Nick Jonas Chats The Good Half, Wicked, & More With Variety

Nick Jonas sat down with Variety to promote his new film, The Good Half. Directed by Robert Schwartzman, this new indie follows a man dealing with grief and will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Highlights from his interview are below.

On auditioning for a role in the live adaptation of Wicked: “The role was Fiyero. I think it went really well. I was very happy coming out of the room. I’m a huge fan of the show, and that’s a role I always thought it would be fun to play. But I think Jonathan [Bailey] is going to do a great job, and I’m sure the movie is going to be great.”

On preparing for a role: “I did a film called Goat a couple years ago and I played a fraternity brother, kind of a wild man. So I went to a college town bar and had a big, old night with a bunch of fraternity brothers and sorority sisters. It was a good way to put myself in that frame of mind. With this movie, it was real conversations with friends and people I trust about their experience with loss and grief. I’m definitely not a method actor by any means, but I try to stay in the general emotional space of the character. I find it helpful.”

You can check out even more from his interview here.