A new Wicked project is coming soon — but sadly, it’s not a third movie with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande . On Nov. 25, Gregory Maguire, author of the original Wicked novel that inspired the Broadway musical and two-part film, announced that he was writing a new Wicked prequel novel. This time, he’s telling the origin story of Glinda the Good Witch , played by Grande in the films.

The new book is titled Galinda: A Charmed Childhood , going back to the original spelling of Glinda’s name, and will be a sister novel to Maguire’s prequel novel Elphie: A Wicked Childhood , which was published in March and focuses on Elphaba Thropp’s upbringing. It marks Maguire’s ninth book in the Oz universe, but takes place before the Wicked series.

While Elphie isn’t being adap

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