"It is an examination of who gets to say what is a villain and what is a hero,” Chu said on the Nov. 27 episode of the ‘Open Book with Jenna’ podcast

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in Universal's highly anticipated adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical.

Chu told HuffPost’s Ellen Lee how “Wicked” transcends its magic, challenges the status quo and echoes his pursuit of the American dream beyond the “yellow brick road.”

Wicked' director Jon M. Chu explained his approach to the sweeping musical's color grading, saying it's meant to showcase a 'real place.'

Many longtime fans of the Broadway musical are bursting with questions on how director Jon M. Chu translated the stage show for the screen. The Deseret News spoke with Chu Friday and asked him about his process,

Jon M. Chu defended the color grading in the new Wicked movie.

“There was no world where we wouldn’t invite them to come be a part of this,” director Jon M. Chu tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The question for us was, how, and how much are they willing to do in it, and how much can the story itself handle it? Because they’re such iconic people and especially to these roles.”