there is no Part 3.
The cast is already weighing in
- Bowen Yang (Pfannee) at the Wicked: For Good premiere told Variety he thinks the series should bow out here: "I think we leave it here." Then he went delightfully theater-nerd with a pitch for a spinoff that riffs on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, centered on his and Bronwyn James’ characters, Pfannee and ShenShen.
- Ariana Grande, during a Q&A on Instagram, said: "If we have learned anything from Cher, we can count on there always being another farewell tour. So I do not think anyone is going anywhere." When fans pushed for a real answer, she laughed and said she did not know about that.
- Michelle Yeoh is ready if they call. In a fresh interview, she said she would say yes to a third film instantly: "Why would I ever say no to Jon."
What would Part 3 even be?
This is the sticky part. The two films map to the musical, and the musical ends where the second movie ends. That’s why all the official chatter says the duology is the finish line. Chu acknowledging "a lot of ideas" tells you the door is unlocked, not open. If a third movie happens, it would need to invent what comes after Oz as we know it.
Meanwhile: Ariana on SNL
Bowen Yang also previewed Grande’s upcoming Saturday Night Live appearance. He said he cannot wait to have her in Studio 8H, called Cher his dream host, and floated a sketch idea that would let Grande break out her Cher impression: a "Cher Family Reunion" bit. I mean, if that does not get written, what are we even doing here?
Bottom line
The movies are built as a two-parter that ends where the stage show ends. But with the director brainstorming, a star who is game, and another star quoting Cher about never really saying goodbye, do not be shocked if the conversation about Wicked 3 keeps bubbling after For Good flies in.