After his massive success with the film ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ Jon M Chu is now all set to work on a new project that fans can look forward to- a+ musical titled ‘Wicked.’ The Chu has previously worked on films like ‘Now You See Me 2’ (2016), ‘Jem and the Holograms’ (2015) and his most recent ‘In the Heights’ (2021). For this new project, Chu will be collaborating with Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, who came up with the Broadway play on which this film will be based.
What we know about the project so far
Last year, another director-Stephen Daldry- was working on this adaptation but had to leave due to unforeseen circumstances of the pandemic. When Universal first proposed this project to Chu, he almost immediately took to it and is now committed to bringing it to life. Some fans are curious whether Jon Chu will be able to pull off a musical, and they are going to get their answer this year itself with his ‘In the Heights’ releasing in theatres and HBO Max. Not just that but the stage-to-film adaptation abilities of the filmmaker will also be shed light upon.
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What is ‘Wicked’ about
It is almost impossible for someone to not know about the The Wizard of Oz unless they have been living under a rock. The musical ‘Wicked’ is based on the story of the Wicked Witch of the West from the former story. In the books, Oz cast away the green-skinned sorceress, leading to a chain of events that shape the rest of the story. It will be interesting to see how the makers incorporate musical elements into this while doing justice to the Broadway version.
