For Good’s Title Change Defined by Director Jon M. Chu

Depraved director Jon M. Chu has revealed that he was by no means a fan of Depraved: Half Two being the title of the forthcoming sequel. The filmmaker shared his ideas on why the sequel’s new title, Depraved: For Good, is significantly better whereas on the Nationwide Board of Evaluation Awards gala carpet Tuesday evening in New York Metropolis.

Chu revealed to Selection on the occasion that there was precedent for the title change, explaining, “Who desires a film referred to as Depraved: Half Two? On the script, it at all times stated, For Good, and so it was only a level of like, ‘Do we actually wish to name this Half Two?’ And no person desires that.” The title change was introduced in December 2024 and is a reference to the penultimate music of the hit Broadway musical. Chu additionally revealed that they thought of no different subtitles for the Depraved sequel, explaining, “I imply, that’s the vacation spot. For Good, we all know, is like, ‘The place are we going with this film? Let’s end this factor.'”

Though the runtime for the Depraved musical on Broadway is simply 165 minutes (which features a 15-minute intermission), the primary half of Chu’s two-part adaptation clocked in at 160 minutes, which means that the movie model of Depraved shall be considerably longer than the stage model. In November 2024, Chu spoke in regards to the resolution to separate Depraved into two movies, explaining that it was finished to fill in plot holes and develop on the characters’ relationships with each other. “[Universal] was dancing forwards and backwards and I feel that was a part of the issue of getting it began,” stated Chu in regards to the studio’s preliminary hesitance to greenlight a two-part adaptation. “[Once] you decide to that, then you’ll be able to pull this factor aside and discover what we have to. The plot holes we have to fill, and the issues we have to construct as much as ‘Defying Gravity.’ In order that was a wide selection.”

Depraved Was One in all 2024’s Greatest Films

Set within the Land of Oz, largely earlier than the occasions of The Wizard of Oz, the two-part movie adaptation of Depraved follows the story of Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) starting her path to turning into the Depraved Witch of the West, and her unlikely friendship along with her classmate Galinda Upland (Arian Grande), who turns into Glinda the Good. The solid additionally contains Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar, Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman, Bowen Yang as Pfannee, Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp, Peter Dinklage because the voice of Dr. Dillamond, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Jeff Goldblum because the Fantastic Wizard of Oz.

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The brand new digital launch included brand-new deleted scenes, however there are extra moments that Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cherished and did not make it.

Depraved was met with resounding success on the field workplace, grossing over $680 million worldwide for Common. The fantasy musical was additionally well-received by critics, debuting with a 92% critics’ rating and an almost good viewers rating of 99% on the evaluate combination web site Rotten Tomatoes. Whereas these numbers ultimately dropped to 88% and 95%, respectively, as extra evaluations have been added, it is going to nonetheless be sufficient for Depraved to be thought of one of the vital well-received motion pictures of 2024. Depraved can be incomes some awards consideration, with the film profitable Cinematic and Field Workplace Achievement at this previous Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.

Depraved continues to be taking part in in theaters, whereas Depraved: For Good is scheduled for launch on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Depraved: For Good

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November 26, 2025

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