It's been three full decades since author Gregory Maguire released his game-changing book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West." So what does Maguire think of the blockbuster musical and film franchise that followed?

So what does Maguire think? In an interview with CBS News in November 2024, shortly before "Wicked: Part One" hit theaters, Maguire said this of the film:

"It will change the trajectories of imaginative children's lives. They will take from it and they will build on it. And I wouldn't be surprised if 40 years from now... we see another story that continues to unpack part of what I have created. That's how art works."

Maguire continued, "If people leave the movie theater and feel as if they have been reminded to take a few seconds before making snap ju

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