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We sat down with some of the incredibly talented cast of “Wicked: Part 1” (Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Jonathan Bailey and Marissa Bode), as well as the film’s iconic director Jon M. Chu, to talk about the upcoming blockbuster movie-musical! Watch them discuss the Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande moments that gave them goosebumps, the “Wicked” songs that have been stuck in their heads, and much more! And of course, watch Jeff Goldblum do Jeff Goldblum stuff.
There are plenty of reasons to see John M. Chu’s film adaptation of "Wicked," chief among them being this stellar cast’s renditions of some iconic tracks. Since the film first started screening, people haven’t been able to stop gushing about Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s live vocal performances. This is guaranteed to produce some memorable and emotional moments, especially if you were on set at the time of filming and a choir of birds decided to join in. I recently spoke with John M. Chu himself, and when describing his biggest “goosebumps moment” during production on "Wicked," he told a beautiful story of when Cynthis Erivo as Elphaba sang one of the musical’s most emotional songs, "I’m Not That Girl", with help from some feathered friends.
The ever-expanding "Jurassic" universe is getting big enough that we’re starting to see the bizarre career coincidences you only get from a franchise that has featured a consistent stream of A-listers over the course of the past 31 years. The cast of "Wicked," currently the world’s biggest blockbuster, features none other than "Jurassic Park" icon Jeff Goldblum, and his costars include the star of next year’s "Jurassic World" Rebirth, Jonathan Bailey. One would think that the two of them have plenty to talk about when it comes to their shared franchise, but when I brought it up, they didn’t talk about "Jurassic" at all… they just gushed about Scarlett Johansson. Johansson stars alongside Jonathan Bailey in the upcoming "Jurassic World Rebirth." I had to ask both Bailey and Jeff Goldblum about their shared Mesozoic experiences, which was when Goldblum told him about meeting Johansson when she was just a kid, commenting on her youthful vigor in the process
The cast of "Gladiator II" is absolutely stacked for obvious reasons. It sees the return of Connie Nielsen and a performance by Denzel Washington that folks are saying may have secured his third Oscar. But in what is perhaps a coincidental turn of events, the film also features the internet’s biggest heartthrobs Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, and the now-infamous lost take of the former kissing the latter on the forehead looks like it’s coming to VOD. I recently spoke with the film's star and director in anticipation of "Gladiator II's" release, and to catch all of you up, Paul Mescal retold the humorous story of director Ridley Scott’s reaction to the improvised forehead kiss.
It would be seemingly impossible to outdo the cast of 2000’s "Gladiator," the film that made Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix household names. However, the "Gladiator II" cast may have done just that. Not only does it star some newly-crowned Hollywood A-listers like Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn, but it also features some industry vets like Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal and, perhaps most notably, the iconic Denzel Washington. The two-time Academy Award winner is already getting some Oscar buzz for the film, and although he’s a huge get for the "Gladiator series," he seems to think that the road stops here. I sat down with Denzel Washington to talk about the new film, and when the subject of participating in future sequels came up, he responded in kind.
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