Its a death-defying act to split one property into two movies.
Talk about die-hard fan of the original stage musical.
Chu, theCrazy Rich Asiansfilmmaker, didnt just catch the show on Broadway.
(L-R) Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and director Jon M. Chu on the set of ‘Wicked’Universal
He saw the musical workshopped when it was tuning up in San Francisco decades ago.
I got this theater kid dream of being able to understand.
Does Elphaba power the broomstick or does it pull her?
Its the girls, stupid.
Thats what people fell in love with.
Yes, itsWizard of Ozand that means many things to many people.
Theres a sort of political part of it.
Theres a social part of a cultural side of it.
But at the end of the day, its these girls.
And so thats what I really focused on.
We also ask Chu about when we can expect theCrazy Rich Asianssequel.
He says firmly, I wont bring everyone back unless its worth it, he responded.
Theres too much on the line for everybody.
