Wicked may have only just been released, though you'd be forgiven for looking ahead to what comes next for Glinda, Elphaba and co – given that Wicked part 2 has already been confirmed for a late 2025 release.
As we've still more Wicked goodness to come, after the credits rolled around at the end of the film, we couldn't help but wonder if we'd be getting one final tidbit in the form of a Wicked post-credits scene to help line us up for the next film.
So if you're grappling with the dilemma of whether to stay put in the cinema after the movie ends, here's what to know about a potential Wicked post-credits scene.
Here's what we now about the titular Oz character's role in the second half of musical movie Wicked.
Is there a Wicked post-credits scene?
The short answer is no, there's no Wicked post-credits scene that you need to hang around in the cinema for. So if you've got places to be, then rest assured that after “to be continued” appears on the screen, you're sadly not getting any more Oz goodness beyond the remainder of the film's incredible music score.
Given that Wicked part 1 ends with Cynthia Erivo's stellar performance of the musical's best known song ‘Defying Gravity’, it makes sense that there's no Wicked post-credits scene because truly, how do you follow up such a major performance?
In fact, according to the film's composer Stephen Schwartz, that's a big part of the reason behind splitting the adaptation into two parts.
Speaking to The Schwartz Scene in 2022, the composer said “We found it very difficult to get past 'Defying Gravity' without a break. That song is written specifically to bring a curtain down, and whatever scene followed it without a break just seemed hugely anti-climactic.”
Part 1 also rounds off with Ozians looking at Elphaba as she leaves the Emerald City, so in that sense it serves a similar purpose to what an end credits scene would do. And tbh, after the 2 hour 41 minute runtime, we'd be more impressed if it hadn't set us up for part 2.
That said, according to fans other parts of the film serve the same purpose that a Wicked post-credits scene would do:
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Do you agree? We'll leave that for you to decide!
You may be surprised at where Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande filmed those iconic scenes.
