Jon M Chu says : “It wasn’t my story but it was absolutely my story,”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “Even though I wasn’t Latino and I grew up on the other side of the country,”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It changed the whole movie for me because he talked about his struggle, he talked about self-worth and thinking he wasn’t worthy of being an actor, and the people who left the breadcrumbs for him to follow to get there,” “It moved me. We wept at a coffee shop in West Hollywood”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “Shooting in New York is a filmmaker’s dream; shooting a musical in New York is a filmmaker’s dream until you realise how hard it is to shut down a street and that New Yorkers don’t care,”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Listen, we’re not going to get everything right in a movie. We tried our best on all fronts of it”

eurweb Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:54:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Listen, we’re not gonna get everything right in a movie, we tried our best on all fronts of it,” “I do think there’s something to be said about sharing in experiences and me never wanting to say I know what I’m doing but to just give room to everybody to speak up about what we’re doing at that moment”

washtimes Tuesday, June 15, 2021 6:34:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu replied : "I would say that’s a fair conversation to have. Listen, we’re not going to get everything right in a movie. We tried our best on all fronts of it"

foxnews Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:41:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu responded ( about In The ) : "I think that was something we talked about and I needed to be educated about, of course. In the end, when we were looking at the cast, we tried to get the people who were best for those roles. "

yahoo-au Tuesday, June 15, 2021 1:41:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu responded : “I think that was something we talked about and I needed to be educated about, of course. In the end, when we were looking at the cast, we tried to get the people who were best for those roles” “I hear you on trying to fill those cast members with darker skin. I think that’s a really good conversation to have and something we should all be talking about,”

independent-UK Tuesday, June 15, 2021 11:35:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about In The ) : “In the end, you know when we were looking at the cast, we tried to get the people who were best for those roles and that specifically and we saw a lot of people … but I hear you on, you know trying to fill those cast members with darker skin,” “I think that’s a really good conversation to have and something we should be talking about”

nbcnews Tuesday, June 15, 2021 3:46:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

citynews-ca Monday, June 14, 2021 7:54:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

680news Monday, June 14, 2021 1:25:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "Hopefully we get to release that at some point since it's even better than what you saw," "That guy will win an Oscar one day if he does more movies. For sure"

usaToday Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "People were banging on the windows, there was security, it was no joke,"

usaToday Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "Honestly, I don't even quite understand just what he's saying (with that disheveled costuming). He just felt it was very important to not have his buckle on. I'm not going to get in the way of it,"

usaToday Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

eagletribune Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:01:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

wsvn Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:57:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

gazette Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:54:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Even 'Crazy Rich Asians' you couldn't really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn't go to the movies started to come,"

actionnewsjax Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:44:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

news4jax Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:44:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

independent-UK Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:29:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

clickondetroit Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:24:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu : “We always dreamed about coming back to Washington Heights to show this movie, to play that music as loud as we could so everyone in those windows could hear”

wsvn Saturday, June 12, 2021 3:18:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "They'll yell at you if you're parking in their space, but they'll also invite you in for a beer. And they're also, when you're performing, they're hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,"

ara-reuters Friday, June 11, 2021 10:02:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "They'll yell at you if you're parking in their space, but they'll also invite you in for a beer. And they're also, when you're performing, they're hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,"

reuters-af Friday, June 11, 2021 9:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "This [story] was manifested from Lin, when he first decided that he didn't have roles for himself. So he wrote it for himself. He wrote it for his community,"

CBSnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I was proud that all these Latinx dancers and performers were getting opportunities to show off who they were,"

CBSnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Looking back, I should have had a joke there [for the guards] being like, 'These idiots,'" "There's stuff to do to make them more human instead of just, like, these guards"

nbcnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I didn't understand some of the other contexts to that," "So hearing it from people, for me, it was a learning experience"

nbcnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “They’ll yell at you if you’re parking in their space, but they’ll also invite you in for a beer. And they’re also, when you’re performing, they’re hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,”

wsau Thursday, June 10, 2021 6:14:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "They'll yell at you if you're parking in their space, but they'll also invite you in for a beer. And they're also, when you're performing, they're hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,"

news-yahoo Thursday, June 10, 2021 5:12:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “That’s a lesson that I did not understand until it happened,” “I was like, ‘This is a book that exists and I’m making this book into a movie.’ I can’t add a new character into this book”

thenational Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:13:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "One movie that represents [all] Asians – that's just ridiculous,"

thenational Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:13:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu tells : “I don’t just decide to work with Lin (laughs) . He decides I can work with him,”

