Jon M. Chu
- Born
- November 2, 1979 · Palo Alto, California, USA
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
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 Bieber's Believe" (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M. Chu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography · 44 credits
- 2028Oh, the Places You'll Go! · Director
- 2025Wicked: For Good · Director
- 2024Wicked · Director
- 2021In the Heights · Director
- 2021Justin Bieber: The New Me · Archive footage (Self)
- 2018Crazy Rich Asians · Director
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché · Self (Self)
- 2016Now You See Me 2 · Director
- 2016Dance Camp · Producer
- 2015Jem and the Holograms · Producer
- 2015Jem and the Holograms · Director
- 2014We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss · Director
- 2013G.I. Joe: Retaliation · Director
- 2013Justin Bieber's Believe · Director
- 2012Uploaded: The Asian American Movement · Actor
- 2011Justin Bieber: Never Say Never · Director
- 2011The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra · Producer
- 2011The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra · Editor
- 2011The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra · Director
- 2011The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra · Writer
- 2011The LXD: Rise of the Drifts · Director
- 2011The LXD: Rise of the Drifts · Writer
- 2010Step Up 3D · Director
- 2010The LXD: The Uprising Begins · Writer
- 2010The LXD: The Uprising Begins · Director
- 2010The LXD: The Uprising Begins · Editor
- 2008Step Up 2: The Streets · Director
- —Rich People Problems · Director
- —The Great Chinese Art Heist · Director
- —The Great Chinese Art Heist · Producer
- —Hot Wheels · Director
- —Hot Wheels · Producer
- —Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff · Producer
- —The Woman in Me · Director
- —Run · Producer
- —Split Fiction · Director
- —Split Fiction · Producer
- —Can't Touch This · Director
- —Can't Touch This · Producer
- —Play-Doh · Director
- —Play-Doh · Producer
- —Escape · Director
- —Escape · Producer
- —Crazy Rich Asians 2 · Director