The Cowardly Lion made an appearance in the Wicked: For Good trailer, but the character’s identity was hinted at in the first film.

Fans were introduced to the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. The character, who was famously portrayed by Bert Lahr in the 1939 classic, meets Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) as she’s walking down the yellow brick road. Already accompanied by the Scarecrow and Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion joins the group as they seek out the Wizard.

Wicked, which is based on a book and Broadway show, is essentially a prequel to The Wizard of Oz as it tells the backstory of Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West), Glinda (the Good Witch) and others before Dorothy’s arrival in Oz.

Dorothy and her pals make a brief cameo in the first Wicked film. In the trailer for the sequel, whic

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