forbes Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:53:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explains : “We shot that in one day, the whole sequence, everything in that courtyard,” “And while we’re shooting, all the residents in the actual courtyard because it’s a real place, all day long we’re blasting this music and they never yelled down like Shut up! They had their own flags tossing them out of that window and Lin is up there and when I call cut, the dancing doesn’t stop. The celebration continues. That’s why I think the big screen is fun because you can look at anybody’s face and they’re giving you everything about who they are. [Actor] Anthony Ramos is ringleader in that because he is pouring himself onto the floor for that and I cry every time I watch that, because I remember when everyone was chanting Latino! Latino! that day and then looking up at Lin and Lin is up on the fire escape and they just start chanting Lin! because he manifested a lane for all these people here and that’s pretty inspiring”

forbes Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:53:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It’s got to be right,”

forbes Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:53:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "This [story] was manifested from Lin, when he first decided that he didn't have roles for himself. So he wrote it for himself. He wrote it for his community,"

CBSnews Wednesday, June 9, 2021 3:36:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu dice : “Simplemente nos mostraron: para esto estamos aquí”

beaumontenterprise Wednesday, June 9, 2021 1:46:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalls : “On the first day of shooting, we all got in a circle and I was like: Let go of all the pressure. Let’s just entertain the hell out of these people,”

actionnewsjax Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:45:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It just showed us: This is what we’re here for,”

actionnewsjax Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:45:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalls : “On the first day of shooting, we all got in a circle and I was like: Let go of all the pressure. Let’s just entertain the hell out of these people,”

680news Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:44:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It just showed us: This is what we’re here for,”

680news Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:44:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalls : “On the first day of shooting, we all got in a circle and I was like: Let go of all the pressure. Let’s just entertain the hell out of these people,”

click2houston Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:30:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu told : “It spoke about my family, even though I'm not from Washington Heights, I'm not Latino,”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “I tap danced for 12 years,” “I took drums, saxophone, violin, piano, guitar, so I think it's in my blood”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “That’s the responsibility we have in our stories,” “Sharing is probably the most powerful thing we could do — not dictating, just sharing”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "It was an open forum for actors, for crew, for Lin and Quiara, and for the community, people just passing by, to say what they felt about it. And we would adjust," "Priority No. 1 was making it as authentic, whatever that word means, as possible"

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We've learned from them about how to make change, and we need to be by their side if we're asking others to be by ours. We're all growing together,”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “I'm not going to go do it unless it's better,” “And I'm not going to go do it unless we have something to offer. We want to do it so badly. I love that cast. I can't wait for us to get in a room together”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,”

arabtimes Tuesday, May 25, 2021 9:15:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

egyptindependent Wednesday, May 19, 2021 5:15:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wesh Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:38:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wlwt Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:35:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wxii12 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wyff4 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

kcci Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:06:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

expressindia Tuesday, May 18, 2021 8:52:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

tribtown Tuesday, May 18, 2021 8:04:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

citynews-ca Tuesday, May 18, 2021 7:04:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

ABCnews Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about In The ) : “We are thrilled to be partnering with Tribeca for a city-wide takeover of In the Heights,” “New York, and specifically Washington Heights, is the lead character in our film—its vibrancy and energy are unmatched. How incredible that after a year of isolation, New Yorkers from across all boroughs will have an opportunity to see it first, together, and join us in the celebration of life coming back”

forbes Friday, April 16, 2021 9:21:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We are thrilled to be partnering with Tribeca for a city-wide takeover of In the Heights ,"

upi Friday, April 16, 2021 6:31:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I think we have a lot to say and, therefore, a lot to do,"

cnbc Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I would say one of the biggest barriers for me growing up was the fact that people didn't think Hollywood was a place for an Asian-American director," "There were Asian directors from other places, but an Asian-American director, the voice of that, the who we are and what we have to say, I think, wasn't quite there yet"

cnbc Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Representation is showing the world who you are at, at its most intimate levels," "Showing your languages, not just actual word languages but the love language of food, the love language of insults, of class in terms of what self-worth is, not just the worth of your car"

cnbc Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu hopes : ''If I made something about me being Asian then, I would always be the Asian guy in the group. And I just didn't - I wanted to be a filmmaker. I wanted to be seen as a filmmaker. So, that is baggage. This is like a therapy session. I'm really unpacking things right now.''

