Jon M. Chu
American filmmaker
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| 2025 | Jon M. Chu involved with Wicked: For Good, potentially a follow-up or companion piece to the 2024 Wicked film |
| February 7 2025 | Won Best Director at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards |
| February 7 2025 | Won Best Director award at Critics' Choice Movie Awards for 'Wicked' |
| January 2025 | His film Wicked won the Golden Globe Award for Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. |
| January 14 2025 | Nominated for Best Director by the Houston Film Critics Society |
| January 14 2025 | Nominated for Best Director by Houston Film Critics Society for 'Wicked' |
| January 2 2025 | Named Best Director Runner-up by Critics Association Of Central Florida for 'Wicked' |
| December 2024 | Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director for directing the film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked. |
| December 2024 | Chu is set to receive the American Cinema Editors' Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing his distinguished achievement in film artistry and business. |
| December 30 2024 | Won Best Director award at TiBS Editors Choice Awards for 'Wicked' |
| December 16 2024 | Nominated for Best Director by New York Film Critics Online |
| December 13 2024 | Nominated for Best Director by the Las Vegas Film Critics Society |
| December 9 2024 | Nominated for Best Director by the Michigan Movie Critics Guild |
| December 8 2024 | Nominated for Best Director at The Astra Awards and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association |
| November 2024 | Scheduled to release the first part of the two-part film adaptation of Wicked for Universal Pictures. |
| August 2024 | Announced as director of the film adaptation of Britney Spears' biography The Woman in Me for Universal Pictures. |
| January 2024 | Signed a first-look film deal with Warner Bros. Pictures through his production company Electric Company. |
| 2023 | Chu serves as executive producer for 'The Company You Keep' TV series |
| April 2023 | Revealed as director and co-producer of a feature film adaptation of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Amazon MGM Studios. |
| 2022 | Jon M. Chu serves as executive producer for the TV mini-series 'Thai Cave Rescue'. |
| 2022 | Chu serves as executive producer for 'Thai Cave Rescue' and 'Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration' TV special |
| 2022 | Chu serves as executive producer for 'Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration' TV special |
| March 2022 | Announced as producer (and potential director) of an animated film based on Play-Doh, to be produced by Entertainment One and Hasbro. |
| 2021 | Directed In the Heights, a musical film further establishing his expertise in musical storytelling. |
| July 1 2021 | Nominated for Best Filmmaker by Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards for 'In the Heights' |
| June 10 2021 | Released In the Heights, a film adaptation of the Broadway musical, which was delayed from its original 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| January 2021 | Left directorial duties on Willow due to production delays and personal reasons related to the birth of his next child. |
| 2020 | Chu begins working on the TV series 'Home Before Dark' |
| October 2020 | Announced as the director for the pilot of the Disney+ series Willow, based on the original film. |
| 2019 | Chu directs the TV special 'Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho' |
| 2019 | Chu works on the pilot episode of TV series 'Good Trouble' |
| 2019 | Produced the film 'Step Up: Year of the Dance'. |
| 2019 | Jon M. Chu and Kristin Hodge welcomed their son Jonathan Heights Chu, whose middle name comes from the film In the Heights, which Chu was directing at the time. |
| 2018 | Jon M. Chu is associated with a film titled 'Somewhere', though his specific role is not clearly defined in the provided information |
| 2018 | Jon M. Chu worked on a project titled 'Somewhere' where he was involved in cinematography |
| August 17 2018 | Directed Crazy Rich Asians, which became the highest-grossing film of the weekend, earning over $35M at the US box office in its first five days and receiving a 93% Rotten Tomatoes rating. |
| July 27 2018 | Jon M. Chu married graphic designer Kristin Hodge in St. Helena, California. |
| 2017 | Jon M. Chu and his wife Kristin Hodge welcomed their daughter Willow Chu, named after the 1988 fantasy film Willow. |
| 2016 | Produced the film 'Dance Camp'. |
| 2016 | Jon M. Chu directs Now You See Me 2, continuing his work in ensemble thriller genres |
| 2015 | Directed Jem and the Holograms, a musical film adaptation continuing his trend of music-related projects. |
| 2014 | Worked as executive producer on the dance film 'Step Up: All In'. |
| 2013 | Jon M. Chu directs G.I. Joe: Retaliation, expanding his portfolio into action films |
| 2013 | Directed a pre-flight safety video for Virgin America, which was structured like a musical number and played before flights through 2018. |
| 2013 | Awarded the Visionary Award by East West Players (EWP) for contributions to the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. |
| 2013 | Directed Justin Bieber's Believe, his second concert film about the musician's career. |
| 2012 | Served as executive producer for the dance film 'Step Up: Revolution'. |
| 2011 | Directed Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, his first live concert film documenting the pop star's rise to fame. |
| 2010 | Jon M. Chu begins creating 'The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers', serving as creator, director, and editor |
| 2010 | Directed Step Up 3D, continuing his work in dance-themed films and exploring innovative visual storytelling techniques. |
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