Editors note: This article contains spoilers from the Wicked books and both acts of the Broadway musical.After the gravity-defying success of the first Wicked movie and its highly anticipated Wicked: For Good sequel, fans are wondering: Is another sequel, such as Wicked Part 3, in the works?Even though the 2003 Broadway musical has a pretty conclusive ending, Wicked author Gregor Maguire did publish several sequels to his first Wicked novel, and so did L. Frank Baum author of the original 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz .Bowen Yang enters the chat on more Wicked films. Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James in Wicked For Good poster.Universal Pictures Bowen Yang, who played Pfannee in both Wicked movies, was asked if he thinks this Ozian franchise helmed by Jon M. Chu could continue with a third film."I think we leave it here," Yang told Variety. "I'm going to pitch a 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern' Are Dead' story with my and Bronwyn James's characters, [Pfannee and ShenShen].Here's what Gregory Maguire said about more Wicked movies. (L) The cover art for Gregory Maguire's 2025 novel Elphie: A Wicked Childhood; (R) Gregory Maguire, author, poses for a photo.Willam Morrow; Helen Maguire NewmanDuring an interview with Out to promote his latest novel, Elphie: A Wicked Childhood, Maguire was asked about potential new sequels and/or spinoffs to the Wicked movie."If there are conversations and I'm not saying that there aren't if there are conversations, they're not conversations that involve me directly. So I don't know, really. I don't know," Maguire told Out."To date, I have sold the rights to one novel and one novel only.""I understand that there's a lot of interest in Universal about the magnificent property they've developed," the Wicked and Elphie author went on. "You probably saw there's notions of a Wicked area of Universal theme parks. And god knows there's been enough Wicked merch. To date, I have sold the rights to one novel and one novel only, and that's Wicked."Maguire added, "And if I never sell the rights to anything else, so be it. The truth is, of course, as you know, the novel of Wicked ends very differently from the play and from the movie. All the characters are in different places at the end of my novel than they are at the end of the play."But would Gregory Maguire be open to more Wicked sequels based on his books? The Grimmerie in Wicked For Good.Universal Pictures"For one thing," Maguire explains, "there's this 14-year-old boy named Liir who is the love child of Fiyero and Elphaba, and that sure doesn't happen on the stage by the end of Wicked. And so, therefore, all the trajectories of my characters will have to be different from the characters that might conceivably be spawned from a Universal interpretation. But if they were my characters originally, then you can't write another sentence about Madame Morrible and invent something about her, because she's under copyright. And you can't do Elphaba again, and call her Elphaba, because she's under copyright."The Wicked novelist remarks, "What I gave were the rights to use my original novel as inspiration for their project, and they've used that.""You can't write another sentence about Madame Morrible and invent something about her, because she's under copyright."If approached by the studio and producers to expand the Wicked franchise on the big screen, would he be open to it?"I might be," Maguire tells Out. "But a) I'm not greedy; and b) I'm frugal. I don't need anything more. And what if I didn't like what was being proposed? Or if I thought, 'Why? Will this dilute this moral tale? Or is it just money-grabbing?'"The novelist concludes, "I wouldn't say I am absolutely closed to it. But I wouldn't say I am hanging around the phone hoping that somebody rings, either."What did Wicked musical creators Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman say about a third Wicked movie? Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked For Good. Universal Pictures Wicked composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, along with screenwriter Winnie Holzman both of whom originated the Broadway musical and had direct involvement in the two movies had a different answer when asked about the potential to grow a Wicked cinematic universe.During the promo cycle for the first Wicked movie, Oz Historian Ryan Jay asked Schwartz and Holzman if they would consider more sequels beyond what was then still named Wicked: Part Two and is now officially titled Wicked: For Good in an interview for The Morning Blend TMJ4.We already got a franchise, Jay pointed out. What will it take to get Wicked part three, and four?Schwartz replied, Were actually talking about something. Its under wraps, and we cant say [much].But its not Wicked part three or four, Holzman noted.Schwartz agreed. But there is something were talking about, the composer and lyricist teased.Wicked: For Good opens in theaters on November 21.