Will Dorothy be in Wicked: Part Two? Latest news and casting speculation

The musical adaptation broke multiple records in its opening weekend and there is still another part of the movie to be released.

The film, much like the Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name upon which it's based, provides a revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz, offering a villain origin story for Oz’s main antagonist, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Wicked: Part One is set years before the events of the Wizard of Oz, but we did get a very brief glimpse of Dorothy and co – the Tin Man, the Lion and the Scarecrow – as they were shown walking down the Yellow Brick Road.

Wicked Part: One also introduced fans to the latter three ahead of their transformations – as Boq Woodsman (Ethan Slater), Fiyero Tigelaar (Jonathan Bailey) and the little cub that Elphaba and Fiyero released into the wild after rescuing him from Shiz University.

With Wicked: Part Two set to take place during the events of the Wizard of Oz and follow Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Lion and the Scarecrow as they attempt to bring down the witch (although it will still be told from Elphaba's perspective), fans might be wondering whether Dorothy is set to make an appearance and who could play the character.

Read on for everything we know so far.

Will Dorothy be in Wicked: Part Two?

There has been no confirmation that Dorothy will appear in Wicked: Part Two.

Speaking to Variety about Dorothy's cameo scene in Part One, Jon M Chu said: "The Wizard of Oz is potentially a dream. It’s a world where there are no real stakes. Knowing that Elphaba and Glinda live in a world of real stakes, we had to reestablish with the audience that this was real."

He added: "So we dropped everyone into the crime scene, maybe the most famous crime scene ever in cinema and literature, of the iconic hat in the puddle.

"We see the full landscape of Oz. It’s this living, breathing place with real cultures, so we immediately establish this is not a dream world."

Explaining further, Jon said: "Seeing those four characters also triggers something in your mind; you connect those characters with this place. And we will revisit those characters in movie two."

Teasing that Dorothy’s role might be expanded in Wicked: Part Two, he added: "In the show, Dorothy is around. They have to intersect, and you can only tease it so much. I won’t say whether she’s a character, necessarily, in movie two. There’s a part of me that wants everyone’s Dorothy to be the whatever Dorothy they want."

He added: "And yet, there is interaction and some crossover. So I’ll leave that up to Part Two."

Does Dorothy appear in the Broadway musical and what could this mean for Wicked: Part Two?

Dorothy does not technically have a role in the Broadway musical, but the events of the musical do overlap with Dorothy’s arrival and the events seen in The Wizard of Oz.

The closest Dorothy gets to appearing is when the silhouette of a girl is shown as water is tossed onto the Wicked Witch of the West.

While this might mean we should expect a minor role for Dorothy in Wicked: Part Two, the movie adaptation could very well expand her role and fans will have to wait and see.

Who could be cast as Dorothy in Wicked: Part Two?

No actress is credited as playing Dorothy in Wicked’s credits, but one star rumoured to be taking on the role is Alisha Weir (Matilda: The Musical).

Other fans are convinced Charli XCX should play the character, with one writing on Twitter, which was recently re-branded as X: "Dorothy was the OG brat."

Wicked: Part I is now showing in cinemas.

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