LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) --Director Jon M. Chu said the movie adaptation of Wicked, in theaters Friday, wanted to focus on a closeup of star Cynthia Erivo during the climactic performance of the ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Jon M. Chu has cemented himself as one of Hollywood’s most dynamic directors, known for bringing vibrant visuals and heartfelt ...

Chu –– despite the film itself and its main actresses getting several nominations. “I want to preface our next topic by saying, we’re angry and it’s on our ‘jangly list,'” Kotb began ...

The first Crazy Rich Asians film, written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, directed by Chu, and based on the 2013 novel of ...

What "Wicked" has to say about gaslighting leaders, fascism, scapegoating entire races of people, and American resilience is something Chu thought a great deal about, so he's not surprised its ...

Bay Area-raised film director Jon M. Chu skipped two scheduled Bay Area screenings of his smash-hit musical “Wicked” because he and his family were fleeing the wildfires that have engulfed Southern ...

Jon M. Chu saw “Wicked” in a pre-Broadway run and remembers thinking, “Someone’s going to make a great movie out of this.”Credit...Adali Schell for The New York Times Supported by By ...

Chu has given another Crazy Rich Asians 2 update ... The first Crazy Rich Asians released in 2018, and was based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan. The film featured an absolute ...

"She was being nice to me and I was being nice to her," Chu says of having Grande sing multiple Elphaba songs in her "Wicked" audition.

Jon M. Chu’s musical starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo is defying gravity at the box office — but it was a winding ...