Jeff Goldblum en route to join the cast of 'Wicked' movies

Jeff Goldblum is en route to play the Wizard in Jon M. Chu’s upcoming Wicked movies, that will be releasing on consecutive years.

On October 28, Variety reported that Primetime Emmy nominee, Jeff Goldblum, is in final talks with the producers to play the role of the Wizard in both the Wicked movies.

The outlet also broke the news earlier that Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey will be playing the character of Fiyero in the movies.

Directed by Jon M. Chu, the two-part feature adaptation is lead by Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. 

Wicked is the prequel of The Wizard of Oz, narrating the story of how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Chu in a statement on why they decided to make two parts of the movie explained, "We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one ‘Wicked’ movie but two!"

He continued, "With more space, we can tell the story of ‘Wicked’ as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys for these beloved characters."

The Universal Pictures films will be released on the Christmas of 2024 and 2025 separately.