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Jon M. Chu really did not want to call his next movie Wicked

Jon M. Chu really did not want to call his next movie Wicked: Part Two

For a guy who’s spent the last several years of his life taking a well-known pop culture artifact and breaking it into two distinct parts, Jon M. Chu sure does have a lot of contempt for calling films “Part Two.

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‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu says Britney Spears will be ‘very involved’ in upcoming biopic

Britney Spears is going to be “very involved” in the upcoming biopic based on the former pop star’s bestselling memoir “The Woman In Me.” During a red carpet appearance at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday,

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Wicked: For Good Director Jon M. Chu Explains Reason for Sequel’s Title

For Good. Director Jon M. Chu believes changing the title to reflect a phrase in the script was the right decision. “Who wants a movie called Wicked: Part Two?” Chu said at the National Board of Review Awards.

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‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Defends ‘For Good’ Sequel Title: ‘Who Wants a Movie Called “Wicked: Part Two”?’

“ Wicked: Part Two’s” official title, “Wicked: For Good,” prompted some mixed reactions online when it was first revealed in December. Director Jon M. Chu, however, believes the title of the second installment has certainly been changed for the better.

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Jon M. Chu Says Fans Will 'Melt Into the Ground' Over Wicked: For Good

Jon M. Chu shares what audiences can expect with “Wicked: For Good”: “You’re not just going to cry, you’re going to melt into the ground. If you love (Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s) performances in movie one, just wait for what they do in this movie.” pic.twitter.com/dTdAl2Lj6T

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'Wicked’s' director Jon M. Chu explains reason of choosing sequel title

Wicked’s director, Jon M. Chu, recently spoke about the movie’s sequel title and explained why he opted for a unique title. After the release of the second film’s official

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‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu hopes we can all channel a bit more Elphaba

Contemplating making "Wicked" amid the pandemic, director Jon M. Chu found powerful meaning in Elphaba’s words: “Something has changed within me, something's not the same.”

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Wicked: For Good director Jon M Chu defends new name for sequel

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‘Here’s My Message’: That Time Lin-Manuel Miranda Called Out Jon M. Chu For Reusing 'In The Heights' Choreography In

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Jon M. Chu Explains Why Crazy Rich Asians Is The Best Plane Movie

The In the Heights director shared this seniment as he hilariously noted that Powell and his movies may be edging in on the ...

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Director Jon M. Chu says Britney Spears will be 'very involved' in biopic: 'I want to do her justice'

Director Jon M. Chu says Britney Spears will be 'very involved' in his cinematic adaptation of the iconic pop star's memoir, ...

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‘Wicked’ Earns Record $70 Million for Universal in First Week of Premium On-Demand

The remarkable box office success of “Wicked” has spilled over into its first week of release on premium on-demand (PVOD), as ...

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‘Here’s My Message’: That Time Lin-Manuel Miranda Called Out Jon M. Chu For Reusing 'In The Heights' Choreography In 'Wicked'

Hey, Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel Miranda has a message for you. With both Chu’s film Wicked and Miranda’s Lion King prequel Mufasa on the 2024 movie schedule, the In The Heights collaborators are both on ...