Adam McKay Movies Like ‘Wicked’ Could Be Banned In ‘3-5 Years’

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Adam McKay, the director of movies such as Anchorman, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, Vice, and more, is a big fan of the recently released Wicked movie. He also believes movies like it could be banned in the United States of America in three to five years.

Just prior to the start of the holidays, the Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Don’t Look Up filmmaker shared his glowing review of the film adaptation of Wicked, which is expected to be a major contender at next year’s Academy Awards, including Ariana Grande in the Best Supporting Actress category.

In his assessment of the adaptation of the Broadway musical, which was directed by Jon Chu, McKay even put Wicked in the same sentence as iconic projects such as Bridge on the River Kwai, The Sound of Music, The Searchers and Citizen Kane.

“On a pure storytelling level Wicked Part 1 is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made. I know Part 2 swings back to the center a bit but Part 1 is nakedly about radicalization in the face of careerism, fascism, propaganda,” McKay said of the film on social media.

“If America keeps going on the track it is I wouldn’t be surprised to see the movie banned in 3-5 years,” McKay responded to someone who replied to his tweet.

As far as iconic mid-2000s comedy directors go, McKay’s tweets are far from the most cringeworthy, as that belongs to Judd Apatow, who famously and hilariously claimed that Will Smith “could have killed” Chris Rock when he slapped him at the Academy Awards.

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Nevertheless, McKay’s comments were clowned on for their hyperbole (given how massive Wicked Part One was and how successful next year’s Part Two will be, Universal Pictures will surely explore ways to extend the series, despite McKay’s sensationalistic prediction).

“Challenging any and everyone to figure out what the f— this even means,” one viral reply to McKay’s comments said.

“Adam McKay and Taylor Lorenz are neck and neck for the best examples for what happens when older people spend too much time on social media interacting with zoomers,” said another.

Wicked Part Two, which was recently renamed Wicked: For Good, is set to hit theaters on November 21, 2025.

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