"Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu and Thai helmer Nattawut “Baz” Poonpiriya have boarded Netflix's planned retelling of last year's dramatic rescue of a boys' soccer team trapped in a cave in Thailand. Chu and Poonpiriya, who directed Asian hit film "Bad Genius," are partnering with Netflix and SK Global Entertainment on the story after the 13 Thumluang Company Limited granted the streaming giant and SK Global rights to the saga, which Variety reported last month. The project, which...
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Chu delivered an unqualified smash this winter just as the box office needed it most with part one of Universal’s “Wicked.” The long-anticipated adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical delivered the punch at the turnstiles that exhibition needed to salvage the 2024 box office. The triumph was especially sweet for Universal Pictures as part two of “Wicked” is waiting in the wings for release in November. The movie’s success has also demonstrated that Chu has a deft touch with a range of genres as a helmer and producer. He had already rocketed onto Hollywood’s director A-list with 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians.” Among Chu’s next percolating projects is a Britney Spears biopic, also for Universal.
