"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu on casting, movie's impact and ... - CBS News
Dec 3, 2024 · Director Jon M. Chu said there was a need to make "Wicked" now — "that it was speaking to a new voice of a new generation." Before casting Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as...
Jon M. Chu Says 'Everything Scared' Him About Making 'Wicked'
Dec 16, 2024 · Jon M. Chu revealed at 'Wicked' screening and Q&A that 'everything scared' him when it came to making 'Wicked,' and particularly one big and important scene.
Jon M. Chu Misses Wicked L.A. Premiere for Birth of 5th Baby: …
Nov 10, 2024 · Jon M. Chu's family is growing! The Crazy Rich Asians director, 45, shared in an Instagram Stories post on Saturday, Nov. 9 — the same day as the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked — that he...
Jon M. Chu believes ‘the time is right’ for ‘Wicked’ | CNN
Dec 3, 2024 · Jon M. Chu spoke with CNN’s John Berman Tuesday about his hit movie musical, which stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. “There has to be a reason why a movie is made, an urgency, and I...
Jon M. Chu - Wikipedia
Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) [3] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known as the director of the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and the musical fantasy Wicked (2024), the former being one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent. [4] …
Director Jon M. Chu missed ‘Wicked’ premiere to welcome fifth …
Nov 10, 2024 · “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu couldn’t attend the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, and the reason is quite “wonderful.” Chu shared on his Instagram Stories that he and his wife Kristin Hodge...
Jon M. Chu misses 'Wicked' premiere for birth of his baby daughter
Nov 10, 2024 · Jon M. Chu just celebrated a very magical night — and it had (almost) nothing to do with the premiere of his new movie, Wicked. The director behind the two-part musical epic is now a proud...
Jon M. Chu Misses 'Wicked' LA Premiere For Birth of His Daughter …
Nov 11, 2024 · Update: Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu‘s daughter arrived late on Saturday night while the L.A. premiere to his latest Universal feature musical was rocking on at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Jon M. Chu talks directing ‘Wicked,’ fatherhood, Palo Alto roots
Nov 21, 2024 · Filmmaker Jon M. Chu played essential roles in delivering not one but two bundles of joy this month. The first arrived Nov. 9 when the Palo Alto-born filmmaker and his wife Kristin Hodge...
Jon. M Chu and Shawn Levy Break Down 'Wicked,' 'Deadpool and …
Dec 17, 2024 · Jon M. Chu has photographic evidence. Before he directed “Wicked,” the hit adaptation of the Broadway musical about a pair of witchy BFFs, Chu was an extra on “The Secret World of Alex Mack.”