"On a pure storytelling level Wicked Part 1 is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made," he wrote. By Christy Piña Associate Editor The director and producer took to X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week to share ...

The "Don't Look Up" director called the musical "one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made."

On a pure storytelling level ‘Wicked Part 1’ is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made,” McKay wrote on X. “I know ‘Part 2’ swings back to the center a bit but ‘Part 1 ‘ is nakedly about radicalization in the face of careerism,

Although Jon Chu's film adaptation of Wicked largely stuck to the stage version for its first part, Cynthia Erivo has confirmed the sequel will feature two brand new songs. The Elphaba actress appeared on Variety‘s "Awards Circuit" podcast and said she worked with the musical's original songwriter,

Ahead of the digital and physical releases of Wicked, ET has shared two new exclusive deleted scenes from the film. The first scene is a deleted montage of Glinda and Elphaba on the train to the Emerald City,

Watch UNSEEN Footage From Ariana Grande’s Audition (Exclusive) Check out ET's exclusive look at footage of Ariana Grande's 'Wicked' audition and the moments she and Cynthia Erivo learned they would be Glinda and Elphaba from director Jon Chu.