Jon M. Chu
Jon M. Chu Knows How to Direct Scenes About Being Seen
The 97th Academy Awards are just around the corner, and the film adaptation of Wicked is in the running with
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‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Compares the Wizard’s Popularity to Clickbait
Wicked director Jon M. Chu has long been fascinated with the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Growing up in San
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NOC Review: ‘Wicked’ is the Movie We Need In These Wicked Times
I don’t care if this statement isn’t going to be… popular. Since we’re living in a time where more than
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‘Wicked’ Star Michelle Yeoh is Ready to Have Her Voice Heard
There are many superlatives that best describe Michelle Yeoh: Legendary. Iconic. Stunning. Talented. Brilliant. And, now… Triple Threat.
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New ‘Wicked’ Trailer Captures More of Elphaba and Glinda’s Magical Friendship
Wicked: Part One is almost here! As one of the year’s most anticipated films, Universal released a new trailer, giving
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‘Wicked’ Official Trailer Asks the Question: Are People Born Wicked?
Director Jon M. Chu has always been amazing at bringing musicals to life on the big screen. With the release
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New ‘Wicked’ Featurette Spotlights Jon M. Chu’s Passion Project
Something has changed within him. Something is not the same. It’s because Crazy Rich Asians director, Jon M. Chu has
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Cynthia Erivo Defies Gravity in ‘Wicked’ Super Bowl Teaser
I’ve heard it said that trailers come into our lives for a reason. And during the first half of Super
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‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Producers Wanted the Diaspora to Feel Connected
When Netflix’s Thai Cave Rescue was first announced, executive producer Jon M. Chu immediately tweeted that this project belonged to
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Netflix’s ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ Focuses on the Perspectives of the Boys and Coach
There are so many stories and reiterations of the Tham Luang cave rescue of the 12 boys and their football
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Netflix Announces Inaugural Cohort of the Future Gold Film Fellowship
Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity Initiative have announced their inaugural cohort of the Future Gold Film Fellowship. Netflix Golden, the
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to Star in Movie Adaptation of Broadway’s ‘Wicked’
Wicked, Universal Pictures’ film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical, has found Elphaba and Glinda in Cynthia Erivo and Ariana
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Southern Fried Asian: Kevin Kwan
Last month, the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore hosted our own Keith Chow in conversation with New York Times
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The ‘Heights’ of Anxiety and the Color Line: Racial Ambiguity in a Culture of Absolutes
I once heard the great political philosopher and activist Angela Davis argue that Americans are so obsessed with race as
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NOC Interview: Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Making of ‘In The Heights’
Now that In the Heights is officially in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, what better time than now to
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NOC Exclusive Interviews with ‘In The Heights’ Director Jon M. Chu and the Cast
For our review of the film, click here. The anticipated release of WB’s In the Heights is set to release
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Light’s Up on the Opening Number from ‘In the Heights’
Warner Bros. has moved up the opening of Jon M. Chu’s big screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría
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Hard NOC Life 219: Lin-Manuel Miranda! + The ‘Eternals’ Trailer Reaction
On a new Hard NOC Life, Keith finally talks to Lin-Manuel Miranda about adapting his first musical, In the Heights,
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‘In the Heights’ Captures the Beauty of Washington Heights and the Community Behind It
It seems like only yesterday when national treasure and lyricist genius Lin-Manuel Miranda graced the Richard Rodgers Theatre as Usnavi
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Actions Speak Louder than Words: Henry Golding on Being ‘Snake Eyes’
Few comic book characters mean more to me than G.I. Joe’s resident Ninja Commando. Created by Larry Hama and based
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‘In the Heights’ Trailer Celebrates Life in Washington Heights
Warner Bros. has released the trailer for the anticipated musical film In the Heights, and it does not disappoint. Directed
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Anthony Ramos Credits the ‘In the Heights’ Musical for His Career
In the Heights has played a huge role in the lives of the actors who created and originated in the
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