Goldblum says of the parallels “Everything you do leaves its residue.”
The Wizard of Oz has always been a trickster.
But in Wicked, he’s not just a fake magician; he’s also a bad guy who takes power and tries to control everything. He uses other people’s magic to create a world where he decides everything. Jeff Goldblum, who plays the Wizard, finds this role natural because of the characters he’s played before.
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In Thor: Ragnarok, Goldblum was the Grandmaster, a ruler who wanted power but wasn’t very smart. This makes his role in Wicked feel like a perfect fit.
Everything you do leaves its residue in your nervous system and in your heart somewhere. I wanted to make this distinct, but [the Grandmaster] had some kind of avatar of himself and is a self-glorifying nincompoop. And he’s an abuser of power and has a position of authority.
Goldblum says of the parallels between the two characters and whether he carried over any traits from the Grandmaster to the Wizard
In Thor: Ragnarok, the Grandmaster rules his planet, Sakaar, by tricking people. He spends his time having fun, throwing parties, and forcing his slaves to fight in gladiator battles.
The Wizard in Wicked might seem nicer at first, but Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) finds out he is the one hurting the Animals in Oz and making them suffer. He works with Madam Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) to make Elphaba look like a villain and call her the Wicked Witch.
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Jeff Goldblum, who plays the Wizard, hopes people watching the movie will think about what real power means, just like in Thor: Ragnarok.
Real power is not just a position of authority, but as we see in this movie, something having to do with the connection to yourself and the ability to make beautiful things and impact others. That’s real power. It’s a timeless story. Around the world there are many circumstances where not the most enlightened path is taken by leadership and others. Here we are again in this situation of the movie where I say, ‘You got to give somebody a real good enemy.
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Wicked first opened on Broadway in 2003 with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as the stars. The musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 book and has songs by Stephen Schwartz.
It tells the story of how the two witches, Elphaba and Glinda, went from students at Shiz University to Elphaba becoming the Wicked Witch of the West. The show was a big hit and got 10 Tony Award nominations in 2004, including Best Musical.
The movie version, directed by Jon M. Chu, stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. It also features Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode. The movie is being released in two parts, and the first part is now in theaters.
Source: EW