Jon M. Chu Reacts to His Surprise Critics Choice Win for ‘Wicked’: ‘I’m Living Two Timelines Right Now’
The filmmaker began his Best Director speech with a quip about his Oscars snub, and described editing the forthcoming sequel ...
‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Jokes ‘I’m Gonna Win That Oscar’ After Academy Snub in Stunned Acceptance Speech at Critics’ Choice
Beating out a field of Oscar nominees, 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu was shocked by his win at the Critics' Choice Awards.
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'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu Shouts 'I'm Gonna Win That Oscar' During 2025 Critics Choice Win
After winning the award for best director at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards, held Friday, Feb. 7, at the Barker Hangar in ...
Jon M. Chu & Editor Myron Kerstein Talk Meeting The Moment With ‘Wicked,’ The Film They’ve Trained For All Their Lives – The Process
Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, and produced by Marc Platt and David Stone, Wicked has grossed over $722M worldwide ...
Jon M. Chu Says ‘Wicked’ Awards Run Has “Absolutely” Affected Sequel’s Direction, Teases Part 2 After Critics Choice Win
For Good even as he continues to trek the awards circuit for that film’s predecessor and, unexpectedly, he says seeing the ...
'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu Says Real-Time Fan Reaction 'Affects Everything' in Part 2 Edit: 'They're Really Paying Attention to Every Detail'
Chu is paying close attention to the real-time reaction as he edits Part 2. "I'm living two timelines right now I've been ...
Ariana Grande Says “Wicked: For Good” Is 'Quite Different' from First Movie: It's 'About Consequences'
Ariana Grande is promising a different moviegoing experience in Oz with Wicked: For Good. Grande, 31, appeared at the Santa ...
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Jon M. Chu’s Panoply of Love Stories
You might be surprised to learn that this (Wicked) isn’t the first of Chu’s adaptations to preach love as an ideology, rather ...
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Proof Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Only Have Eyes for Each Other at Critics Choice Awards 2025
Ariana Grande and boyfriend and Wicked co-star Ethan Slater were riding high during a rare date night at the 2025 Critics ...
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Photos: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, & More Attend AFI Awards Event
On February 6, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the 2024 AFI AWARDS honorees, bringing together the creative ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Asked Director Jon M. Chu to Cast Him as a Munchkin in ‘Wicked’: ‘It Would’ve Been Distracting’
After Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborated with director Jon M. Chu on "In The Heights," the pair almost worked together again on "Wicked." ...
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Jon M. Chu Reacts to His Surprise Critics Choice Win for ‘Wicked’: ‘I’m Living Two Timelines Right Now’
Continuing his post-acceptance Q&A, Chu ... m more in the head space of where the fans are — whereas before we had to cover our bases a little bit more for everybody.” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana ...