Fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of Wicked: For Good, scheduled for 2025. Interestingly, both Wicked movies were filmed simultaneously. This made the editing process incredibly complex, and editor Myron Kerstein recently shared with TopMob the challenges of weaving together iconic scenes like “Popular” and “No Good Deed” while working on both films at once.
People familiar with the Broadway show Wicked often notice a big difference in tone between its two acts. The first act is bright, cheerful, and lighthearted, while the second act, which focuses on the song For Good, is much more serious and somber. It almost feels like working on two separate films, which presented a unique challenge. In a recent interview with TopMob’s Rachel Rosenfeld, the film’s editor, Myron Kerstein, discussed the difficulties this presented, explaining that…
Honestly, filming both movies at the same time was really disorienting. It was confusing at first because the emotional tone changed so drastically. One day I’d be playing the cheerful Glinda in ‘Popular,’ and the next we’d be filming the much more serious scenes from ‘No Good Deed’ or ‘For Good.’ The overall mood and visual style were also completely different.
Look, I’m a huge movie buff, and even I think attempting to make two Wicked films simultaneously is incredibly ambitious. Directing one big movie is tough enough, but trying to deliver a single, consistent story across Wicked and Wicked: For Good – while also giving fans two separate cinematic experiences – feels like a truly enormous undertaking. It’s a high-wire act, and I’m both excited and a little worried about how it’ll all come together.
The highly-rated Wicked: For Good revisits the characters of Elphaba, Glinda, and others years after the original story. They’ve all grown up and become more mature – and many are now dealing with anger – making this new story much darker in tone.
Balancing work on that film with the highly-rated Wicked was difficult. But Kerstein explained that he and cinematographer Alice Brooks successfully managed everything by collaborating closely. He continued by saying:
Every day after filming, Alice Brooks, the cinematographer, and I would discuss how unique the project was becoming. I’d point out that it was evolving into something completely different from what we’d initially planned, and she’d agree that was exactly the goal.
The editor worked closely with both the cinematographer to transition between the film’s different moods – like the bright, energetic “Popular” and the more somber “No Good Deed” – and with director Jon M. Chu. Kerstein explained how these discussions with Chu were crucial to his work.
I needed to discuss the characters’ development with Jon to fully understand their journeys.
Because Wicked and Wicked: For Good weren’t filmed in order, the actors and crew likely had to constantly track their place in the story and be ready to switch to completely different scenes at any time. Keeping the entire movie’s vision in mind on top of that probably made things quite confusing.
It’s understandable that working on both Wicked movies was incredibly challenging, but thankfully everything came together! You can now stream the first Wicked on Amazon Prime, and see Wicked: For Good in cinemas.
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2025-11-22 02:08