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Jon M. Chu Attended ‘Wicked’ Q&A Moderated by Lee Daniels While His Wife Was in Labor
In Chu's defense, this is his fifth child with wife Kristin Hodge and her labor was medically slowed down, giving Chu the opportunity to duck out of the delivery room for a few hours. “Honestly ...
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Jon M. Chu Says Upcoming Britney Spears Film Is About Treatment of ‘Stars That We Think We Own’
He added that the story is still in its "initial conception." By Rania Aniftos Jon M. Chu is giving a bit of insight into the highly anticipated film about the life and career of pop princess ...
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Jon M. Chu Says Upcoming Britney Spears Film Is About Treatment of ‘Stars That We Think We Own’
Jon M. Chu is giving a bit of insight into the highly anticipated film about the life and career of pop princess Britney Spears. “I cannot talk much about the Britney story other than I have ...
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9 Million Tulips and an Extra-Grande Ariana: ‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on Creating Oz
9 Million Tulips and an Extra-Grande Ariana: ‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on Creating Oz The THR Titan talks about conjuring up the season’s biggest hit, the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ sequel ...
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Jon M. Chu almost lost
Chu says he actually turned down his gigantic Wicked adaptation because he was committed to the long-since-canceled Willow show Photo: James Devaney/GC Images In what could have been a major upset ...
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Jon M. Chu says his Britney Spears biopic will be about treatment of 'stars that we think we own'
The "Wicked" and "Crazy Rich Asians" director boarded the adaptation of Spears' memoir "The Woman in Me" in August. Oops! Jon M. Chu's about to do it again. Regarding ...
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‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Misses Film’s L.A. Premiere Due to Birth of Fifth Child
Wicked director Jon M. Chu missed the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie — for a very good reason. While Part 1 of his musical adaptation, a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, was having its L.A ...
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Jon M. Chu talks missing ‘Wicked’ premiere for birth of his child
Director Jon M. Chu stops by TODAY to discuss his upcoming musical film and national sensation, “Wicked” and shares how he welcomed his baby girl on the movie’s premiere day. Chu also ...
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Jon M. Chu on Making the Oz of ‘Wicked’ an Onscreen Reality: ‘We Had to Actually Build Cultures’
At a post-screening chat, director Chu and the cast discussed making the enduring myth of Oz real: "[We] wanted the ground to be dirty; we wanted to have dust and scratches." “We all have a ...
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Director Jon M. Chu joins ‘Wicked’ premiere from hospital as wife gives birth to daughter
Director Jon M. Chu is now a proud father of five! Chu and his wife, Kristin Hodge, expanded their family by one more, welcoming their daughter on Nov. 9. His daughter's birth coincided with ...
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Jon M. Chu Called Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo 'Hardcore' After They Revealed Their Matching Wicked Tattoos
Both 'Wicked' leads revealed what specific tattoos they received in dedication to their beloved characters, Elphaba and Glinda Don Arnold/WireImage Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are linked ...