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Jon M. Chu Says ‘Wicked’ Awards Run Has “Absolutely” Affected Sequel’s Direction, Teases Part 2 After Critics Choice Win
Jon M. Chu took home the Critics Choice Award For Best Director
Maybe we can be more subtle with that, or maybe we don’t have to remind them of so much,” he explained to Deadline backstage at Friday night’s Critics Choice Awards after accepting the statuette for Best Director. There’s not much by way of the plot that Chu can necessarily tease about Wicked: For Good, since it’s based on existing IP, but he did speak a bit about what audiences can expect from the film’s stars, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Chu admitted his Best Director win came as quite the surprise, especially after he was snubbed from the category in this year’s Oscar nominations, which he joked about during his speech on stage.
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