Jon M. Chu
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 2, 1979
- Birthplace
- Palo Alto, California, USA
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
- Untitled Britney Spears Biopic
Untitled Britney Spears Biopic TBA
Director
- The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts TBA
Director
Hot Wheels TBA
Director, Producer
Split Fiction TBA
Director, Producer
- The Great Chinese Art Heist
The Great Chinese Art Heist TBA
Director
Permanent Record TBA
Producer, Director
The Woman in Me TBA
Director
- The Goxfather
The Goxfather TBA
Producer, Director
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat TBA
Executive Producer, Director
Play-Doh TBA
Director, Producer
Oh, the Places You'll Go! 2028
Director
Tribeca 25 2026
as Self
Making Wicked: For Good 2025
as Self
Wicked: For Good 2025
Director
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek 2025
as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night 2025
as Self, Executive Music Producer
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe 2025
as Self
Making Wicked 2024
as Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked 2024
as Self, Thanks
Wicked 2024
Director
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022
Executive Producer
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage 2022
as Self
Justin Bieber: The New Me 2021
Actor
A Night at the Academy Museum 2021
as Self
In the Heights 2021
Director
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho 2019
Director
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché 2018
as Self
Crazy Rich Asians 2018
Director
Now You See Me 2 2016
Director
Dance Camp 2016
Producer
Jem and the Holograms 2015
Director, Producer
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss 2014
Director
Justin Bieber's Believe 2013
as Self, Director
G.I. Joe: Retaliation 2013
Director
Step Up Revolution 2012
Executive Producer
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 2011
Director
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra 2011
Director
Step Up 3D 2010
Director
YouTube Live 2008
as Himself
Step Up 2: The Streets 2008
Director
Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner 2002
Director
Silent Beats 2001
Director
Credits from TMDB.