Remember, Dorothy is just “a pawn in the middle of” Elphaba and Glinda’s journey.

Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu teases how much of Dorothy fans will see in the movie

Remember, Dorothy is just "a pawn in the middle of" Elphaba and Glinda's journey.

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Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in 'Wicked: For Good'. Credit:

Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

The time has finally come for Dorothy Gale to ease on down the Yellow Brick Road.

When *Wicked: For Good* arrives in December, it will conclude the story of Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), the witches whose friendship changed Oz for good. And as anyone who's seen *The Wizard of Oz *already knows, that ending isn't possible without Dorothy, her clicking heels and a bucket of water. But that certainly doesn't mean the musical will retread ground already covered in the classic tale — which is why director Jon M. Chu is taking a different approach to Dorothy's side of the story.

While the Kansas farm girl *will* appear in the musical movie, Chu says that audience will never actually see her face.

The Tin Man, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow in 'Wicked: For Good'.

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"I didn’t want to step on who you think Dorothy is in whatever story that you came into this with," Chu explained in PEOPLE's *Wicked: For Good *special issue. He added that while the story still directly intersects with Dorothy's tale in *Wizard of Oz*, it was important to emphasize that the musical two-parter "is still Elphaba and Glinda’s journey, and she is a pawn in the middle of all of it."

In truth, this approach to Dorothy will see her feature more heavily in* For Good* than she does in the *Wicked* stage show. The Broadway production only sees Dorothy appear in shadowed silhouettes and though she is frequently mentioned in the second act, she largely exists offstage. But the trailer for *Wicked: For Good* has already hinted at more time spent on Dorothy, who is glimpsed standing side-by-side with her iconic entourage: the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion.

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Additionally, Grande has teased a complicated relationship between Glinda and the rainbow-chasing farmgirl. Last month, she told *Empire* that although the Good Witch offers Dorothy advice after she crash-lands in Oz and even points her in the direction of the Wizard, she doesn't exactly give her the most direct route to safety.

"I love the little bit of shadiness that Glinda has towards Dorothy," Grande said. "There’s a lot going on, and she doesn’t really have time to deal with this. She could have told her to take the Emerald City train! But she didn’t. That’s a little shady, Glinda! So I leaned all the way into Glinda sort of having an eye roll for Dorothy whenever she has to deal with her."

Ariana Grande is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in 'Wicked: For Good'.

Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

Adapting the second act of the stage play, *Wicked: For Good* sees Elphaba transform into the Wicked Witch of the West as she is vilified by the citizens of Oz, forcing her to live alone in exile. Meanwhile, Glinda enjoys the perks of fame and popularity as the Good Witch of the North — but isn't yet ready to give up on her relationship with Elphaba.

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Chu previously cautioned ** that the finale will be significantly more emotionally taxing than the first film, sharing, "If Part 1 is about choices, Part 2 is about consequences. Choices are difficult to make, but when you do make those choices, sometimes the result isn't what you expect it to be."

*Wicked: For Good* flies into theaters Nov. 21.**

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