The Town with Matthew Belloni

Betting on Theaters, Embracing Tech, and ‘Wicked’ With Director Jon M. Chu

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Matt is joined by director Jon M. Chu to discuss how he made it in Hollywood, his career-altering move to pass on Netflix and bet on movie theaters with ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ balancing art and commerce, making films with AI, his upcoming film ‘Wicked,’ and much more from his new book, ‘Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen’ (02:34). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film, ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ (25:24).

 

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Jon. M Chu

 

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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