NBC Insider Jeff Goldblum Wicked Defies Gravity with 10 Nominations Between Screen Actors Guild and NAACP Image Awards (DETAILS) Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey are all up for statues! By Josh Weiss January 8, 2025 Wicked's Jon M. Chu Teases Special Features, Deleted Scenes & More in Home Release (EXCLUSIVE) If you don't have New Year's plans yet, you do now! By Adam Pockross December 26, 2024 Everything to Know About Wicked: For Good - Sequel Release Date, Details & More With the Broadway musical clocking in at just under three hours, there was no way every detail could fit into one movie. By Josh Weiss December 16, 2024 Want to Sing-Along with Wicked on the Big Screen? Everything to Know The interactive showings will arrive in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. By Josh Weiss December 10, 2024 Why "Defying Gravity" Was the Most Challenging Song in Wicked: "There Are No Shortcuts..." How do you get the cleanest vocals possible for a movie musical? You hire an Academy Award-winning sound guy. By Josh Weiss December 3, 2024 Why Wicked Part Two Will Feature 2 Brand-New Songs Created Exclusively For the Movie Don't worry: The fresh tracks were written by OG Wicked lyricist/composer Stephen Schwartz. By Josh Weiss December 2, 2024 Where Was Wicked Filmed? From Munchkinland to Shiz University The two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical was so massive, it needed 17 soundstages and four backlots. By Josh Weiss November 27, 2024 Jon M. Chu's Wicked Defies Box Office Records in Opening Weekend with $164 Million Debut: What Records Did it Break? No one's mourning this wicked (and we mean that in the positive slang context) debut! By Josh Weiss November 25, 2024 Changes the Wicked Movie Made From the Original Musical, Explained Not all Wicked tales are the same. We track the differences from the musical to the screen. By Tara Bennett November 25, 2024 The Ending of Wicked, Explained: How the Musical Epic Sets Up Part Two Now that Wicked is out in the world, let's take a closer look at its ending. By Matthew Jackson November 21, 2024 Does Wicked Have a Post-Credits Scene? Does Wicked have more to offer after the credits have rolled? By Matthew Jackson November 21, 2024 How Having His Own Band Prepared Jeff Goldblum for “Once in a Lifetime” Wicked Role (EXCLUSIVE) It takes a certain personality to pull off the Wizard of Oz! By Grace Jidoun & Josh Weiss November 19, 2024 Watch Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo (plus Jeff Goldblum?!) Bust Out a Wicked-Catchy Wicked Rap Wicked will begin to defy gravity in theaters everywhere Friday, November 22. By Josh Weiss November 18, 2024 The Cast & Characters of Wicked Explained: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum & More Everything to know about the A-list cast of the Oz-inspired movie musical. By Benjamin Bullard November 4, 2024 NBC Reveals Epic, Behind-The-Scenes Wicked Special Defying Gravity: Everything to Know Get ready to check out exclusive interviews with the cast and a never-before-seen look at the movie itself! By Josh Weiss October 25, 2024 Jeff Goldblum's Surprise Advice for New Jurassic World Star Scarlett Johansson: "Don't Get Eaten!" When Dr. Ian Malcolm starts sharing dinosaur survival tips, everybody stops and listens. By Benjamin Bullard July 8, 2024 Everything You Need to Know About the Movie Adaptation of "Popular" Musical Wicked The Broadway show is headed to the big screen this fall with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the lead roles. By James Grebey July 2, 2024 The Land of Oz Gets "Brickified" in Wicked Trailer Recreated with LEGOs LEGO and Universal Pictures will release four new tie-in sets this fall! By Josh Weiss May 29, 2024 Wicked Movie Musical Defies Gravity With First "Popular," High-Flying Trailer (WATCH) Watch Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda in the trailer for the highly anticipated movie adaptation of the hit play. By James Grebey May 15, 2024 Return to Oz With the Fantastical First Look at Wicked, Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Wicked Part One arrives on the big screen on November 27, 2024. By Josh Weiss February 11, 2024 NBC Insider | Page 2
