Ever since he started shooting home movies with his family's bulky video camera, Jon M. Chu knew he wanted to be a filmmaker. But after directing several Hollywood blockbuster films like
G.I. Joe: Retaliation and
Now You See Me 2, Jon felt uninspired by the stories he was bringing to the silver screen. In 2018, he directed
Crazy Rich Asians — the first Hollywood film with a majority Asian cast in 25 years — and in 2021, Lin Manuel Miranda's
In the Heights. We featured Jon M. Chu in TED Radio Hour's recent episode
The Artist's Voice.