Jeff Goldblum EMOTIONAL Over How 'Great' Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande Are In 'Wicked'
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00:00So nice to see you, Emily.
00:01Oh, nice to see you.
00:02I love the jacket.
00:03Are we channeling your character a bit in this?
00:06Well, a little bit.
00:08Look at this.
00:09Look at this.
00:09Watch.
00:10That's kind of wizard-y, isn't it?
00:14So how great is it to continue on this road of Wicked?
00:18And it's just part one.
00:20I mean, to see Cynthia, their Oscar nominations,
00:22what does it mean to you to support them and to be there?
00:25Unbelievable.
00:26To know and to have seen them work, Ariana and Cynthia.
00:37Just great.
00:38They're just great.
00:39And they care.
00:40You know, the whole cast, the whole ensemble
00:42cared about the project so much.
00:44I've been in great movies with great groups
00:47who have been enthusiastic about a script.
00:49But you know, we all have cried and been
00:51in love with this material for 20 years.
00:55I saw it on stage with Chris Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.
01:01So we were all dying to make this good for the sake
01:06of the fans and for ourselves.
01:08And Jon M. Chu is the greatest director in the world.
01:12We were excited about it.
01:13And Cynthia and Ariana made a relationship.
01:17They knew they had to work together for a couple of years
01:19and be on screen this story about women
01:23who come to love each other.
01:26And they love each other and were so kind to each other.
01:29And that trickled down to all of us.
01:31It was a very special tour.
01:33Well, listen, Jeff, we are hearing
01:35that at the Oscars, Wicked is opening the show.
01:39Have you heard this rumor?
01:41I know nothing about it.
01:42I know absolutely nothing.
01:45As Schulz used to say, I know nothing.
01:48I know nothing.
01:51I don't know if you saw this, but Cynthia
01:53went on Chicken Shop Day.
01:55And they kind of mixed up her songs with Wicked songs.
01:57So we did Ariana's.
01:59So I want to tell you them, OK?
02:02I like this game.
02:03OK, God is a munchkin.
02:06God is a munchkin.
02:10I like that already.
02:11Of course, God is a woman is the correct one.
02:13Dangerous munchkin.
02:15Dangerous woman, of course.
02:19My personal favorite, the scarecrow is mine.
02:22The scarecrow is mine.
02:23That, of course, refers to exactly.
02:27Fake wand.
02:28What, what, what?
02:29Fake wand instead of fake smile.
02:31Fake smile, I love, but fake wand, you know.
02:34And thank you, next.
02:36How about thank you munchkin next?
02:37Oh, Jeff, that's a good one.
02:40I just made up one.
02:43Listen, part two, I know you guys just put out part one,
02:46but we're like dying for part two.
02:48So can you give us a little bit of what we can expect?
02:53I don't know if I can.
02:55You know, there's much that ensues.
02:58You know, if you know the show at all,
03:00it follows something along the lines of many
03:03of those unexpected events, and thrilling, and emotional,
03:06and relic-ly, relic-ing, entertaining events.
03:11And there might be some songs, and musicality, and tears
03:15to shed, and it's a great celebration.
03:18Thank you so much.
03:19You are the best.
03:20You are so good, Emily.
03:21Such a pleasure.