Are you already planning how you can spend your relaxing weekend? Well if you have missed the musical imagination Evil On the big screen, take a look at Ott this Saturday. The film under the direction of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be for his streaming debut in Jiohotstar from March 22, 2024. Evil was written by Dana Fox and Winnie Holzman and staged by Jon M. Chu in 2024. Stephen Schwartz and Holzmans 2003 stage musical were based on Gregory Maguire's novel from 1995, which was a reinvention of reinvention Oz Books and the film from 1939 The wizard of OZ. It adapts the first act of this musical.
| film | Evil |
| Ott publication date | March 22, 2025 |
| Streaming platform | Jiohotsar |
| Main cast | Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum |
| director | Jon M. Chu |
Wicked: star -occupied
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo play the main parts in the film. Other remarkable actors are Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum. Elphaba, the title of evil witch of the West, and her friendship with Galinda, which turns into Glinda the Good, are the protagonists of this OZ set story that takes place before Dorothy Gale arrives from Kansas.
Action: Countless history of Oz 'witches
In EvilThe secret story of Oz 'witch is told. The misinterpretation of Elphaba's force comes from her green skin. Glinda is a popular, privileged girl who has not yet found her true heart. In the imaginative country OZ, they meet as students at Shiz University and develop an unexpected but deep connection. After an encounter with the wonderful magician of OZ, her lifestyle deviates drastically, which is burdening her friendship. Both Glinda the good and the evil witch of the West will recognize their fate because of their incredible trips to OZ.
The Covid 19 pandemic was one of several setbacks that pulled out the production plan, but in 2020 Chu was occupied as a director, and Erivo and Grande joined the cast next year. The adventures and relationships of the characters have been expanded and the details of the story were not cut into two parts by sharing the adaptation. The strike from 2023 SAG-Aftra stopped the main production in July 2023, although it was restarted and was completed in January 2024.
Global publication and critical recognition
From the premiere of November 2024 in Sydney, the Australia State Theater, to his cinema publication in the USA, Evil Had pretty much the trip. It was celebrated by critics, was immediately popular, was selected by the American Film Institute as one of the top films of 2024 and took the main prize in the National Board of Review for the best picture.
It not only won the best costume design and the best production design, but also 10 nominations, including the best picture, were also preserved at the 97th Academy Awards. With a budget of $ 150 million, it has become the highest adaptation of the music film, the fifth highest film from 2024 and the highest influence Oz Film with a global gross of 735 million US dollars.
Date of publication announced of the sequel
The debut date of Wicked: ForeverThe sequel is set for November 21, 2025.
