Find out what you know about Dorothy’s participation in ‘Wicked: Part 2’, a movie that takes the title released in theaters in November 2024
On the night of last Wednesday, 04, Universal Pictures revealed the trailer for “Wicked: Part 2”, a film that will be attended by Dorothy, the protagonist of the classic story of L. Frank Baum“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, from which came the inspiration for the creation of the novel and the musical that resulted in the film adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande; look:
It is worth mentioning that Dorothy is an orphan girl who lives with her uncles on a farm in Kansas, United States, when he is taken to Oz’s land by a tornado beside her geek dog. The event culminates in a catastrophe that makes her win the silver shoes (which become ruby in the 1939 movie) from witch from the East, and board a special journey next to the scarecrow, a can man and a lion while trying to return home.
With that in mind, in the preview of the second movie in the “Wicked” franchise, Dorothy appears in two scenes. The first follows the girl walking down the yellow brick road with her geek dog accompanied by some OZ residents. Already the last show Dorothy next to the scarecrow, the man of can and the lion in a meeting with the magician, who orders the group to take the broom of Elphaba, the witch witch of the West, to receive what they are looking for.
But who is the actress who plays Dorothy?
Both times Dorothy is seen, The character’s face is not revealed. Still, there are rumors of those who may be the actress who wears the silver shoes with arabesques and jewelry, and wears the unforgettable blue and white dress: Alisha Weiractress who starred in the 2024 horror movie “Abigail” and was the protagonist of “Matilda: The Musical”, 2022.
The idea that Weir May be responsible for living the character came after the release of “Wicked”, which went on in November last year. Online repercussion even led the actress to be asked about the possibility in an interview in February 2025, as reflected by the Screenrant Portal.
“When I saw, I thought, ‘This is a total madness,’ and it was so crazy on social networks that everyone was asking me. It would be wonderful. I’m a fan of Wicked and I saw the first movie with my family. I’m a fan of John Chu’s work, Ariana Grande and Cynthia, but it would be really cool,” Weir said at the time.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Pose for Photos with Alisha Weir, Who is rumoud to be playing Dorothy in “Wicked: For Good”. pic.twitter.com/yjneihbb9h
– Wicked News Hub (@wickednewshub) February 9, 2025
It is worth mentioning that, in the Broadway musical, the audience sees only Dorothy’s silhouette, and it only appears once, when it throws water in Elphaba. However, it is possible that in ‘wiced: part 2’ there is the combination of the plot written by Gregory Maguire with the history of L. Frank Baumshowing excerpts from Dorothy’s journey, as in the 1939 movie, in which the character was played by Judy Garland (A star is born).
More about ‘Wicked: Part 2’
Book, musical and then a movie, “Wicked” debuted in national theaters in November last year to present the origins of Oz’s most iconic witches: Elphaba and Glinda, played by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Granderespectively.
The sequence, ‘Wicked: Part 2’ must continue with the narrative and show the transformation of the characters, who were friends at Shiz University despite their differences, in the personas that were granted to them after visiting the magician to solve a growing problem with the anthropomorphic animals of the Magic Earth: witch witch and good southern witch.
“Wicked: Part 2” debuts on November 20, 2025.
Source: Recreio
