Jon M. Chu Says There'll Be New Songs in Wicked Part 2

Jon M Chu, the ‘Wicked’ director uniting America
Central to this cinematic escapism is Jon M Chu, director of Wicked, the film now lighting up the box office. Wicked took $114mn in the US on the crucial pre-Thanksgiving weekend, twice as much as Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator II. Globally it is set to become the highest-grossing film adaptation of a Broadway musical.
Jon M. Chu Says There'll Be New Songs in Wicked Part Two
However, in Wicked: Part Two "We have two new songs," says Chu, "that I can't talk about yet, but they're very very fantastic." What those songs will be and where they'll be placed are yet to be revealed, but Wicked: Part Two is due to hit theaters on November 21, 2025, so it will likely be a while before we hear any more about them.
Wicked director Jon M Chu has request for cinema viewers
Director made complaint about film’s volume at cinema screenings as theatres remind fans that singing along during screenings is prohibited
The Deseret News spoke with ‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu. Here’s what he told us
Many longtime fans of the Broadway musical are bursting with questions on how director Jon M. Chu translated the stage show for the screen. The Deseret News spoke with Chu Friday and asked him about his process,
How Jon M. Chu Broke the ‘Wicked’ Curse
Universal acquired the rights to “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by American novelist Gregory Maguire shortly after it was published in 1995. And in 2003 they opened the Broadway musical, eventually becoming the second most successful Broadway music ever (after Disney’s “The Lion King”).
“Wicked” Director Jon M. Chu Tells Jenna Bush Hager the Story Is 'the Image of the American Dream'
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'Wicked' elements do not match with 1939 prequel, Jon M. Chu explains
Director Jon M. Chu has shared why some aspects of Wicked do not match with the 1939 prequel, The Wizard of Oz. However, the ...
‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Says Viewers Should Ask Theaters to Increase Movie’s Volume
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Every Movie Directed by Jon M. Chu, Ranked
From the streets of Step Up 2 to the yellow brick road of Wicked, we rank every movie Jon M. Chu has directed.