<br> By <a class="c-link lrv-a-unstyle-link" href="https://variety.com/author/jordan-moreau/" > Jordan Moreau</a> <br> “<a href="https://variety.com/t/wicked/" id="auto-tag_wicked" data-tag="wicked" >Wicked</a>” was <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/global/wicked-ban-kuwait-1236234777/" >briefly pulled from theaters in Kuwait</a>, allegedly due to its LGBTQ cast, but could the blockbuster musical ever be fully banned in the United States? Filmmaker <a href="https://variety.com/t/adam-mckay/" id="auto-tag_adam-mckay" data-tag="adam-mckay" >Adam McKay</a> “wouldn’t be surprised” if the film was pulled in the next few years because of where America is headed politically.<br> The “Don’t Look Up” director shared his “Wicked” thoughts on X on Tuesday, writing: “On a pure storytelling level ‘Wicked Part 1’ is right up there as one of the most radical big studio Hollywood movies ever made. 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