Elphaba would be a different person entirely, perhaps one who doesn’t long to do what’s right.

Notably, Jeff Goldblum’sWickedcharacter doesn’t care about animals.

Notably, their bond develops precisely because of their shared desire to help animals.

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Between Glinda and Elphaba, Fiyero might choose Elphaba, but only because she’d have a higher status.

Elphaba imagery from Jon M. Chu’s Wicked.

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Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba arriving in Emerald City, wearing glasses and looking concerned in Wicked.

Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Elphaba and Madame Morrible looking at each other in Wicked

Elpahaba and Fiyero in Wicked

Elphaba looking at the Emerald City in Wicked

An edited image of Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in Wicked with the Yellow Brick Road in the background.

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