The crazy rich talent of Jon Chu

The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ director talks about Spielberg, Hollywood diversity and the making of ‘In the Heights’

06 June 2021 - 19:13 By Lucas Shaw

Jon Chu’s path to Hollywood eminence began with his biggest failure. Jem and the Holograms, a musical that Chu directed, grossed just $2m (R27m) in 2015 and posted one of the 10 worst opening weekends in Hollywood history...

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