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Wicked: For Good is due for release on 21 November

Final trailer for Wicked: For Good released

The final trailer for Wicked: For Good has been released, giving fans a last look at the much-anticipated sequel before it arrives in cinemas on 21 November.

Movies • 24 Sep

Tom Grennan from "Bedford and Ireland" has just released his new album, Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be

'I've grown up in an Irish home - just not in Ireland'

Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be is the new album from Tom Grennan. The "Bedford and Ireland" singer tells Harry Guerin about making it in the music business to album number four and the pull of home.

Music • 18 Aug

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return as Glinda and Elphaba

New Wicked: For Good trailer teases final showdown

The first full trailer for Wicked: For Good has been released, offering fans a glimpse into how the Wizard of Oz-inspired story will conclude.

Movies • 05 Jun

John Legend bemoans the "devolution" of Kanye West

US musician John Legend has said he is sad to see what he described as the "devolution" of former friend and collaborator Kanye West.

Music • 10 May

Ariana Grande sings about leaving her heart in London

US pop singer Ariana Grande sings about leaving her heart in a London pub before being physically stitched back together in a new short film.

Music • 28 Mar

Wicked stars Erivo and Grande to sing at Oscars

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will perform at the 97th Academy Awards this Sunday night.

Movies • 24 Feb

Alisha Weir at the IFTAs on Friday night in Dublin

Rising Irish star Alisha Weir on those Wicked rumours

Irish actress Alisha Weir has said it would be "amazing" to star in the next instalment of the film adaptation of Wicked as she addressed rumours about her taking on the role of Dorothy.

Movies • 14 Feb

Rory Best will be among The Late Late Show guests

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

There's The Late Late Show and Graham Norton for celebs and chat, Amy Adams stars in Nightbitch, The Last Leg is back again, there's a fascinating documentary about Naples – and the final of The Traitors . . .

Television • 24 Jan

Cynthia Erivo says her younger self is "smiling, beaming, glowing from ear to ear" after her Oscar nomination

Erivo says younger self 'beaming' after Oscars nod

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has said her younger self is "smiling, beaming, glowing from ear to ear" following her Oscars nomination in the leading actress category.

oscars • 24 Jan

25 films to see in 2025

A good start - and there'll be plenty more besides...

Movies • 04 Jan

There were plenty of reasons to be in the queue in 2024

The films of 2024 - 24 of the best

The quickest year yet? Maybe - but undoubtedly made better by these films.

2024 in Review • 30 Dec 24

Ethan Slater's ex-wife Lilly Jay reflects on "sudden public downfall of my marriage"

Slater's ex-wife on public divorce amid Grande romance

The ex-wife of actor Ethan Slater has written about navigating the "sudden public downfall of my marriage" in the "shadow of my husband's new relationship with a celebrity".

Entertainment • 20 Dec 24

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo: "There have definitely been conversations about me getting this role as a woke hire."

Wicked star says people thought she was a 'woke hire'

Cynthia Erivo has said there were "conversations" about her being cast as a "woke hire" in her role as Elphaba in Wicked.

Movies • 19 Dec 24

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star on Wicked

Wicked: Part Two lands new title ahead of 2025 release

The follow-up to this year's hit musical film Wicked has had a name change, ahead of its scheduled release next November.

Movies • 17 Dec 24

Wicked's Grande says she and Erivo were 'insufferable'

Wicked star Ariana Grande has said she and Cynthia Erivo were "insufferable" and "horrible" in the build-up to the film's release.

Movies • 11 Dec 24

Wicked director Chu: This is not about happy endings

Wicked director Jon M. Chu has said that he was in tears the night the movie's stars, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, first met at a dinner he hosted in his house in LA.

Movies • 26 Nov 24

Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum talking to RTÉ Entertainment

Goldblum on playing Wizard of Oz: 'He's complicated'

Jeff Goldblum has said that playing The Wizard of Oz in the new movie adaptation of stage musical smash hit Wicked gave him an insight into human nature.

Movies • 23 Nov 24

Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro talk to RTÉ Entertainment in London

Exclusive We meet Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo

Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have said that they both burst into tears of joy when they were first told they would be playing the lead roles in the new big screen adaptation of the hugely popular stage show.

Movies • 22 Nov 24

Wicked pop-up opens on Dublin's Grafton Street

Universal Pictures Ireland has unveiled a Wicked pop-up and green screen experience on Grafton Street, Dublin, to celebrate the film being released in cinemas.

Movies • 20 Nov 24

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the Wicked: Part One UK Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on 18 November

Wicked stars pay homage to Broadway show at premiere

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have taken inspiration from the original Broadway production of Wicked, opting for couture interpretations of black and yellow outfits respectively at the UK premiere of the upcoming blockbuster.

Movies • 19 Nov 24

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in Wicked

Wicked will put a spell on you

Cynthia Erivo is spellbinding in the first chapter of John M. Chu's two-part Wicked movie

Movie Review • 23 Nov 24

Wicked's Cynthia Erivo: "I hope that people see Elphaba and understand if they feel different, and if they feel like they're on the outside, that that only makes them more special."

Wicked's Cynthia Erivo feels like 'an odd one out'

British actress Cynthia Erivo said feeling like an outsider and "not fitting in" drew her to the role of Elphaba in the upcoming blockbuster Wicked.

Movies • 14 Nov 24

Fabulous facts you need to know about Wicked Part 1

Tony-winning Broadway hit, Wicked, is just weeks away from heading to the big screen - but will it be just as fabulous as the stage production?

Movies • 10 Nov 24

The suicide bomb attack on 22 May 2017, as fans were leaving Ariana Grande's show at the Manchester Arena, killed 22 people and left hundreds injured Photo: Getty Images

Manchester Arena attack survivors win harassment case

Two survivors of the May 2017 suicide attack on an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester have won a harassment action against a former television producer who claims the attack was a hoax.

UK • 23 Oct 24

Ariana Grande was "disheartened" to see Cassandra Peterson's comments

Ariana Grande apologises over backstage behaviour

US star Ariana Grande has apologised for "offending" Elvira after the actress claimed the pop star snubbed her during a meet and greet.

Entertainment • 22 Oct 24