contactmusic Monday, April 6, 2020 4:23:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Our parents came to this country with their bags and this film is our metaphorical bag that we are passing on to our children,”

forbes Friday, December 13, 2019 2:00:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Our parents came to this country with their bags and this film is our metaphorical bag that we are passing on to our children,”

forbes Friday, December 13, 2019 2:00:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu wrote : “would these words ever come out of my mouth? Nope makes no sense. I feel horrible she thinks this is the reason,”

dailycaller Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:22:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu wrote : "For those of you who are asking, you bet your ass I stand with Adele! I believed in her before we ever shot the movie and believe in her beyond,"

click2houston Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu added : "Unfortunately by the time we came up with several different ways to satisfy everyone’s needs, a lot of time had passed and she declined the offer," "These things happen in negotiations, and I’m proud that she was able to stand up for her own measure of worth and walk away when she felt like she was being undervalued"

click2houston Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalled : “It became a Cinderella dress for people. I remember seeing moms make it for their little girls, I remember seeing women wear it with a sense of pride,” “It became literally a fairy-tale dress for people. We talked about how this would make her feel and how powerful it would be for her — and that it’s also her choice to wear”

foxnews Thursday, May 16, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “I refuse to let Hollywood #whitewashout the Thai Cave rescue story! No way. Not on our watch,”

nytimes Thursday, May 2, 2019 3:14:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explained : “My whole thing was that if I’m going to do a dance movie sequel, I want more dancing,”

nytimes Thursday, May 2, 2019 2:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I felt a little bit lost, creatively. The engine was sort of going down,"

CBC Friday, April 19, 2019 9:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "The last thing I wanted to talk about was my own cultural identity, my ethnicity,"

CBC Friday, April 19, 2019 9:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “The weekend became a can’t miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience…we made movie stars,” “In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool”

koaa Friday, April 5, 2019 11:36:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "The weekend became a can't miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience...we made movie stars," "In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool"

samoaobserver Friday, April 5, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “The weekend became a can’t miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience…we made movie stars,” “In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool”

dailyjournal Friday, April 5, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “The weekend became a can’t miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience…we made movie stars,” “In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool”

tribtown Friday, April 5, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "The weekend became a can't miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience...we made movie stars," "In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool"

islandpacket Friday, April 5, 2019 8:58:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu written : “My whole life I’ve had a complicated relationship with the color yellow. From being called the word in a derogatory way throughout grade school, to watching movies where they called cowardly people yellow, it’s always had a negative connotation in my life,”

huffingtonpost-us-en Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu written : “My whole life I’ve had a complicated relationship with the color yellow. From being called the word in a derogatory way throughout grade school, to watching movies where they called cowardly people yellow, it’s always had a negative connotation in my life,”

yahoo-au Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:30:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "One by one, it was a masterclass for me to witness how it became a must-see movie,"

bbc Sunday, February 24, 2019 5:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

koaa Monday, January 7, 2019 4:13:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wcnc Monday, January 7, 2019 9:59:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

12news Monday, January 7, 2019 9:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

12newsnow Monday, January 7, 2019 9:27:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

washtimes Monday, January 7, 2019 8:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 8:22:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wkyt Monday, January 7, 2019 7:58:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

miamiherald Monday, January 7, 2019 7:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 7:55:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 7:53:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 7:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 7:27:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 7:18:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 7:14:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 7:05:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 7:05:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 6:56:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 6:47:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

actionnewsjax Monday, January 7, 2019 6:44:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 6:37:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

tri-cityherald Monday, January 7, 2019 6:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

kiro7 Monday, January 7, 2019 6:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 6:26:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 6:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

nzherald Monday, January 7, 2019 6:10:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

charlotteobserver Monday, January 7, 2019 6:04:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

therepublic Monday, January 7, 2019 6:00:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

ksby Monday, January 7, 2019 5:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 5:55:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 5:40:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wsoctv Monday, January 7, 2019 5:32:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 5:22:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

nzherald Monday, January 7, 2019 5:09:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

kiro7 Monday, January 7, 2019 5:01:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 4:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 4:35:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 4:26:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

kiro7 Monday, January 7, 2019 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

nzherald Monday, January 7, 2019 4:10:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 4:08:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

miamiherald Monday, January 7, 2019 4:07:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

tribtown Monday, January 7, 2019 4:06:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 4:03:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 3:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

heraldonline Monday, January 7, 2019 3:27:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 3:24:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

startribune Monday, January 7, 2019 3:19:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 3:17:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 3:11:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

tribtown Monday, January 7, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 2:58:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu wrote : “The color … always had a negative connotation in my life until I heard your song,”

