A Very Specific Kind of Prequel Is Hollywood’s Newest Trend

The phrase you’ve used is quite clear and engaging, but This is a clever play on words, indeed. It’s particularly appropriate because the original “Wicked” (or “Wicked: Part I,” if we’re being precise about the screen title) is a prime example of a genre of Hollywood blockbusters that has gained immense popularity recently. We’re talking about prequels here, stories that delve into the origins of well-known movie antagonists, revealing their initially “good” motives and subsequent, often unintentional, transformation into villains.