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Regardless of the success of Depraved and Depraved: For Good at Common and his first-look cope with Warner Bros., Jon M. Chu has signed a brand new cope with Paramount. Chu directed each components of the Broadway musical adaptation, which have confirmed to be an enormous field workplace success. The primary film grossed $759 million worldwide, whereas For Good has made $401 million in its first two weeks.
In response to Matt Belloni, Paramount has now signed Chu to a major film and TV first-look deal. Common was additionally however was unable to signal Chu. This new deal takes over the present one which the filmmaker had with Warner Bros. Take a look at Belloni’s publish beneath:
As Belloni notes, signing Chu is a significant achievement for Paramount in its new period underneath David Ellison’s management. Getting Chu is especially vital after it was revealed in late October that prolific Taylor Sheridan could be leaving Paramount after signing a brand new cope with NBCUniversal.
Previous to Chu’s new cope with Paramount, he already had a number of initiatives lined up. This consists of the long-gestating Loopy Wealthy Asians 2, a sequel to the unique 2018 film that Chu directed. It made $239 million worldwide in opposition to a $30 million finances, proving earlier than Depraved that Chu may helm main field workplace hits.
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