Jon M. Chu

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 Cinematic Arts other films he has directed often include musical elements including the dance films Step Up 2 The Streets 2008 and Step Up 3D 2010 the musicals Jem and the Holograms 2015 and In the Heights 2021 as well as the live concert films Justin Bieber Never Say Never 2011 and Justin Biebers Believe 2013 Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M Chu licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia