Jon Chu
Jonathan Murray "Jon" Chu (born November 2, 1979 in Palo Alto , California ) is an American director , screenwriter and film producer .
life and career
Chu is a graduate of the University of Southern California and won the Princess Grace Award in 2001 . Other awards won are the Dore Schary Award and the Jack Nicholson directing award .
He made his debut as a director, screenwriter and producer in 2001 with the short film Silent Beats . His first feature film was Step Up to the Streets from 2008. He also directed the sequel Step Up 3D that followed two years later . On the fourth part of the Step Up series Step Up: Miami Heat (2012) Cho was involved as executive producer.
From 2010 to 2011 he held various positions in the LXD - Legion of Extraordinary Dancers series. He also oversaw several other television projects as executive producer, including The Arena and S2dio City .
In August 2013 it was announced that Chu from the film studio Paramount Pictures is considered, at the 13th Star Trek to the franchise in 2016 appear -Kinofilm, the 50th anniversary, director to lead. Ultimately, however, the film was directed by Justin Lin and Chu was involved in other film projects: Jem and the Holograms was released in 2015 and Die Infassbaren 2 , the sequel to Die Infassbaren - Now You See Me, in 2016 .
In 2018, the film adaptation of the novel, Crazy Rich ( Crazy Rich Asians ), which he directed , was released, which, measured against the production costs of 26.5 million US dollars, became a financial success and grossed around 238 million US dollars worldwide.
Filmography (selection)
- as a director
- 2008: Step Up to the Streets (Step Up 2 the Streets)
- 2010: Step Up 3D
- 2010: LXD - Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers , TV series)
- 2011: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
- 2013: GI Joe - The Reckoning (GI Joe: Retaliation)
- 2013: Justin Bieber's Believe
- 2015: Jem and the Holograms
- 2016: The Incredibles 2 (Now You See Me 2)
- 2018: Crazy Rich (Crazy Rich Asians)
Web links
- Jon Chu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.pgfusa.com/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chu, Jon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chu, Jonathan Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd November 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palo Alto , California , United States |