nbcnews Friday, December 21, 2018 5:37:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I would love to [direct the sequel],"

click2houston Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu promised : "We’ve got a lot more story to tell," "We’ve got to show off more of the cast. We’ve got to find new people as well. It would be a whole combo of things"

click2houston Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Absolutely not. I never expected [it] when we first started the movie, I never expected [it] when people were, like, whispering about it," "When you’re in this town for so long you don’t listen to other people and you get very skeptical about a lot of things and you guard your heart a lot, so when it actually happened, I was shocked. I was with my baby already. She was up at 4 a.m. and I watched the live stream. The moment is so surreal when I look back because I don’t know how to react in it, so it’s pretty cool"

click2houston Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu told : “Odyssey is a good word for it,”

sinacom-en Friday, December 7, 2018 7:21:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu added : “I appreciate so much the journey I have been on the past 10 or 12 years and to have learned all the lessons I learned along the way,” “It makes me appreciate this part of the journey so much more. It also gives me the perspective that this doesn’t last forever either. So we’re going to have to keep fighting, keep pushing — and when things go well, we need to enjoy the ride”

sinacom-en Friday, December 7, 2018 7:21:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “This story in particular has been on my mind since I first read about it years ago. A true fairy tale and triumph of the human spirit,”

inquirer Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:59:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "This story in particular has been on my mind since I first read about it years ago. A true fairy tale and triumph of the human spirit. An unlikely hero, an undeniable talent, the power of music and a worldwide stage (literally) has all the ingredients I love about movies. Plus I have been a fan of Journey’s music since I can remember,"

abs-cbnnews Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:19:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about Commission ) : “We are in the process right now, talking to the Singapore Film Commission,” “We would love to come to Singapore to shoot… in fact we are trying to shoot as much in Singapore as possible. Sometimes it’s only a matter of finding the right locations. Something like Tyersall Park (a palatial estate in the novel) may be difficult to find but hopefully we will find it. We are in the process right now”

channelnewsasia Monday, January 23, 2017 5:05:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu told : “We’re using little lipstick cameras. We’re going through shirts and jackets, making things large so that bigger cameras could go through things that look like bigger shirts and jackets,”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “In pre-vis, you discover things that are impossible to do, [or] possible to do and try to get your rhythm down a little bit,” “But even in the pre-vis, we didn’t know cardistry well enough. We had to practice before with our cardistry expert”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Andrei took the night to basically show, ‘You can do it this way, you can do it that way, under the arm, you can do this’ and then I would circle the ones I thought were really interesting,”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about Dave Franco ) : “I would have [Franco] practice and I would take my iPhone and move the camera around how the audience would see the card, or not see the card,” “And then we would Band-Aid that to the next sequence and be like, ‘Do we need like a CG tie-together?’ Or can we do things physically? Or how much are we cutting away to? Where are the security guards standing? We made charts and charts of everybody’s placement”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “It took a good two weeks of shooting each section,” “And you’re not doing some crazy move with the camera. To our audience, they’re big, but in the room, it’s like nothing’s happening. They’re minute. So that was all a group effort to know this was going to be very [a] unique [scene]”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explained : “Now, even if it is impossible for us to shoot on camera, we wanted the logistics and understanding of the tricks to be possible,” “We were not saying, ‘Hocus pocus magic exists.’ That was never our intention”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explained : “Things that magicians would want to do and have thought about doing but maybe don’t have the resources to spent the two years to develop? We could do that in a movie,”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “In a movie like this, it’s difficult to know when you want to tell the audience how you did it and when not to,” “Because no matter what, they’re not happy. It’s so frustrating. ‘We want to know!’ And then we tell them, ‘Oh, that’s so easy it’s stupid.’ It’s just the nature of magic, to be honest. So we have to sway back and forth on what to show, what not to show, how to tell, not to tell, that was more of a headache than anything else”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It wasn’t my story but it was absolutely my story,”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “Even though I wasn’t Latino and I grew up on the other side of the country,”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It changed the whole movie for me because he talked about his struggle, he talked about self-worth and thinking he wasn’t worthy of being an actor, and the people who left the breadcrumbs for him to follow to get there,” “It moved me. We wept at a coffee shop in West Hollywood”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “Shooting in New York is a filmmaker’s dream; shooting a musical in New York is a filmmaker’s dream until you realise how hard it is to shut down a street and that New Yorkers don’t care,”

brisbanetimes Thursday, June 17, 2021 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Listen, we’re not going to get everything right in a movie. We tried our best on all fronts of it”

