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Jon M. Chu is set to direct a live-action 'Hot Wheels' movie for Mattel, Warner Bros. and Bad Robot, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
Jon M. Chu will direct the live-action Hot Wheels movie. The content might be too strong for children, however.
The director of Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked has officially signed on, with the studio likely hoping to repeat Greta Gerwig's Barbie box-office and Oscar success.
Jon M. Chu, photographed at his Calabasas home on May 28, makes his movie musical debut with “In the Heights,” nearly 20 years after he was predicted to transform the genre.
The "Wicked" director says he aims to "create an adventure that honors Hot Wheels’ legacy while driving it somewhere entirely new.”
Jon M. Chu will soon return for the second chapter of his hit musical Wicked, but that doesn't mean he is done with overseeing a big-screen spectacle.
After he leaves Oz, “Wicked” filmmaker Jon M. Chu is putting the pedal to the metal. He is set to direct a live-action “ Hot Wheels ” movie for Warner Bros.
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