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Betting on Theaters, Embracing Tech, and ‘Wicked’ With Director Jon M. Chu

The director joins Matt to talk about how he made it in the industry, balancing art and commerce, and so much more

By Matthew Belloni
Universal Pictures


Matt is joined by director Jon M. Chu to discuss how he made it in Hollywood, his career-altering move to pass on Netflix and bet on movie theaters with Crazy Rich Asians, balancing art and commerce, making films with AI, his upcoming film Wicked, and much more from his new book, Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen (02:34). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film Fly Me to the Moon (25:24).

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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Jon M. Chu
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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