jon m. chu
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‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Wicked’ and Other Best Black Films of 2024
From period pieces to dramas, 2024 was jam packed with amazing movies, but ultimately these were the ones who took the cake.
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Wicked Will be Split Into Two Movies
The adaptation of the musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will now be told across two films.
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Cynthia Erivo Will Be ‘Defying Gravity,’ Starring Opposite Ariana Grande in the Film Adaptation of Wicked
Erivo will take over the role of Elphaba in the film version directed by In the Heights’ Jon M. Chu; Grande will portray Glinda.
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Rita Moreno Enters the In the Heights Colorism Chat, Says ‘Can’t You Just Wait a While and Leave It Alone?’
The stage and screen legend spoke out in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’
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'I'm Listening': Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases Statement Amid In the Heights Colorism Controversy
The Root’s Felice León sparked a viral conversation about the lack of Black Latinx talents among the much-anticipated musical’s leads.
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Ready for Their Closeup: What Crazy Rich Asians Means to the People Who Made It
Director Jon M. Chu thought he was done with crying over Crazy Rich Asians. In an interview with The Root, Chu divulged that he and the movie’s cast and crew “cried almost every day on set.” The history-making film is only one of a handful of Hollywood films to boast an all-Asian cast, and is…