Jon M. Chu

Jon M. Chu

1979-11-02 Palo Alto, California, USA 37 Credits

Biography

Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for directing the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) and the musical fantasy "Wicked" (2024), the former being one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent. For his direction for "Wicked," Chu won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director. An alumnus of the USC School of ...

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Oh, the Places You'll Go!

2028

Director

Directing

A globetrotting animated musical which follows a young adventurer as they journey the joys and heartaches, and the peaks and the valleys of life.

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

2025

Director

Directing

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the f...

Making Wicked

Making Wicked

2024

as Self

8.0
Acting

Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the characters, choreography, and creativity that make up the m...

Wicked

Wicked

2024

Director

6.9
Directing

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University,...

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

2024

as Self

7.5
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

2024

Thanks

7.5

A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

2022

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with n...

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

2022

as Self

4.7
Acting

Primetime program celebrating the diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of the vibrant Asian American, Native Hawaiian and P...

Justin Bieber: The New Me

Justin Bieber: The New Me

2021

Acting

From teenage heartthrob to married man, Justin Bieber has had his career challenges, but the "Prince of Pop” continues to evolve his identity.

A Night at the Academy Museum

A Night at the Academy Museum

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Exclusive look at the movies' 120-year history as well as an insight into the largest institution in the U.S. dedicated to the arts, sciences and arti...

In the Heights

In the Heights

2021

Director

7.1
Directing

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Hei...

Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

2019

Director

5.8
Directing

In his first-ever stand-up special, Ken Jeong shares hilarious stories from his Hollywood career -- and reveals how "The Hangover" saved his life.

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

as Self

7.3
Acting

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a...

Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

2018

Director

7.1
Directing

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives o...

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

2016

Director

6.8
Directing

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find them...

Dance Camp

Dance Camp

2016

Producer

6.3
Producing

When Hunter gets sent to a dorky summer dance camp, he thinks he's about to have the worst summer of his life. But the quirky charm of the camp grows ...

Jem and the Holograms

Jem and the Holograms

2015

Director, Producer

5.5
Directing Producing

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of dis...

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

2014

Director

7.0
Directing

Everyone’s talking about it, but who can explain it? Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan have partnered to produce WE TH...

Justin Bieber's Believe

Justin Bieber's Believe

2013

as Self

7.1
Acting

A backstage and on-stage look at Justin Bieber during his rise to super stardom.

Justin Bieber's Believe

Justin Bieber's Believe

2013

Director

7.1
Directing

A backstage and on-stage look at Justin Bieber during his rise to super stardom.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013

Director

5.6
Directing

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their m...

Step Up Revolution

Step Up Revolution

2012

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threat...

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

2011

Director

5.2
Directing

Tells the story of Justin Bieber, the kid from Canada with the hair, the smile and the voice: It chronicles his unprecedented rise to fame, all the wa...

Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D

2010

Director

6.8
Directing

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against th...

YouTube Live

YouTube Live

2008

as Himself

7.0
Acting

YouTube Live was a 2008 event streamed live on the Internet from San Francisco and Tokyo. It was launched November 22–23, 2008.

Step Up 2: The Streets

Step Up 2: The Streets

2008

Director

6.7
Directing

When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold ont...

Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner

2002

Director

Directing
Silent Beats

Silent Beats

2001

Director

5.0
Directing

An African-American boy is confronted by the harsh reality of assumptions and stereotypes in an ordinary trip to the convenience store.

Freaked

Freaked

1993

as Giant Stuey Monster

6.1
Acting

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Play-Doh

Play-Doh

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

An animated film inpired by Hasbro's colorful clay.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

N/A

Executive Producer, Director

Producing Directing

The modernized story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis.

The Goxfather

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Biopic of Mark Karpeles, who once owned and ran the biggest bitcoin exchange in the world. The sudden disappearance of half a billion dollars worth of...

The Woman in Me

N/A

Director

Directing

The story of the highs and lows in the career of Britney Spears. Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir.

Permanent Record

Permanent Record

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

Pablo Rind and Leanna Smart are opposites who attract in an unexpected romance. Pablo is a college dropout, working the graveyard shift at a 24-hour d...

The Great Chinese Art Heist

N/A

Director

Directing

The story follows a slew of museum art robberies that occurred in Europe, in which Chinese antiquities were stolen, chiefly those that came from the c...

Split Fiction

Split Fiction

N/A

Director

Directing

A film adaptation of the video game of the same name, about a pair of authors who become trapped in the worlds they created.

Untitled Hot Wheels Film

Untitled Hot Wheels Film

N/A

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

An action film, inspired by Mattel’s bestselling toy car line, which will showcase some of the world’s hottest and sleekest vehicles. Plot TBA.