eurweb Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:54:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Listen, we’re not gonna get everything right in a movie, we tried our best on all fronts of it,” “I do think there’s something to be said about sharing in experiences and me never wanting to say I know what I’m doing but to just give room to everybody to speak up about what we’re doing at that moment”

washtimes Tuesday, June 15, 2021 6:34:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu replied : "I would say that’s a fair conversation to have. Listen, we’re not going to get everything right in a movie. We tried our best on all fronts of it"

foxnews Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:41:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu responded ( about In The ) : "I think that was something we talked about and I needed to be educated about, of course. In the end, when we were looking at the cast, we tried to get the people who were best for those roles. "

yahoo-au Tuesday, June 15, 2021 1:41:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu responded : “I think that was something we talked about and I needed to be educated about, of course. In the end, when we were looking at the cast, we tried to get the people who were best for those roles” “I hear you on trying to fill those cast members with darker skin. I think that’s a really good conversation to have and something we should all be talking about,”

independent-UK Tuesday, June 15, 2021 11:35:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about In The ) : “In the end, you know when we were looking at the cast, we tried to get the people who were best for those roles and that specifically and we saw a lot of people … but I hear you on, you know trying to fill those cast members with darker skin,” “I think that’s a really good conversation to have and something we should be talking about”

nbcnews Tuesday, June 15, 2021 3:46:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

citynews-ca Monday, June 14, 2021 7:54:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

680news Monday, June 14, 2021 1:25:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "Hopefully we get to release that at some point since it's even better than what you saw," "That guy will win an Oscar one day if he does more movies. For sure"

usaToday Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "People were banging on the windows, there was security, it was no joke,"

usaToday Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "Honestly, I don't even quite understand just what he's saying (with that disheveled costuming). He just felt it was very important to not have his buckle on. I'm not going to get in the way of it,"

usaToday Sunday, June 13, 2021 11:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

eagletribune Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:01:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

wsvn Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:57:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

gazette Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:54:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Even 'Crazy Rich Asians' you couldn't really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn't go to the movies started to come,"

actionnewsjax Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:44:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

news4jax Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:44:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

independent-UK Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:29:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Even ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ you couldn’t really tell. It was only the second weekend when people started coming back and the third weekend when people who didn’t go to the movies started to come,”

clickondetroit Sunday, June 13, 2021 9:24:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu : “We always dreamed about coming back to Washington Heights to show this movie, to play that music as loud as we could so everyone in those windows could hear”

wsvn Saturday, June 12, 2021 3:18:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "They'll yell at you if you're parking in their space, but they'll also invite you in for a beer. And they're also, when you're performing, they're hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,"

ara-reuters Friday, June 11, 2021 10:02:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "They'll yell at you if you're parking in their space, but they'll also invite you in for a beer. And they're also, when you're performing, they're hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,"

reuters-af Friday, June 11, 2021 9:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "This [story] was manifested from Lin, when he first decided that he didn't have roles for himself. So he wrote it for himself. He wrote it for his community,"

CBSnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I was proud that all these Latinx dancers and performers were getting opportunities to show off who they were,"

CBSnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Looking back, I should have had a joke there [for the guards] being like, 'These idiots,'" "There's stuff to do to make them more human instead of just, like, these guards"

nbcnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I didn't understand some of the other contexts to that," "So hearing it from people, for me, it was a learning experience"

nbcnews Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:38:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “They’ll yell at you if you’re parking in their space, but they’ll also invite you in for a beer. And they’re also, when you’re performing, they’re hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,”

wsau Thursday, June 10, 2021 6:14:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "They'll yell at you if you're parking in their space, but they'll also invite you in for a beer. And they're also, when you're performing, they're hanging out the window with their flag, cheering you on,"

news-yahoo Thursday, June 10, 2021 5:12:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “That’s a lesson that I did not understand until it happened,” “I was like, ‘This is a book that exists and I’m making this book into a movie.’ I can’t add a new character into this book”

thenational Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:13:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "One movie that represents [all] Asians – that's just ridiculous,"

thenational Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:13:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu tells : “I don’t just decide to work with Lin (laughs) . He decides I can work with him,”

