The team behind "Wicked: For Good" just gave fans yet another reason to get excited for the highly anticipated film's theatrical release next month.

The movie's official Instagram page revealed the identity of the actor playing the Cowardly Lion in a post Oct. 20.

In a short video , fans catch a glimpse of a cartoonish Cowardly Lion pillow. As dramatic music plays, the pillow moves ever so slightly to unveil the actor's identity as he sits surrounded by more Cowardly Lion plushies.

After making his grand reveal, actor Colman Domingo says, "See you in Oz" with a wink. Text on the screen reads, "Colman Domingo is the Cowardly Lion."

Social media users instantly flooded the post with their spirited reactions, with one commenting, "Oh sweet Oz!!" Another wrote, "WHAAATT!!! An Icon."

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