Wicked Defies Gravity with 10 Nominations Between Screen Actors Guild and NAACP Image Awards (DETAILS) Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey are all up for statues! By Josh Weiss January 8, 2025
Wicked's Jon M. Chu Teases Special Features, Deleted Scenes & More in Home Release (EXCLUSIVE) If you don't have New Year's plans yet, you do now! By Adam Pockross December 26, 2024
Everything to Know About Wicked: For Good - Sequel Release Date, Details & More With the Broadway musical clocking in at just under three hours, there was no way every detail could fit into one movie. By Josh Weiss December 16, 2024
Want to Sing-Along with Wicked on the Big Screen? Everything to Know The interactive showings will arrive in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. By Josh Weiss December 10, 2024
Why "Defying Gravity" Was the Most Challenging Song in Wicked: "There Are No Shortcuts..." How do you get the cleanest vocals possible for a movie musical? You hire an Academy Award-winning sound guy. By Josh Weiss December 3, 2024
Why Wicked Part Two Will Feature 2 Brand-New Songs Created Exclusively For the Movie Don't worry: The fresh tracks were written by OG Wicked lyricist/composer Stephen Schwartz. By Josh Weiss December 2, 2024
Where Was Wicked Filmed? From Munchkinland to Shiz University The two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical was so massive, it needed 17 soundstages and four backlots. By Josh Weiss November 27, 2024
Jon M. Chu's Wicked Defies Box Office Records in Opening Weekend with $164 Million Debut: What Records Did it Break? No one's mourning this wicked (and we mean that in the positive slang context) debut! By Josh Weiss November 25, 2024
Changes the Wicked Movie Made From the Original Musical, Explained Not all Wicked tales are the same. We track the differences from the musical to the screen. By Tara Bennett November 25, 2024
The Ending of Wicked, Explained: How the Musical Epic Sets Up Part Two Now that Wicked is out in the world, let's take a closer look at its ending. By Matthew Jackson November 21, 2024
Does Wicked Have a Post-Credits Scene? Does Wicked have more to offer after the credits have rolled? By Matthew Jackson November 21, 2024
How Having His Own Band Prepared Jeff Goldblum for “Once in a Lifetime” Wicked Role (EXCLUSIVE) It takes a certain personality to pull off the Wizard of Oz! By Grace Jidoun & Josh Weiss November 19, 2024
Watch Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo (plus Jeff Goldblum?!) Bust Out a Wicked-Catchy Wicked Rap Wicked will begin to defy gravity in theaters everywhere Friday, November 22. By Josh Weiss November 18, 2024
The Cast & Characters of Wicked Explained: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum & More Everything to know about the A-list cast of the Oz-inspired movie musical. By Benjamin Bullard November 4, 2024
NBC Reveals Epic, Behind-The-Scenes Wicked Special Defying Gravity: Everything to Know Get ready to check out exclusive interviews with the cast and a never-before-seen look at the movie itself! By Josh Weiss October 25, 2024
Jeff Goldblum's Surprise Advice for New Jurassic World Star Scarlett Johansson: "Don't Get Eaten!" When Dr. Ian Malcolm starts sharing dinosaur survival tips, everybody stops and listens. By Benjamin Bullard July 8, 2024
Everything You Need to Know About the Movie Adaptation of "Popular" Musical Wicked The Broadway show is headed to the big screen this fall with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the lead roles. By James Grebey July 2, 2024
The Land of Oz Gets "Brickified" in Wicked Trailer Recreated with LEGOs LEGO and Universal Pictures will release four new tie-in sets this fall! By Josh Weiss May 29, 2024
Wicked Movie Musical Defies Gravity With First "Popular," High-Flying Trailer (WATCH) Watch Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda in the trailer for the highly anticipated movie adaptation of the hit play. By James Grebey May 15, 2024
Return to Oz With the Fantastical First Look at Wicked, Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Wicked Part One arrives on the big screen on November 27, 2024. By Josh Weiss February 11, 2024