Depraved: For Good - Jon M. Chu Reveals Scarecrow & Tin Man Aren't CGI Characters

As Wicked: For Good attracts nearer, the solid and crew reveal secrets and techniques from behind the scenes about how iconic Wizard of Oz moments and characters have been delivered to life. Slated to hit theaters on November 21, Depraved: For Good will wrap up the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande), the 2 younger ladies who turned unlikely associates earlier than they have been Oz’s most well-known witches.

That is decidedly one of many most anticipated movies of 2025, following the primary half, 2024’s Wicked, being a record-breaking smash hit on the field workplace and incomes a number of Academy Awards nominations. Advertising and marketing has additionally emphasised Dorothy’s presence because the story begins to overlap with The Wizard of Oz, although it’s confirmed that Dorothy’s face will not be seen.

Then again, her well-known trio of touring companions have extra distinguished roles, particularly the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. Wicked: For Good‘s official trailer briefly options each characters, prompting amusement amongst theater followers that the film wasn’t making an unlimited effort to cover spoilers. Nevertheless, director Jon M. Chu has now weighed in on a unique facet of those two characters.

Chu attended the BFI London Movie Competition on Friday (October 10) and shared a clip from the brand new film, of Elphaba briefly visiting Glinda on the day of her marriage ceremony. The director additionally commented on the opposite iconic Ozion characters, revealing that they have been created by the hair and make-up group, with no CGI, as we’d have anticipated. Try Chu’s feedback under:

By the best way, wait till you see the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. These should not digital results. These are actual, bodily make-up and hair and it’s extraordinary. I could not present you any footage right here, however whenever you see it, know there was no room for error on it.

The 2-part Depraved film adaptation has been pressured to depend on trendy digital results in some locations, however has integrated tangible set items, props, and costumes wherever doable. Whereas we have been as soon as nervous that Depraved could be overwhelmed by CGI, the true units that have been constructed outline the film, with just a few computer-rendered establishing pictures.

Whereas these efforts earned Depraved the Oscar for Greatest Manufacturing Design, they selected to go the CGI, largely lifelike route for the speaking animal characters within the story, with the outcomes turning out ok, even with the animals’ expanded position within the motion pictures. Dr. Dillamond (Peter Dinklage) is a extra humanoid goat within the Broadway manufacturing, as he’s an actor carrying some goat-like costuming.

Notably, Cynthia Erivo additionally talked within the “Making Depraved” function about selecting to have inexperienced make-up utilized day-after-day, feeling this made the character extra tangible, serving to her actually get in contact with Elphaba. Given how spectacular the sensible components have been and the way cheesy the CGI may have turned out, it is a reduction that’s how they’re depicting the Tin Man and Scarecrow in Depraved: For Good.