As Hollywood approaches the top of 2024, two main blockbusters stay on the discharge calendar: Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” and Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” The extremely anticipated movies have the potential so as to add a ultimate burst of much-needed life to the 2024 field workplace or shake up an Oscar race that can start to solidify after the vacations. Both movies are releasing on November 22, which has changed into a box office event that many film lovers have dubbed “Glicked.”
The rollout has echoes of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon from 2023, when each Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” have been launched on the identical date. What started as a sequence of foolish memes about two wildly completely different movies popping out directly quickly changed into probably the most optimistic field workplace developments in latest reminiscence, with many viewers making a degree to see each movies. Even if the 2 movies have been initially considered as rivals, they each ended up benefiting from the opposite’s presence.
Jeff Goldblum is crossing his fingers for a comparable expertise when “Wicked,” wherein he performs the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, hits theaters subsequent week. Speaking to Deadline on the Los Angeles premiere, Goldblum expressed hope that the 2 movies would each raise one another up on the field workplace.
”Nobody’s in competitors — it’s an abundance mentality world with sufficient to go round,” Goldblum mentioned when requested concerning the two movies sharing a launch date. He went on so as to add that rivals studying to peacefully coexist is a significant factor of “Wicked,” as demonstrated by the rivalry between Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo). “That’s part of the theme of our show!”
Goldblum went on to precise his utter pleasure about being a part of the “Wicked” film, explaining that his casting was the end result of 20 years of obsession with the supply materials.
“When I found out about it, I jumped up and down about it like a child of 10,” he mentioned. “I had been a fan of the show. I had met Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel backstage after crying my eyes out. I followed it for 20 years. I heard they were going to make a movie, so I was very excited.”
