Depraved director Jon M. Chu desires followers to keep in mind that Dorothy isn't a significant character in For Good.
“I didn't need to step on who you assume Dorothy is in no matter story that you just got here into this with,” Chu, 45, instructed People in an interview printed on Wednesday, October 29.
Chu confirmed that the viewers won't ever really see Dorothy's face within the film regardless of the character making an look on display. He added that the movie “remains to be Elphaba and Glinda's journey, and [Dorothy] is a pawn in the course of all of it.”
As a substitute, the Wizard of Oz's central determine will play a task much like that within the Broadway play, the place Dorothy solely seems in shadows and mentions from different characters.
Chu beforehand confirmed that the function of Dorothy was forged however didn't provide any clues to the actress' id.
“Effectively, we positively did forged Dorothy. You see her in a few of our teasers,” he instructed Cinema Mix in December 2024. “How a lot of do you see of Dorothy? … I can't verify or deny how a lot you see of her. I'll say that I do assume it's essential for, whoever Dorothy is to you, to attempt to respect that as a lot as attainable. However does The Wizard of Oz and our film intersect in film two greater than ever? 100%.”
Ariana Grande, who stars in Depraved and Depraved: For Good as Glinda, teased earlier this 12 months that there can be an advanced dynamic between her character and Dorothy.
“I like the little little bit of shadiness that Glinda has in direction of Dorothy,” Grande, 32, instructed Empire on the time. “There's rather a lot happening, and she or he doesn't actually have time to take care of this. She might have instructed her to take the Emerald Metropolis practice! However she didn't. That's a bit shady, Glinda! So I leaned all the best way into Glinda, type of having an eye fixed roll for Dorothy every time she has to take care of her.”
Depraved followers bought a primary have a look at Dorothy's arrival in Oz through the sequel's trailer. A glimpse of the Kansas native will be seen standing alongside her friends, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion as they strategy The Wizard.
Following the discharge of the trailer, followers took to social media in an try to unravel the thriller of Dorothy. Names like Alisha Weir, Maddie Ziegler, Dove Cameron, Emily Rudd and extra have been thrown within the combine.
Whereas Dorothy's casting has but to be revealed, it was confirmed that Colman Domingo will voice the Cowardly Lion. Days earlier than revealing Domingo's id, Chu teased that there was a giant identify hooked up to the function.
“I used to be like, ‘It's not a ton of traces, however perhaps you've gotten a bit time. I do know you're busy. I'll come to you,” Chu instructed Deadline earlier this month. “He was like, ‘Why the f*** not, let's go!' After which we went forward and recorded the traces.”
As for the Scarecrow and Tin Man, followers of the Depraved musical know that Jonathan Bailey's character, Fiyero, turns into the Scarecrow whereas Ethan Slater's Boq will finally remodel into the Tin Man.
Depraved: For Good hits theaters on November 21.
