Colman Domingo to Voice ‘Wicked: For Good’s Cowardly Lion

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(Left) Colman Domingo arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Heather Swift / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Colman Domingo is the latest addition to ‘Wicked: For Good’.
He’s voicing the Cowardly Lion.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return to star in the second half of the story.

Though director Jon M. Chu and his team have long since finished shooting both parts of ‘Wicked’, there is still room for news about some characters, especially those who are CGI in the second movie, ‘Wicked: For Good.’ And now we know that Colman Domingo (‘Sing Sing’) will be off the see the wizard as the voice of the Cowardly Lion.

Release Date: Nov 21, 2025

Run Time: 2 hr 17 min

Budget: $150,000,000

The movie’s official Instagram account partnered with the actor to make the announcement via the social media platform:

Related Article: Why ‘Wicked: For Good’ Should Adapt The Book Ending Instead Of The Musical

What is the story of ‘Wicked: For Good’?

Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked For Good’, directed by Jon M. Chu.

Following up last year’s huge box office and pop cultural hit, ‘Wicked: For Good’ continues to adapt both the stage show and the original Gregory Maguire source novel.

The story jumps forward in time to show Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) fully considered an enemy to all of Oz, gaining the nickname “The Wicked Witch.” Glinda (Ariana Grande), meanwhile, is still seen as the Good Witch, but truly begins to question what’s right and wrong.

As for the Cowardly Lion, he’s the cub we met in ‘Wicked’ whom Elphaba and Fiero (Jonathan Bailey) rescue after Dr. Dillamond (Peter Dinklage) has been taken away and a new professor brings a caged lion to class.

As the story moves on, we see the cub fully grown, and blaming Elphaba for his nervous situation. With the sequel overlapping timelines with ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ the lion is seen alongside Dorothy, The Tin Man and Scarecrow heading down the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). He’s also seen during the musical number “March of the Witchhunters.”

However, as in the Broadway musical, the character doesn’t have a large role.

Where else can we see Colman Domingo?

Oscar® nominee Colman Domingo arrives on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Credit/Provider: Mike Baker / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

The actor, who scored awards attention for his role in ‘Sing Sing,’ will be back on our screens in Edgar Wright’s adaptation of ‘The Running Man’, due in theaters on November 14.

He’s also in the cast for the Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael,’ though that has been facing some legal issues leading to changes.

When will ‘Wicked: For Good’ be on screens?

The new movie will enchant audiences once more on November 21.

Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba (center) in ‘Wicked For Good’, directed by Jon M. Chu.

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