Wicked and Gladiator II will be released in theaters on November 22.
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With Disney’s Moana sequel and Wicked likely to attract a similar demographic, the latter will now face off against Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal.
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The film starring Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch was set to go head-to-head against Moana 2 on Wednesday, November 27, the day before Thanksgiving, but will now release on Friday, November 22.
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The clash is already drawing comparisons to last year’s “Barbenheimer” event when Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer arrived on the same day.