Jonathan Bailey made a NSFW joke about how he looked while wearing a significant amount of prosthetics for his spoiler-heavy transformation in Wicked: For Good. PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive said in a new interview that the prosthetics work was "the first thing I started thinking about" when he signed on to the movie.

“Wicked: For Good” has long been expected to bring a swift end to the box office drought that has lasted throughout October and was only eased slightly by the $40 million opening weekend of “Predator: Badlands” and the combined $38 million launch of “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” and “The Running Man” over the past two weeks.

"Wicked: For Good" returns with a magical Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. But is the much-anticipated PG-rated sequel suitable for all youngsters?

For Good" is no longer a mystery. Find out which actress plays the iconic character and why her face never appears on screen.

Wicked: For Good' director answers our burning questions about the 'Wicked: For Good' ending: what happens to Elphaba, Fiyero, and Glinda. Plus, is there an end credit scene?

Elphaba Thropp’s parentage is a major lingering question throughout Wicked and Wicked: For Good — and fans will eventually get their answer. This post has spoilers for Wicked: For Good. In the first W

Wicked: For Good” beat the preview screening totals of two big superhero hits this year: “Superman” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which ruled the summer box office.

Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Paloma Faith, and Charlotte Church are just a few of the stars around host Claudia Winkleman's roundtable for the U.K.'s first celebrity edition of the reality favorite (on Peacock) — but you'll also fall for former rugby player Joe Marler. — P.G.

Fans of the original Broadway musical will recall that it was loosely adapted from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch. The novel, in turn, is a spiritual prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 film adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It’s adaptations all the way down!

"Wicked: For Good," opening in theaters Friday, is the latest film to draw its inspiration from a stage musical based on a book. Here are nine more.