forbes Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:53:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explains : “We shot that in one day, the whole sequence, everything in that courtyard,” “And while we’re shooting, all the residents in the actual courtyard because it’s a real place, all day long we’re blasting this music and they never yelled down like Shut up! They had their own flags tossing them out of that window and Lin is up there and when I call cut, the dancing doesn’t stop. The celebration continues. That’s why I think the big screen is fun because you can look at anybody’s face and they’re giving you everything about who they are. [Actor] Anthony Ramos is ringleader in that because he is pouring himself onto the floor for that and I cry every time I watch that, because I remember when everyone was chanting Latino! Latino! that day and then looking up at Lin and Lin is up on the fire escape and they just start chanting Lin! because he manifested a lane for all these people here and that’s pretty inspiring”

forbes Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:53:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It’s got to be right,”

forbes Wednesday, June 9, 2021 5:53:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "This [story] was manifested from Lin, when he first decided that he didn't have roles for himself. So he wrote it for himself. He wrote it for his community,"

CBSnews Wednesday, June 9, 2021 3:36:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu dice : “Simplemente nos mostraron: para esto estamos aquí”

beaumontenterprise Wednesday, June 9, 2021 1:46:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalls : “On the first day of shooting, we all got in a circle and I was like: Let go of all the pressure. Let’s just entertain the hell out of these people,”

actionnewsjax Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:45:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It just showed us: This is what we’re here for,”

actionnewsjax Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:45:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalls : “On the first day of shooting, we all got in a circle and I was like: Let go of all the pressure. Let’s just entertain the hell out of these people,”

680news Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:44:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It just showed us: This is what we’re here for,”

680news Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:44:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalls : “On the first day of shooting, we all got in a circle and I was like: Let go of all the pressure. Let’s just entertain the hell out of these people,”

click2houston Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:30:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu told : “It spoke about my family, even though I'm not from Washington Heights, I'm not Latino,”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “I tap danced for 12 years,” “I took drums, saxophone, violin, piano, guitar, so I think it's in my blood”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “That’s the responsibility we have in our stories,” “Sharing is probably the most powerful thing we could do — not dictating, just sharing”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "It was an open forum for actors, for crew, for Lin and Quiara, and for the community, people just passing by, to say what they felt about it. And we would adjust," "Priority No. 1 was making it as authentic, whatever that word means, as possible"

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We've learned from them about how to make change, and we need to be by their side if we're asking others to be by ours. We're all growing together,”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “I'm not going to go do it unless it's better,” “And I'm not going to go do it unless we have something to offer. We want to do it so badly. I love that cast. I can't wait for us to get in a room together”

nbcnews Friday, June 4, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,”

arabtimes Tuesday, May 25, 2021 9:15:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

egyptindependent Wednesday, May 19, 2021 5:15:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wesh Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:38:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wlwt Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:35:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wxii12 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

wyff4 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We had big dreams for this,"

kcci Wednesday, May 19, 2021 6:06:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

expressindia Tuesday, May 18, 2021 8:52:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

tribtown Tuesday, May 18, 2021 8:04:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

citynews-ca Tuesday, May 18, 2021 7:04:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “We had big dreams for this,” “To be able to do it on the biggest scale possible meant so much”

ABCnews Tuesday, May 18, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about In The ) : “We are thrilled to be partnering with Tribeca for a city-wide takeover of In the Heights,” “New York, and specifically Washington Heights, is the lead character in our film—its vibrancy and energy are unmatched. How incredible that after a year of isolation, New Yorkers from across all boroughs will have an opportunity to see it first, together, and join us in the celebration of life coming back”

forbes Friday, April 16, 2021 9:21:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "We are thrilled to be partnering with Tribeca for a city-wide takeover of In the Heights ,"

upi Friday, April 16, 2021 6:31:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I think we have a lot to say and, therefore, a lot to do,"

cnbc Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I would say one of the biggest barriers for me growing up was the fact that people didn't think Hollywood was a place for an Asian-American director," "There were Asian directors from other places, but an Asian-American director, the voice of that, the who we are and what we have to say, I think, wasn't quite there yet"

cnbc Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Representation is showing the world who you are at, at its most intimate levels," "Showing your languages, not just actual word languages but the love language of food, the love language of insults, of class in terms of what self-worth is, not just the worth of your car"

cnbc Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:52:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu hopes : ''If I made something about me being Asian then, I would always be the Asian guy in the group. And I just didn't - I wanted to be a filmmaker. I wanted to be seen as a filmmaker. So, that is baggage. This is like a therapy session. I'm really unpacking things right now.''

