WATCH: Jeff Goldblum Explains How ‘Wicked’ Role Stopped Him Eating Meat

Jeff Goldblum has told a popular British television show how his role in the “Wicked” movies has inadvertently led to him stopping eating meat.

The beloved 73-year-old star of 1986’s “The Fly,” 1993’s “Jurassic Park,” and 1996’s “Independence Day” — who plays the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in both 2024’s “Wicked” and its upcoming 2025 sequel “Wicked: For Good” — was chatting to hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley on long-running daytime magazine programme “This Morning.”

Goldblum was in the studio to talk about his role in the sequel, and he spent over 10 minutes talking about it with passion and enthusiasm. His chat also revealed that playing the Wizard in the franchise had prompted him to end his carnivorous lifestyle and become a pescatarian.

Jeff Goldblum Says ‘Wicked’ Role ‘Changed Me’

In his “This Morning” interview — which has been uploaded to the show’s 2.49 million subscriber YouTube channel — Goldblum went into great detail about how he had been so heavily affected by the themes of animal cruelty in the “Wicked” movies that he has completely cut all meat from his diet.

Goldblum said, “This period of time, working with Jon Chu… amazing. It’s changed me. You know, after doing this movie, we talked about the animal cruelty, I stopped eating meat and poultry.”

He continued, “We need the world to work for everybody on Earth and every creature, too.”

The actor isn’t the only star in the “Wicked” movies to be off meat. Both Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have been vegan since 2013.

Goldblum also gushed over the whole “Wicked” experience and expressed gratitude at still landing great roles so deep into his career. He said, “It’s uncommon that you get to be doing this over a period of time and get more fertile and juicy and interesting and relevant roles for yourself at this period of time.”

‘This Morning’ Fans Gushed Over ‘Whimsical’ Jeff Goldblum

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Jeff Goldblum’s “This Morning” interview proved popular with fans of the show, as the comments under the YouTube video proved.

One viewer wrote, “If you took the word ‘whimsical’ and made it into a person you’d get Jeff Goldblum.”

Another said, “PERFECT casting with the awesome and talented Jeff Goldblum… This legend LOVES to portray complex characters.”

Someone else commented, “Jeff is full of life and deserves all the success he has had . Still love the fly.”

Finally, one fan noted, “Jeff is so kind, generous, and charming. Awesome in Wicked.”

“Wicked: For Good” — which also stars the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, and Michelle Yeoh in its impressive ensemble cast — hits theaters worldwide on November 21. You should definitely make a point of going to see it.

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