It's widely known now that the cinematic adaptation tells the tale of how the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 original was previously close with Glinda the Good, with the two actually having been roommates at university.

Wicked movie director Jon M Chu has explained why some elements of The Wizard of Oz prequel don't match up. The film tells the story of how multiple characters from Dorothy Gale's iconic adventure in Oz came to be the way they are, but for those whose only reference point is the 1939 film, some things don't make sense.

Eagle-eyed Wicked viewers have noticed a hidden tribute to the original 1939 Wizard of Oz movie - but it happened so quickly you might have missed it. If you've watched the new Wicked movie - which is an adaptation from the Broadway musical - you might have noticed a number of nods to the original movie, which was released decades ago.

I grew up watching The Wizard of Oz; I played it on repeat as a little kid. However, I hadn’t revisited it until after I saw Wicked in theaters right before its premiere on the

Has "Wicked" cast a spell on you? If so, here are five more trips you can take down the yellow brick road, including the original "Wizard of Oz" film.

On top of the many confirmed connections to The Wizard of Oz, one likely theory proposes that a Wicked character brought Dorothy to the Land of Oz.