The Wizard of Oz is, and always has been, a humbug. But in Wicked, he's elevated to an even more sinister place — not merely a charlatan, but a fraud who has seized power and wants to use the ...

In the interplay between the Wizard's bid for power and Elphaba's real magic, Goldblum hopes audiences will find a similar message to Thor: Ragnarok about what constitutes true power in this world.

"Everything you do leaves its residue," Goldblum says of the parallels. The Wizard of Oz is, and always has been, a humbug. But in Wicked, he's elevated to an even more sinister place — not ...