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‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Says Viewers Should Ask Theaters to Increase Movie’s Volume
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in Universal's highly anticipated adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical.
‘We get to take the audience closer than ever before’: Director Jon M. Chu talks all things ‘Wicked’ with Deseret News
This week, “Wicked” opened the gates to a cinematic Oz, giving audiences a closer look at the Broadway juggernaut than ever before. Many longtime fans of the Broadway musical are bursting with questions on how director Jon M.
Jon M. Chu’s Key to Cracking ‘Wicked’? Starting at the End
The director tells IndieWire all about his likely blockbuster: "I knew that if we could show that on the screen, we had a movie here."
‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on Those Surprise Cameos: “We Had One Day to Do It”
“There was no world where we wouldn’t invite them to come be a part of this,” director Jon M. Chu tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The question for us was, how, and how much are they willing to do in it, and how much can the story itself handle it? Because they’re such iconic people and especially to these roles.”
Jon M. Chu talks directing ‘Wicked,’ fatherhood, Palo Alto roots
For that reason, it’s a bit of a mind blower for Chu, who also helmed two “Step Up” dance movies, “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Jem and the Holograms” and more, that he’s the one directing the film version some 20 years after seeing the musical with the fam. “It feels like destiny,” he says.
Jon M. Chu Embraced the Politics of ‘Wicked’ and Audiences Seeing It Through a Post-Election Lens
While he was a guest on an upcoming episode of IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, “ Wicked ” director Jon M. Chu acknowledged the politics of the story of the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum) and Elphaba,
Wicked director Jon M Chu has request for cinema viewers
Director made complaint about film’s volume at cinema screenings as theatres remind fans that singing along during screenings is prohibited
Jon M. Chu Waited 20 Years for the Chance to Direct ‘Wicked’
He never doubted it would work as a movie. He just hoped he would be the one to film it: “I have my own experiences with being green.”
When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it
"Musical" has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but there's no avoiding it in bringing "Wicked" to the big screen.
Splitting Wicked into two movies was the first conversation director Jon M. Chu had
Before people could really hold space with the lyrics of “Defying Gravity,” Jon M. Chu had to figure out how much space his Wicked adaptation was going to take up in general. “The first question was: one movie or two?
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Update: Jon M. Chu Says “I Won’t Bring Everyone Back Unless It’s Worth It”
With Wicked conquering the Earth, the million-dollar question for filmmaker Jon M. Chu as he reaps the biggest box office ...
‘Wicked' Spoiler Interview: Jon M. Chu on Expanding ‘Defying Gravity,' Cutting Lines and Splitting the Musical in Two - Plus, Will Dorothy Pop Up in ‘Part 2'?
Jon M. Chu counted himself a fan of “Wicked” long before he was hired to direct the big-budget movie adaptation of the ...
‘Wicked’ Review: Jon M. Chu’s Massive Musical Adaptation Defies Gravity (and Logic) to Spin a Tale Mostly for Established Fans
Ariana Grande is a scream & Cynthia Erivo's voice is unparalleled, but expanding out the Broadway musical into two parts ...
The 'Wicked' movie's biggest changes from the Broadway musical and book
Are there any new scenes, songs or characters in "Wicked?" Here's what's different in the new movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.