'Crazy Rich Asians' Director Jon M. Chu Set to Helm 'Wicked' Musical Film Adaptation: 'It's Time'

Photo: getty images; IMDB Jon M. Chuis headed to Oz! The director confirmed he is set to direct the upcoming movie adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musicalWicked. Chu, 41, has previously directed 2018’sCrazy Rich Asians,Step Up 2: The Streets,and the upcoming movie version ofIn the Heights, to be simultaneously released later this year in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18. “Most of my life I have felt out of place, weird and different,” Chu wrote in a statement on Twitter.

'Crazy Rich Asians' Female Co-Writer Exits Sequel After Pay Disparity Dispute: Report

TheCrazy Rich Asianssequel has lost one of its writers. Adele Lim, who cowrote the 2018 box office hit with Peter Chiarelli, has left the project after alleged issues of pay disparity,according toThe Hollywood Reporter. A spokesperson for Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Crazy Rich Asiansearned $238 million at the worldwide box office, with a total domestic gross of $174 million. Adele Lim.ADELE LIM THRreported that Lim was offered more money to return for the sequel, with Chiarelli allegedly offering to split his own fee with her, but she turned it down.

'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Awkwafina Can Relate to Your Bad Online Shopping Habits

It’s been a whirlwind year for Awkwafina. The breakout star of 2018 starred in two of the year’s biggest blockbusters —Crazy Rich AsiansandOcean’s 8 —hostedSNLfor the fist time, hit fashion home-runs again and again on the red carpet and continues to captivate new fans with her candid social media presence.So when PEOPLE caught up with the rising star atparty in N.Y.C., we couldn’t wait to find out more about her brave and confident sense of style.

'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Michelle Yeoh Joins the Cast of Upcoming 'Avatar' Sequels

Avatar 2is adding to its cast! Michelle Yeohis set to star as human scientist Dr. Karina Mogue inJames Cameron‘s upcoming sequel to his 2009 blockbusterAvatar, according toVariety. Yeoh, 56, is joiningZoë Saldana,Sam Worthington, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, David Thewlis and Edie Falco. TheCrazy Rich Asiansstar is currently starring in CBS’Star Trek: Discovery. She’s previously worked on the Oscar-winning filmCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,Tomorrow Never DiesandMemoirs of a Geisha. Cameron, 64, has fourAvatarsequels in the works, the second of which will be released in December 2020.

'Crazy Thoughts': Inside the Text Exchange Between Matthew Coleman & Wife on Morning of Kids' Murders

“Hi babe, miss you too,” he allegedly wrote, according to the affidavit. “Things have been rough but starting to get some clarity as well. Still confused on a lot of things though and processing through them. So many crazy thoughts going through my head right now, hard to explain.” “Yeah, funny you’re getting some clarity through my grandma’s old Bibles,” he continued. “Wasn’t there 2. Anyways, was actually still thinking of burning them in case theres a chip in them or something.