contactmusic Monday, April 6, 2020 4:23:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Our parents came to this country with their bags and this film is our metaphorical bag that we are passing on to our children,”

forbes Friday, December 13, 2019 2:00:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Our parents came to this country with their bags and this film is our metaphorical bag that we are passing on to our children,”

forbes Friday, December 13, 2019 2:00:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu wrote : “would these words ever come out of my mouth? Nope makes no sense. I feel horrible she thinks this is the reason,”

dailycaller Thursday, November 21, 2019 8:22:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu wrote : "For those of you who are asking, you bet your ass I stand with Adele! I believed in her before we ever shot the movie and believe in her beyond,"

click2houston Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu added : "Unfortunately by the time we came up with several different ways to satisfy everyone’s needs, a lot of time had passed and she declined the offer," "These things happen in negotiations, and I’m proud that she was able to stand up for her own measure of worth and walk away when she felt like she was being undervalued"

click2houston Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu recalled : “It became a Cinderella dress for people. I remember seeing moms make it for their little girls, I remember seeing women wear it with a sense of pride,” “It became literally a fairy-tale dress for people. We talked about how this would make her feel and how powerful it would be for her — and that it’s also her choice to wear”

foxnews Thursday, May 16, 2019 7:47:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “I refuse to let Hollywood #whitewashout the Thai Cave rescue story! No way. Not on our watch,”

nytimes Thursday, May 2, 2019 3:14:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explained : “My whole thing was that if I’m going to do a dance movie sequel, I want more dancing,”

nytimes Thursday, May 2, 2019 2:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I felt a little bit lost, creatively. The engine was sort of going down,"

CBC Friday, April 19, 2019 9:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "The last thing I wanted to talk about was my own cultural identity, my ethnicity,"

CBC Friday, April 19, 2019 9:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “The weekend became a can’t miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience…we made movie stars,” “In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool”

koaa Friday, April 5, 2019 11:36:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "The weekend became a can't miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience...we made movie stars," "In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool"

samoaobserver Friday, April 5, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “The weekend became a can’t miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience…we made movie stars,” “In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool”

dailyjournal Friday, April 5, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “The weekend became a can’t miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience…we made movie stars,” “In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool”

tribtown Friday, April 5, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "The weekend became a can't miss cultural event. This story would not have happened without the theatrical experience...we made movie stars," "In a time when we need shared experiences more than other to help see each other, (cinema) can be the most powerful potent tool"

islandpacket Friday, April 5, 2019 8:58:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu written : “My whole life I’ve had a complicated relationship with the color yellow. From being called the word in a derogatory way throughout grade school, to watching movies where they called cowardly people yellow, it’s always had a negative connotation in my life,”

huffingtonpost-us-en Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu written : “My whole life I’ve had a complicated relationship with the color yellow. From being called the word in a derogatory way throughout grade school, to watching movies where they called cowardly people yellow, it’s always had a negative connotation in my life,”

yahoo-au Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:30:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "One by one, it was a masterclass for me to witness how it became a must-see movie,"

bbc Sunday, February 24, 2019 5:20:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

koaa Monday, January 7, 2019 4:13:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wcnc Monday, January 7, 2019 9:59:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

12news Monday, January 7, 2019 9:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

12newsnow Monday, January 7, 2019 9:27:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

washtimes Monday, January 7, 2019 8:42:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 8:22:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wkyt Monday, January 7, 2019 7:58:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

miamiherald Monday, January 7, 2019 7:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 7:55:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 7:53:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 7:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 7:27:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 7:18:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 7:14:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 7:05:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 7:05:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 6:56:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 6:47:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

actionnewsjax Monday, January 7, 2019 6:44:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 6:37:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

tri-cityherald Monday, January 7, 2019 6:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

kiro7 Monday, January 7, 2019 6:36:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 6:26:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

eagletribune Monday, January 7, 2019 6:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

nzherald Monday, January 7, 2019 6:10:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

charlotteobserver Monday, January 7, 2019 6:04:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

therepublic Monday, January 7, 2019 6:00:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

ksby Monday, January 7, 2019 5:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 5:55:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 5:40:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wsoctv Monday, January 7, 2019 5:32:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 5:31:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 5:22:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

nzherald Monday, January 7, 2019 5:09:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

kiro7 Monday, January 7, 2019 5:01:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 4:57:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 4:35:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 4:26:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

kiro7 Monday, January 7, 2019 4:16:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

nzherald Monday, January 7, 2019 4:10:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 4:08:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

miamiherald Monday, January 7, 2019 4:07:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

tribtown Monday, January 7, 2019 4:06:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 4:03:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wral Monday, January 7, 2019 3:34:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

