Much like its predecessor, the second Wicked film will be based on the stage musical of the same name. However, the inspiration for the movie  also comes from the homonymous 1995 novel , which the musical is based on, and L Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the original source material that inspired the entire prequel story. If the musical is anything to go by, Wicked Part 2 will start approximately five years after the events of the first movie. Now in hiding, Elphaba is now known as the Wicked Witch of the West for her opposition to the Wizard of Oz. Her former best friend Glinda, now the Good Witch of the North, has become a spokesperson for the Wizard and Madame Morrible, leaving the two on opposite sides of this fight.