Jeff Goldblum Praises Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked' | Critics Choice Awards 2025

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At the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, Jeff Goldblum praises his 'Wicked' co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on their performances in the film while chatting with THR on the carpet. Plus, he reacts to Scarlett Johansson and co-star Jonathan Bailey's upcoming 'Jurassic World Rebirth' film.

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00:00Look at this. Now look, these are her notes.

00:02Don't read the notes!

00:04I'm a handwriting analyst.

00:06That's beautiful.

00:08I can tell many things about you from that.

00:10I approve and you frighten me a little too.

00:12I love how tiny it is.

00:14That's impressive.

00:16Well, congratulations on all of Wicked's success.

00:18You're so sweet to say. Thank you very much.

00:20First of all, have you seen Wicked for Good yet?

00:24Any clips? Any content at all?

00:28No.

00:30You know, I may have seen a little cut something.

00:34No, no, no. They're working.

00:36I know that John M. Chu, the great, great and powerful

00:38and visionary John M. Chu,

00:40is working with Myron Kirstein, the editor,

00:44and John Powell, the scorer.

00:46You know, there's a lot of things to do.

00:48The great team of special visual effects.

00:50So, there's a lot to do.

00:52But I know a little bit about it.

00:54It's coming together.

00:56Before you know it, we'll be out and about, you know, seeing it

01:00and, you know, hoping that others see it too.

01:02I have high hopes for it.

01:04What a great team.

01:06And, of course, more of Cynthia and Ariana.

01:08It can't be a bad thing.

01:10I'll never get enough of them.

01:12What have you thought about their Oscar nominations?

01:14All the attention they're getting?

01:16Well deserved.

01:18Crazy about it. I'm crazy about it.

01:20I'm so proud to be associated with them

01:22and to know them and to have stood this close

01:24while they're doing their stuff.

01:26Which is not only singing in a way that is as good as anybody has ever sung in the whole world.

01:34They're just masterful and thrilling.

01:36I love music and so I'm so thrilled by that.

01:39But the way they act is so great.

01:42Ariana and Cynthia, they act in the highest manner of naturalism,

01:46subtlety, depth, complexity, intelligence, feeling.

01:53It's so beautiful what they do.

01:55And to do both of them together is a startling, miraculous, wonder of the world achievement.

02:01It just makes me, even thinking about it, I'm like getting cheery-eyed.

02:04Like, it's really something else.

02:07I'm on the brink of tears all the time just being around them still any time.

02:11And I saw that they're apparently opening the Oscars.

02:14The two of them are going to be performing.

02:16What do you think about that?

02:18They could open anything as far as I'm concerned.

02:21I know nothing about that.

02:23And there are rumors flying around like a witch with a broom.

02:27But we'll see what occurs.

02:29And the new Jurassic World trailer just came out with Jonathan Bailey.

02:34What do you think about that whole franchise?

02:36And Scarlett Johansson.

02:38And Scarlett Johansson, who we just released a single.

02:41I have an album out.

02:42And she sings on it.

02:44And we just released her song on a single.

02:47I adore her.

02:48I've known her since she was young.

02:50We did something, Cross Paths in Asteroid City.

02:52I adore her.

02:53And Jonathan Bailey is a hero of mine.

02:56I adore him.

02:57Ooh, I'll be in a sleeping bag on the sidewalk ready for the first showing anywhere.

03:08But yeah.

03:11And listen.

03:13So if we look in the look, I've been quite estákissing away.

03:16Since like, what I'm talking to you?

03:17You know where?

03:18The roof has no idea.

03:20So like.

03:21Close the house to animals.

03:22And don't be even familiar with the search for everything else

03:28What is wrong, don't be too little.

03:30And don't break away.

03:31And it's a Tage channel.

03:32And draw a line to cache.

Jeff Goldblum Praises Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo in 'Wicked' | Critics Choice Awards 2025

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