Every Jon M. Chu Directed Movie Ranked, Including 'Wicked: For Good'
From 'Crazy Rich Asians' to 'Wicked,' Moviefone counts down every film of director Jon M. Chu's impressive career, including 'Wicked: For Good'.
Jon M. Chu accepts the award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The success of last year's 'Wicked' has made Jon M. Chu one of the most popular directors in Hollywood and earned him a Critics Choice Award for Best Director.
Wicked
Before 'Wicked', Chu was best known for directing sequels like 'Step Up 2: The Streets', 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation', and 'Now You See Me 2', two Justin Bieber documentaries, and the box office smash 'Crazy Rich Asians'.
Chu now returns to the big screen with the highly antcipated sequel to 'Wicked' entitled 'Wicked: For Good', which once again stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and opens in theaters on November 21st.
In honor of the new sequel, Moviefone is counting down every film Jon M. Chu has ever directed, including his latest.
Let's begin!
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11. 'Jem and the Holograms' (2015)
A scene from 2015's 'Jem and the Holograms'. Photo: Universal Pictures.
As a small-town girl (Aubrey Shea) catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. Four aspiring musicians will take the world by storm when they see that the key to creating your own destiny lies in finding your own voice.
Jem and the Holograms
10. 'Step Up 2: The Streets' (2008)
A scene from 2008's 'Step Up 2: The Streets'. Photo: Walt Disney Studios.
When rebellious street dancer Andie (Briana Evigan) lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer, Chase (Robert Hoffman), to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.
Step Up 2: The Streets
9. 'Justin Bieber's Believe' (2013)
Justin Bieber in 'Justin Bieber's Believe'. Photo: Open Road Films.
A backstage and on-stage look at Justin Bieber during his rise to super stardom.
8. 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' (2011)
Justin Bieber in 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
Tells the story of Justin Bieber, the kid from Canada with the hair, the smile and the voice: It chronicles his unprecedented rise to fame, all the way from busking in the streets of Stratford, Canada to putting videos on YouTube to selling out Madison Square Garden in New York as the headline act during the 'My World Tour' from 2010.
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
7. 'Step Up 3D' (2010)
A scene from 2010's 'Step Up 3D'. Photo: Walt Disney Studios.
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke (Rick Malambri) and Natalie (Sharni Vinson), team up with NYU freshman Moose (Adam Sevani), and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.
Step Up 3D
6. 'Now You See Me 2' (2016)
(L to R) Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Mark Ruffalo in 'Now You See Me 2'. Photo: Lionsgate.
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Lizzy Caplan) resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.
Now You See Me 2
5. 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' (2013)
(L to R) Ray Park and Dwayne Johnson in 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
4. 'In the Heights' (2021)
(Center) Anthony Ramos in 'In the Heights'. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Lights up on Washington Heights... The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
In the Heights
3. 'Wicked: For Good' (2025)
Ariana Grande is Glinda in 'Wicked For Good', directed by Jon M. Chu.
As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda (Ariana Grande) and Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.
Wicked: For Good
2. 'Crazy Rich Asians' (2018)
(L to R) Henry Golding and Constance Wu in 'Crazy Roch Asians'. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
An American-born Chinese economics professor (Constance Wu) accompanies her boyfriend (Henry Golding) to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
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1. 'Wicked' (2024)
Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in 'Wicked', directed by Jon M. Chu. Photo: Universal Pictures.
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda (Ariana Grande) at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked
