Andrew Morrison ('The Brutalist') and more at the annual PGA Nominees Breakfast to discuss bringing their films to the screen.

At the PGA’s annual breakfast panel for nominees for Theatrical Motion Picture, Platt, who also produced the Broadway show, said he envisioned Glinda as a figure like Robert F. Kennedy Sr., clarifying he means the ’60s politician and presidential candidate, not his nephew, the current nominee for health department secretary.

Wicked' producer Marc Platt didn't want to make two movies. Director Jon M. Chu's first film in his adaptation of the Broadway show was released late last year, with the story set to end in this November's 'Wicked: For Good',

The filmmaker began his Best Director speech with a quip about his Oscars snub, and described editing the forthcoming sequel amid awards season.

After winning the award for best director at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, held Friday, Feb. 7, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., he proclaimed, “I’m gonna win that Oscar!” (Chu was clearly joking, since he was not nominated for the Oscar this year for his work on Wicked .)

Wicked” director Jon M. Chu beat out several Oscar nominees for best director at the Critics’ Choice Awards Friday evening, taking home the prize from that body. The filmmaker seemed stunned as he took the stage at the behest of his encouraging cast,