Wicked Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you our conversation with Jon M. Chu from WIRED’s Big Interview event, fresh on the heels of directing Wicked: For Good.

You don’t have to be a fan of musicals to know about the Wicked film franchise—it’s been everywhere since the first film launched last year, and that’s exactly how director Jon. M Chu wanted it.

At WIRED’s Big Interview event last week, senior culture editor Manisha Krishnan sat down with Chu to discuss what it takes to make a blockbuster during a moment of deep changes in the film industry. In today’s episode, we are taking a break from the week’s headlines and bringing you their conversation.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Jon M. Chu Says AI Couldn’t Have Made One of the Best Moments in ‘Wicked’
• For the Director of Wicked ...