#jon chu

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Representation matters. #StarringJohnCho posters by William Yu started in 2016. This began a discussion about Asian Americans in leading roles in Hollywood, which inspired others to create their own stories and will continue to inspire future generations.

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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

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Ariana via Instagram stories on Thursday March 30, 2023

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“This one rose to the top very fast. It was an early piece of development for my company that we got on board by invitation of Jon Chu. Julia was already there and she had just a, a wonderfully architected pilot that I know we saw a lot of value in in TV series - and so as an actor, I wasn’t so concerned with what my next project was; this was just one of those undeniables. The right pieces were assembled and then other pieces were brought in to, to enrich and make it even more full. And for me it was haircut and a shave, here I go, you know? And I, and I think the - the time in between was about two weeks, from when I’d stepped off set of This Is Us and stepped on set with our pilot for Company You Keep, but I was ready, I was excited; I was ready to share the space with Catherine and, and speak the words of Julia and of course when we got into series, Phil and his, his great writing acumen and, and architecture, is just - the world internally has built and it’s been a lot of fun to see that.”

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“Attention doesn’t need a reaction. We always look for attention as somebody watching or somebody laughing or somebody crying, but what I’ve learnt is that even when somebody is not laughing, they can think something is funny. Real power doesn’t have to go anywhere. It makes others come to you. Real power is quiet. Confidence is one of the biggest attention gatherers because confidence doesn’t demand anything from you.

The world doesn’t exist in a story. There’s no beginning, middle and end. It just keeps going. It’s maybe the biggest con of stories that there’s some sort of happy ending. It’s a constant wave and we’re always fixing things. It’s messy and it’s complicated. You think you have one answer for it and you experience some things and you have another answer.”

- Jon Chu (Excerpt from a podcast conversation between with Pete Buttigieg and Jon Chu)

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do y'all ever think about how elphaba was so alone and desperate during the time skip between acts that eventually she decided to ask her father for help? the man that made her feel so guilty over her mother's death? the man that told her not to talk so much? the man that shunned her her entire life? their relationship was so bad she was glad he died and said things were better then. what was her breaking point, i wonder. what made her decide that going back to that was better than the alternative. (and what a horrible thing to go through. either live as a fugitive or go back to the man that hates you.)

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The cast of Wicked at Cinema Con (April 10, 2024) [x]

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In the Heights (2021)

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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

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Put your hands in the air if you're looking forward to seeing Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible in Wicked next year (currently scheduled for November 2024). Really hope this movie delivers. I know Michelle Yeoh will.

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Ariana Grande via Instagram stories on Thursday April 29, 2023

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...Milo, what memories do you have of starring with Fergie in her Big Girls Don’t Cry music video circa 2007?

“What memories do I have? I mean, first of all, Fergie Ferg is the coolest. Coolest, coolest, coolest human being on the planet. I was covered in tattoos, I was dealing drugs on some random front lawn of a house while I was on break from a TV show called Heroes. That’s what I really remember of that, but I remember Fergie just being lovely and professional and cool and just like such a wonderful person.”

Milo, I have to assume it was a huge decision after This Is Us, figuring out what you were going to do next. What - what attracted you to The Company You Keep?

“The people involved; John Chu, filmmaker, he brought to us, his company brought it to my company, we got on board, we developed it and what I saw was just something fun, entertaining. And I think sometimes there’s a lot of heavy-handed messaging that happens in Hollywood, and we forget we’re entertainers, so to be able to entertain and just have a show and a character that plays a lot of different characters and was challenging in that way, but that’s what attracted me to the part, yeah.”

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wicked (the musical) is a great example of a love triangle where all three are actually in love with each other

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NOW YOU SEE ME 2 (2016) dir. Jon M Chu