“It’s changed me”: Jeff Goldblum reveals how Wicked made him stop eating meat

Jeff Goldblum revealed that his role in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked prompted him to stop eating meat and poultry, saying. He made this revelation during a recent interview on the British chat show This Morning, which aired on Monday, November 10, 2025. He stated:

"It's changed me. After doing this movie we talked about the animal cruelty. I stopped eating meat and poultry. So this Christmas and Thanksgiving, I may be having another something else."

Goldblum portrays The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the movie. His decision to change his diet was inspired by his struggles with the musical's themes, particularly those concerning animal cruelty and the suppression of the realm's talking animals, a key plot point involving the Wizard and Madame Morrible.

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Jeff Goldblum says his role in Wicked prompted him to stop eating meat

During a recent chat with This Morning, Jeff Goldblum highlighted his reasons for quitting meat while working on the sets of Jon M. Chu's Wicked. The Jurassic Park star also added:

"I'm happy. We need the world to work for everybody on earth and every creature too."

Goldblum is reprising his role in the upcoming sequel of the musical adaptation Wicked: For Good, which will be released theatrically on November 21, 2025. Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in lead roles, the returning cast also features Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, and Michelle Yeoh, among other actors.

Jeff Goldblum's acting career began after he moved to New York at 17 to study method acting. He attracted attention after his early parts in movies like Nashville (1975) and a breakthrough in The Big Chill (1983). He further established himself as an emerging actor with the terrifying transformation of scientist Seth Brundle in The Fly (1986).

He gained worldwide fame for his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm, the sharp, chaos theory mathematician in Jurassic Park (1993). This feature made him a pop culture icon in the film industry. Goldblum showed his versatality appearing in Marvel Cinematic Universe Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok (2018) as the quirky Grandmaster, a role he reprised the Marvel Studio's animated series What If...?

In Jon M. Chu's Wicked, Goldblum portrays Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a charismatic yet deeply manipulative character and the true antagonist behind Oz's political unrest. He is a non-magical, power-hungry man who collaborates with Madame Morrible to oppress the sentient Animals of Oz, stripping them of their voices and rights.

Jeff Goldblum brings his signature quirkiness to the role, which initially masks the character’s paranoid and dictatorial nature. His lies force Elphaba (the future Wicked Witch of the West) to become a resistance fighter, fundamentally driving the core conflict of the story.

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