Jon Chu

Date of Birth

1979-11-02

Place of Birth

Palo Alto, California, USA

Known for

Justin Bieber’s Believe, Freaked

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Wicked’s success continues in Premium VOD sales with its first week bringing in a record-setting $70 million

Posted 1 year ago

The train to Oz keeps rolling, with audiences as the popular Broadway musical adaptation continues to reign on home video.

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Wicked: Part Two of Jon Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway smash moves up a month

Posted 3 years ago

Jon Chu's Wicked Part Two release date is moving up in anticipation of bringing the twisted fairy tale from stage to screen!

Now You See Me 2 director on why it’s not called Now You Don’t

Posted 5 years ago

Some sequels really just name themselves and in the case of 2016's Now You See 2, there was an obvious choice for a title but a very silly reason prevented that from happening. 2013's Now You See Me proved to...

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Lionsgate taps Eric Warren Singer to write Now You See Me 3

Posted 6 years ago

NOW YOU SEE ME and its sequel centered around a team of illusionists known as The Horsemen who pull off near impossible heists and mind-bending feats of magic, and development on the third film was underway even before the release...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights will sing in 2021 instead of this Summer

Posted 6 years ago

Warner Bros. has announced that Lin-Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS will be given plenty of time to break in its dancing shoes, as the film is officially moving to a June 18, 2021 release. The film adaptation based on Miranda's hit...

Iko Uwais in talks to join G.I. Joe spin-off Snake Eyes

Posted 7 years ago

The first G.I. JOE spin-off is in the works and THR has word that Iko Uwais, the bad-ass star of THE RAID and THE RAID 2, is currently in negotiations to join the cast of SNAKE EYES. Centered around the...

Andrew Koji reportedly cast as Storm Shadow for G.I. Joe spinoff movie

Posted 7 years ago

After receiving word that CRAZY RICH ASIANS actor Henry Golding is in early talks to star as Snake Eyes for Paramount, Skydance, and AllSpark's G.I. Joe spinoff feature, SNAKE EYES, The Wrap is reporting that WARRIOR alum Andrew Koji is also joining the...

Henry Golding in early talks to star as Snake Eyes for G.I. Joe spinoff

Posted 7 years ago

Yo, Joe! It's been announced that CRAZY RICH ASIANS star Henry Golding is in early talks to star as Snake Eyes for Paramount, Skydance, and AllSpark's G.I. Joe spinoff feature. The project is set to be helmed by THE CAPTAIN...

Hasbro & Paramount developing another G.I. Joe spin-off

Posted 7 years ago

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios are still trying to get their G.I. JOE franchise up and running after G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA and G.I. JOE: RETALIATION failed to impress critics and didn't exactly light up the box-office compared...

RED’s Robert Schwentke eyed to direct Snake Eyes movie for Paramount

Posted 8 years ago

This month’s BUMBLEBEE marks a fresh start for Hasbro at the movies with a soft reboot of the Transformers franchise, and now it looks like Paramount and the company are looking to keep things going by hiring director Robert Schwentke...

Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding to star in Paul Feig’s Last Christmas

Posted 8 years ago

"There’s a very good reason why the holiday season is a wonderful time for a boy and girl to fall in love. ‘Cause Santa and Cupid planned exactly what you did when you kissed me by the mistletoe above." –...

Weekend Box Office Report: August 31-September 2, 2018

Posted 8 years ago

Crazy Rich Asians can't be stopped! Once again, the romantic comedy CRAZY RICH ASIANS ruled the top of the box office with an estimated $22.2 million! On its third weekend in theaters, director Jon Chu's PG-13 adaptation of the global...

Weekend Box Office Report: August 24-26, 2018

Posted 8 years ago

Crazy Rich Asians keep getting crazy rich! For a second weekend, the romantic comedy CRAZY RICH ASIANS was at the top of the box office with an estimated $25 million! The adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestselling book dipped by a mere...

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