heraldonline Monday, January 7, 2019 3:27:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 3:24:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

startribune Monday, January 7, 2019 3:19:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

brownsvilleherald Monday, January 7, 2019 3:17:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

wacotrib Monday, January 7, 2019 3:11:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : “It is truly a landmark year”

tribtown Monday, January 7, 2019 3:09:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu says : "It is truly a landmark year"

seattlepi Monday, January 7, 2019 2:58:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu wrote : “The color … always had a negative connotation in my life until I heard your song,”

nbcnews Friday, December 21, 2018 5:37:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "I would love to [direct the sequel],"

click2houston Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu promised : "We’ve got a lot more story to tell," "We’ve got to show off more of the cast. We’ve got to find new people as well. It would be a whole combo of things"

click2houston Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "Absolutely not. I never expected [it] when we first started the movie, I never expected [it] when people were, like, whispering about it," "When you’re in this town for so long you don’t listen to other people and you get very skeptical about a lot of things and you guard your heart a lot, so when it actually happened, I was shocked. I was with my baby already. She was up at 4 a.m. and I watched the live stream. The moment is so surreal when I look back because I don’t know how to react in it, so it’s pretty cool"

click2houston Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:33:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu told : “Odyssey is a good word for it,”

sinacom-en Friday, December 7, 2018 7:21:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu added : “I appreciate so much the journey I have been on the past 10 or 12 years and to have learned all the lessons I learned along the way,” “It makes me appreciate this part of the journey so much more. It also gives me the perspective that this doesn’t last forever either. So we’re going to have to keep fighting, keep pushing — and when things go well, we need to enjoy the ride”

sinacom-en Friday, December 7, 2018 7:21:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “This story in particular has been on my mind since I first read about it years ago. A true fairy tale and triumph of the human spirit,”

inquirer Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:59:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said : "This story in particular has been on my mind since I first read about it years ago. A true fairy tale and triumph of the human spirit. An unlikely hero, an undeniable talent, the power of music and a worldwide stage (literally) has all the ingredients I love about movies. Plus I have been a fan of Journey’s music since I can remember,"

abs-cbnnews Thursday, December 6, 2018 8:19:00 AM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about Commission ) : “We are in the process right now, talking to the Singapore Film Commission,” “We would love to come to Singapore to shoot… in fact we are trying to shoot as much in Singapore as possible. Sometimes it’s only a matter of finding the right locations. Something like Tyersall Park (a palatial estate in the novel) may be difficult to find but hopefully we will find it. We are in the process right now”

channelnewsasia Monday, January 23, 2017 5:05:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu told : “We’re using little lipstick cameras. We’re going through shirts and jackets, making things large so that bigger cameras could go through things that look like bigger shirts and jackets,”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “In pre-vis, you discover things that are impossible to do, [or] possible to do and try to get your rhythm down a little bit,” “But even in the pre-vis, we didn’t know cardistry well enough. We had to practice before with our cardistry expert”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “Andrei took the night to basically show, ‘You can do it this way, you can do it that way, under the arm, you can do this’ and then I would circle the ones I thought were really interesting,”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said ( about Dave Franco ) : “I would have [Franco] practice and I would take my iPhone and move the camera around how the audience would see the card, or not see the card,” “And then we would Band-Aid that to the next sequence and be like, ‘Do we need like a CG tie-together?’ Or can we do things physically? Or how much are we cutting away to? Where are the security guards standing? We made charts and charts of everybody’s placement”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “It took a good two weeks of shooting each section,” “And you’re not doing some crazy move with the camera. To our audience, they’re big, but in the room, it’s like nothing’s happening. They’re minute. So that was all a group effort to know this was going to be very [a] unique [scene]”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explained : “Now, even if it is impossible for us to shoot on camera, we wanted the logistics and understanding of the tricks to be possible,” “We were not saying, ‘Hocus pocus magic exists.’ That was never our intention”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu explained : “Things that magicians would want to do and have thought about doing but maybe don’t have the resources to spent the two years to develop? We could do that in a movie,”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT

Jon M Chu said : “In a movie like this, it’s difficult to know when you want to tell the audience how you did it and when not to,” “Because no matter what, they’re not happy. It’s so frustrating. ‘We want to know!’ And then we tell them, ‘Oh, that’s so easy it’s stupid.’ It’s just the nature of magic, to be honest. So we have to sway back and forth on what to show, what not to show, how to tell, not to tell, that was more of a headache than anything else”

gizmodo Friday, June 10, 2016 9:11:00 PM EAT