Video: Ethan Slater on Boq's Character Transformation in WICKED: FOR GOOD

In a new featurette for Wicked: For Good, Ethan Slater speaks about the dramatic transformation of his character, Boq, as seen in the new movie. Warning: plot spoilers ahead for the film and the stage musical.

"I actually talked a lot about this to Jon [M. Chu]: what it looks like for a broken heart to turn into rage and how dangerous that can be," says Slater in the video. "When you become so singularly focused that you lose the world around you is really heartbreaking. But it's important to fight against that and remember the humanity within all of us." 

Check out the featurette, where Slater highlights the importance of knowing one's relationship to an iconic character like the Tin Man as an actor before making it your own.

Wicked: For Good is now in theaters. Opening on November 21, the movie brought in $150 million in North America during its opening weekend, plus $76 million internationally, bringing its global total to $226 million. Wicked: For Good marks the biggest opening weekend for a film based on a Broadway musical, beating a record set by the first film last year. As of December 18, the movie has grossed more than $470 million worldwide. 

Get tickets to see Wicked: For Good in theaters. Listen to the soundtrack here and check out our exclusive conversation with composer John Powell and arranger Stephen Oremus.

Wicked: For Good picks up after the 2024 blockbuster. Elphaba, now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard. 

Wicked: For Good is directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Ethan Slater as Boq, and Marissa Bode as Nessarose. Other cast members include Tony-nominee Colman Domingo as the voice of the Cowardly Lion and Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline, or Change) as the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear.