Jon M. Chu

'Dune,' Taylor Swift and the Cure Rule Exclaim!'s 2024 Readers Poll

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025

Now that we've thoroughly ranked and dissected all of the highlights from 2024, it's time for you to have your say! Throughout December and...

'Wicked' Leaves Other Musical Adaptations Seeing Green

Directed by Jon M. Chu

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2024

Directed by Jon M. Chu, 'Wicked' — the movie adaptation of the musical based on the book of the same name, itself based on...

A Britney Spears Biopic Is in the Works

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2024

There's some more Britney Spears news to kickflip you through the end of the week: a biopic based on the pop star's best-selling memoir...

People Are Petitioning to Keep James Corden Out of the New 'Wicked' Movie

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2021

Where pop-punk has the prevalent presence of Travis Barker, musicals have James Corden; he's simply everywhere. But if the people have any...

Lin-Manuel Miranda Apologizes for the Colourism of 'In the Heights'

PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021

The new film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights has been celebrated with positive reviews, bu...

'In the Heights' Director Jon M. Chu Wants Audiences to "Dream Bigger"

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2021

"People kept saying, 'This is an on-the-street musical,'" says In the Heights director Jon M. Chu. "Why did they keep saying 'on the street...

'In the Heights' Is a Worthy Culmination of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Vision

Directed by Jon M. Chu

PUBLISHED May 21, 2021

I'm not alone in wanting to speak up for 2010's Step Up 3D, but it might be strange to do so here, when director Jon M. Chu's career has ta...

The 'Willow' Reboot for Disney+ Just Lost Jon M. Chu

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2021

The Willow reboot for Disney+ has just hit a major snag, as Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu has exited the project. Chu made the an...