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Jon M. Chu shares his TCM picks for September 2024, including 'Carousel,' 'Charade,' 'Do the Right Thing,' and 'Rear Window.'

Exclusive: The director of "Crazy Rich Asians," "In the Heights," and the upcoming "Wicked" shares some movies that have inspired him.

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Marc Platt will produce the film based on the pop star's memoir "The Woman in Me."

'In the Heights'

Blame former Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar for the "Project Popcorn" debacle.

"Wicked"

"In the Heights" helmer Jon M. Chu directs the epic musical co-starring Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum.

February 11, 2024 6:51 pm

Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, and "Bridgerton" breakout Jonathan Bailey star in Jon M. Chu's two-part musical epic.

The Company You Keep

Inspired by Korean series "My Fellow Citizens," the ABC dramedy is executive produced by Jon M. Chu.

January 31, 2023 10:45 am

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Michelle Yeoh attends the Premiere of Netflix's "The School For Good And Evil" at Regency Village Theatre on October 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic )

She joins a star-studded cast that includes Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Jeff Goldblum.

Amanda Seyfried attends the premiere of "88" at the Village East by Angelika theater during the 2022 Tribeca Festival on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

"I really felt like it was right," Seyfried said of the role she chased that eventually went to Ariana Grande.

CRAZY RICH ASIANS, from left: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, 2018. /© Warner Bros. Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection

Star Henry Golding previously revealed director Jon M. Chu was "trying to figure out the writing" for the sequel.

Ava DuVernay

DuVernay hosts and executive produces the docuseries, featuring films like "Heat" and "Crazy Rich Asians."

In-the-Heights-How-They-Dance-Up-Building

Toolkit: An oral history of "When the Sun Goes Down" with Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and choreographer Christopher Scott.

FILE - Lin-Manuel Miranda poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 25, 2020. The playwright, actor and songwriter shows his impressive hip-hop improv skills in “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme,” a documentary streaming on Hulu. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

As he tells IndieWire, even "Hamilton" couldn't seal the deal for Miranda's first Hollywood project.

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