It’s undeniable that Jon M. Chu’s Wicked film adaptation and its sequel had a major impact on pop culture over the past few years, and by major impact, I mean they made a lot of people go “meh” and then immediately forget about it 🙄. For Foo Fighters, that impact can be witnessed in the title of their new album — though not exactly by way of a tribute to the popular franchise, if that’s what you were thinking (Spoiler alert: it’s not) 🎸.
In fact, lead singer Dave Grohl said the rock band was actually forced to change the title of their new record, Your Favorite Toy, which was released on April 24, to avoid conflict with the 2026 musical sequel, Wicked: For Good 🎶. Because, you know, the world was just waiting with bated breath for a Foo Fighters album titled “For Good” and would have been utterly confused if it had the same name as a musical sequel 🙄. I mean, who wouldn’t want to associate their music with a bunch of singing and dancing witches? 🧙♀️
“I wanted to call the record For Good because that song, ‘Your Favorite Toy,’ at first I called it ‘For Good,’” Grohl recently shared on U.K. radio station Radio X, according to Rolling Stone 📰. Yeah, because “For Good” is a super original and not-at-all-confusing title for an album 🙃. I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that it sounds like a rejected title for a Disney movie 🎬.
However, when it was announced the title of the Wicked sequel would be called Wicked: For Good, Grohl decided he’d have no choice but to give his album a new name in order to avoid any confusion 🤔. Because, clearly, the world was on the brink of chaos and destruction if two things had the same name 🌪️. I mean, can you imagine the horror of having to explain to someone that the Foo Fighters album “For Good” is not, in fact, the soundtrack to the Wicked sequel? 😱
He wasn’t happy about it, though 😒. “I was so pissed. So then I changed the title of the song, and then it just became the title of the album,” he shared 🤷♂️. Oh, poor Dave Grohl, forced to change the title of his album because of a musical sequel 🎭. I’m sure it was a real struggle to come up with a new title that didn’t sound like a cliché 🤣.
Wicked: For Good was released in theaters on November 21, 2025 🎥. Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, and Jonathan Bailey, the fantasy musical film is the follow-up to 2024’s Wicked, itself the first feature film adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s 2003 stage musical of the same name 🎭. Because, you know, the world was just missing a movie about singing and dancing witches 🧙♀️.
Loosely based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, Wicked and Wicked: For Good reimagines of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz told from the witches’ perspectives: Elphaba, the “Wicked Witch of the West” and Glinda, “the Good” 🧙♀️. Yeah, because we’ve never seen a story told from the perspective of the “villain” before 🙄. It’s not like that’s a tired trope or anything 🙃.
Wicked: For Good has grossed $540 million against a $150 million budget 🤑. It was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Erivo) and Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Grande) 🎉. Because, you know, the Golden Globes are a totally legitimate and not-at-all-biased award show 🙄. I mean, who wouldn’t want to win an award for a movie about singing and dancing witches? 🧙♀️
Movies to Watch if You Love Wicked 🎥. From sweeping fantasy films to big, bright musicals, fans of Wicked will be head over ruby-red heels for these 10 other movies 🎬. Because, you know, if you liked Wicked, you’ll love these other movies that are just like it 🙄. I mean, who doesn’t love a good musical about singing and dancing witches? 🧙♀️. It’s not like we’ve seen that before or anything 🎵.
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
