A director is what a director wants to be. If you want to force something, you can fight to the death and maybe get fired, but it's your job to help push things along.
Jon M. ChuWhen I was in Boy Scouts, back in the day, we'd tell stories around the campfire. That's why I love movies. It's literally you and your friends, telling stories around a campfire, whatever they may be.
Jon M. ChuI make movies that I enjoy making and tell stories that I want to see, so itโs hard. You never reverse engineer those things and go, โWhat would appeal to this or that?โ Even if I tried, I donโt know. Iโm an all-American kid.
Jon M. ChuI never knew Steve Jobs. I met him once, but I never knew him. But growing up in the Silicon Valley, he was the hero. He was the guy.
Jon M. ChuI fell in love with that movie [Now You See Me]. I liked the actors. I thought it was an interesting world. When they called me with the opportunity to direct the next one, the first question I needed to address was, what are we going to do to make it different? How can I add something to the franchise? If I can't add anything, then there's no reason for me to do it.
Jon M. Chu