Jon M. Chu
James Devaney/GC PhotosJon M. Chu he had to dance for the rest of his life on Saturday, November 9, as his two children were born at the same time.
The director, 45, missed the Los Angeles premiere of his much-anticipated musical film. They are not badas his wife, Kristin HodgeShe went into labor with their fifth child.
“This film has been going in mysterious directions,” Chu wrote on his Instagram Story, announcing that he would not be attending the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. “Today is the day I’ve been dreaming about. Two kids (a movie and a little girl) all at once and I really couldn’t be happier. I won’t be able to be at the Wicked Premiere tonight with you all… there was a change of plans around 4am this morning…”
Chu went on to say that she will be welcoming her fifth child into the world and, no, “they won’t name it Galphaba.”
“Sending all the love to our incredibly talented players and staff tonight. They deserve it and send an extra welcome to my little girl bursting her bubble and coming into our world any time now. If my wife has half the courage, @cynthiaerivo @arianagrande @michelleyeoh_official or @marissa_edob will also defy gravity one day.”
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The director also shared a photo of his newly pressed tuxedo, writing, “Should I just wear a suit for a birthday?”
Anyway, he made sure to go live on Premiere and drop a few comments.
Kristin Hodge
Courtesy of Jon M. Chu/Instagram“I’m pretending to be there when my wife pushes,” Chu wrote on Instagram Live, adding in her words on the red carpet, “I like to scream!! Hahaha this hospital thinks I’m crazy.”
A few hours later, Chu updated his followers with a video of his wife holding their newborn baby girl. “I can’t believe this happened while the movie was playing for the first time,” he wrote. “Magic is in the air. Happy First Day!! Welcome to our world, you will do good. You have a lot of witches on your side.”
Chu and Hodge are already parents to Willow, 7, Jonathan Heights, 5, Ruby, 3, and Iggy, 20 months.
At the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in October, i At the height said the director More that his fifth child is “his third child at a time They are not bad,” as he begins the process of changing music in 2021.
“I just finished the film, so I just let everything go and started enjoying it. I have a new baby coming, so in my head, that’s what I’m focused on,” Chu told the newspaper. “He can come any day now. It will be a little daughter.”
I They are not bad the premiere brought out a host of stars, including musical debuts, Idina Menzel again Kristin Chenowethand the new Elphaba and Glinda: Cynthia Erivo again Ariana Grande.
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Jennifer Lopez it also graced the red carpet alongside the stars of the film Michelle Yeah, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode again Ethan Slaterand other celebrities including Ashley Tisdale, Normani, Frankie Grande, Sarah Paulson, Ben Platt, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Troye Sivan again Sophia Bush.
“There are no words. Absolutely everything I could hope for!” Tisdale, 39, posted on Instagram, tagging Chu and the cast. “I hope you go see @wickedmovie and try not to cry.”
Platt, 31, echoed those sentiments, sharing on his Instagram story, “The triumph of @wickedmovie cannot be overstated. The best adaptation, ever of @jonmchu’s generation this is totally worthy of its source material. I couldn’t have dreamed it better, and we rarely get music of movies that are played with love, skill and care.”
He added: “@cynthiaerivo and @arianagrande put on a concert that will forever be part of the music video. I feel very proud of them and I know that everyone who loves this music so much will be happy.”
