Meet the Moment: Jon M. Chu on ‘Wicked,’ A.I. and Asian representation in Hollywood

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🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Filmmaker Jon M. Chu joins Kristen Welker for a Meet the Moment conversation about his new film “Wicked: For Good,” how A.I. is reshaping social media and the importance of representation in storytelling after the success of “Crazy Rich Asians.”

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0:00.0	Meet the Moment is sponsored by Vanguard.
0:03.8	Welcome back. Hollywood director John M. Chu has built a career on turning stories about
0:11.0	outsiders into celebrations of belonging. From his groundbreaking hit, Crazy Rich Asians, to the
0:18.1	vibrant cinematic world of Lynn Manuel Miranda's in the Heights.
0:21.6	Now Chu is taking on his most ambitious project yet, Wicked for Good, the second chapter of his
0:29.3	epic adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. Take a look.
0:34.8	Wonderful. They'll call you Wonderful. Come call you wonderful
0:39.4	Come and be wonderful
0:42.3	Trust me it's fun
0:44.2	We will be wonderful
0:47.0	You'll make me wonderful
0:49.7	Wonderful wonderful
0:52.9	Wonderful Wonderful, wonderful.
1:06.0	I sat down with Chew for a Meet the Moment conversation about following his own yellow brick road and finding strength in every twist and turn.
1:10.0	John Chew, welcome to meet the press.
1:12.1	Thank you. It's an honor to be here.
1:13.2	Well, it is an absolute honor to have you.
1:16.4	You have now finished Wicked One, Wicked for Good.
1:21.1	Yes.
1:21.6	Both blockbuster movies in their own right.
1:25.6	You film them in tandem.
1:31.1	You film them together. Take me inside this moment for you, John. What is it like to have accomplished this incredible cinematic feat?
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