It’s time to ring in 2025 with Wicked at home: the musical blockbuster starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo has locked down a New Year’s Eve digital release. It will include tons of bonus content including, yes, a singalong version like the one that followed the original into theaters.
According to Variety, the film will be available for purchase on demand on December 31, and that’s not all; “bonus content in the digital release includes a singalong version, plus a 40-minute journey through Oz that ‘celebrates the film’s transformative on-screen magic,’ and other material.” (Unfortunately, going by the list below, it doesn’t sound like the bonus material includes the cut scene in a poppy field that showed how Glinda, Elphie, Fiyero, Boq, and Nessa became fast friends.)
Variety further notes that Wicked will be available to buy “on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox and Microsoft Movies & TV.”
It does seem a little early for the film to be dropping on digital, since the 4K Blu-ray release is scheduled for February 5. Lots of fans are still going to theaters to watch it, so we hope this digital surprise doesn’t mean it will get pulled soon. It’s such a fun movie-going experience with crowds dressing up—and the singalong version hit theaters only recently.
Here’s a rundown of the special features from the press release:
Deleted and Extended Scenes:
More making of Wicked:
In any case, it will be fun to have Wicked readily available to watch at home while everything is closed on New Year’s Day. Did you make it to the theater to see it, or will your first visit to Oz be from your living room instead?
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Ariana GrandeCynthia ErivoJon M. ChuUniversal PicturesWicked
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