Wicked starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo was one of the biggest movies to come out last year, ad Universal is set to close the story with the sequel Wicked: For Good.
The movie is set to come out this November, and we have a new trailer which showcases the aftermath of the events of The Wizard of Oz, but fans have noticed one odd detail. Check this out:
Instead of the ruby red slippers that Dorothy wore in the original movie, she’s instead wearing silver heels—the same ones that Nessarose wore in the first movie.
While some would hope that they would keep the iconic red slippers, it is speculated that Universal wasn’t allowed to use them, seeing that the original movie is currently owned by Warner Bros—and the red slippers were something they made for the film since it popped better onscreen; in the original books, the slippers were silver.
Though some think that they could have just made some kind of deal like they did with Spider-Man and Marvel, director Jon M. Chu told Variety that it was always his plan to steer away from the ruby shoes—they did reference it in the Popular musical number in the first movie.
It’s funny that these Wizard of Oz adaptations try to stick close to the books because the movie is owned by another studio, but ultimately the original film is so influential to the story that they can’t help but be inspired by it—from Dorothy’s look to the citizens and appearance of the Emerald City.
Either way, if it gets more people to check out the original film, I’m sure these new Wicked movies would have done their job.
Catch Wicked: For Good when it comes to cinemas on Nov. 21.
