Jeff Goldblum details his upcoming Netflix project 'Kaos' and teases his character of Zeus while chatting with The Hollywood Reporter on the Met Gala steps. Plus, he receives a surprise visit from Taika Waititi and Rita Ora.
00:01Some enchanted evening, you may see you'll strike, et cetera, et cetera.
00:08Nice to see you.
00:11I miss you horribly.
00:12You look fantastic.
00:14May I say, is that a Band-Aid on your arm?
00:16What'd you do, get a shot today?
00:17Oh, I didn't get a shot.
00:18That's a piece of tape.
00:19But thank you so much, Mr. Jeff Goldblum.
00:21What is it like in there?
00:22I love your stream of consciousness.
00:24I love when you just go and tell us everything.
00:27What's going on up there and what's going on in there?
00:30You know, just what you see.
00:31You see everything I do.
00:33Look at that, you know.
00:35My, my, what an eyeful.
00:38What an eyeful.
00:39That's lovely.
00:39Actually, I've already seen a couple of friends that I hadn't seen that I wouldn't get an occasion to see otherwise.
00:45So that's awful nice.
00:46Look at your shining faces.
00:48That's sweet as, as a sugar pop cereal.
00:52You're always so stylish.
00:54I'm noticing that you have two different glasses.
00:56Is this green a nod to Wicked at all?
00:59Oh, possibly what know you of Wicked.
01:04You know, are you interested in the Wicked?
01:07Jeff, can you tell me one thing that you haven't told anyone else on the carpet?
01:11You always, you always tell me the best thing that we can look forward to when it comes to Wicked.
01:14I can't hold anything back when I gaze into those peepers.
01:19What can I tell you?
01:20You know, well, well, I'm very interested in tonight's artistic assignment and the theme of Garden of Time, how you can hold back the inevitable destruction and how we can enjoy the moment and turn it into something beautiful.
01:37I enjoy that theme.
01:41And then I can tell you in the meat and potatoes file that I got something coming out on Netflix in August called Chaos, K-A-O-S, that you may like.
01:53It's about the Greek gods, a new twist, a modern twist.
02:02And guess who I play?
02:04Zeus.
02:04Zeus, exactly.
02:05Wait, really?
02:06Of course you do, because you're a god.
02:09You're everything, Jeff Goldblum.
02:10What has been so fun about playing Zeus or diving into Zeus?
02:15That's a good question.
02:19Well, this particular Zeus, I can't ruin some surprises, but he has got a complicated past and relationship, family relationship.
02:35You know, he's got a bunch of, I'm married to my sister, that's first of all, for a couple of thousand years now, played by the great Janet McTeer.
02:43And I've got some children with who I'm struggling to do the right thing, but they've got strong personalities and this and that.
02:54And then I've got a couple of brothers that are part of the organization and the effort that we're trying to make.
03:01But that becomes a volatile, difficult situation and...
03:04Sounds like chaos.
03:06It is chaos.
03:07And it's a little bit related, not unrelated to and adjacent to the theme tonight.
03:12There's, we think that life is smooth sailing, but there's evidence that there's imminent destruction and loss.
03:22And that we have to face loss, just like we all do.
03:25And so my character needs to struggle with that.
03:29That's one thing.
03:30And then Wicked comes out in November.
03:33Have you met Taika Waititi before?
03:35Have I met him?
03:36We did Thor Ragnarok together.
03:38Are you kidding?
03:38Taika!
03:39Jeff, have you guys seen each other?
03:44Reunion for the ages!
03:45Guys, look at these silver foxes really showing up at the Met this year.
03:49Wolves!
03:50When was the last time you guys saw each other?
03:53At the Oscar party two years ago.
03:57Two years ago.
03:58Yes, that's right.
03:58Exactly.
03:59We haven't aged a day.
04:00Taika, how excited are you to see Jeff Goldblum in the Wicked?
04:04I'm excited to see Jeff Goldblum in any facet of my life.
04:08Any, like, just in my peripheral and even right in the direct vision.
04:14I'm more excited.
04:15Especially in your brown leather.
04:16Oh, yeah.
04:17If I can make it six more steps, I can take off these gloves.
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