Age: 46
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Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for directing the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) and the musical fantasy "Wicked" (2024), the former being one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent. For his direction for "Wicked," Chu won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director. An alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, other films he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films "Step Up 2: The Streets" (2008) and "Step Up 3D" (2010), the musicals "Jem and the Holograms" (2015) and "In the Heights" (2021), as well as the live concert films "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" (2011) and "Justin Bieber's Believe" (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M. Chu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Two aging rivals—a vain actress and a bitter novelist—discover the secret to eternal youth through a mysterious elixir. Their rekindled friendship spirals into dark comedy as they grapple with immortality's unexpected consequences: a crumbling marriage, a devoted husband caught between them, and the horrifying reality that youth without mortality means watching everything else decay. As their bodies betray the laws of nature—wounds that won't heal, decay that won't stop—the women must confront whether living forever is worth the price of their humanity. A wickedly funny musical exploration of vanity, friendship, and the dangerous allure of defying death itself.
