Jon M. Chu, the director of the upcoming Wicked movies, is speaking out with updates from the set of the films.
The 43-year-old filmmaker – who is the director films like Step Up, Crazy Rich Asians, and In the Heights – took to his Twitter account this past week to talk about working on the upcoming musical.
The long-awaited film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical will be split into two parts. The first part will be released on December 25, 2024 and the second part will hit theaters on December 25, 2025.
Nearly the full cast of the movies has been announced already!
Keep reading to find out what Jon M. Chu said…
“I wish I could tell you EVERYTHING!!! But I can’t. But I want to. Trust me. It’s all happening,” Jon tweeted on February 2.
Jon then responded to a bunch of tweets from fans and even one from Cynthia Erivo, who is playing Elphaba.
I wish I could tell you EVERYTHING!!! But I can’t. But I want to. Trust me. It’s all happening.
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) February 3, 2023
Like you’ve never seen them before…mind blowing.
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) February 3, 2023
Hahaha no but that would be hilarious just to do to one showing at a theater and record the audience reaction 😂😂😂
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) February 3, 2023
I can’t contain my excitement everyday when I get to hang out with Elphaba and Galinda
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) February 3, 2023
