Director Jon M. Chu Expecting Baby No. 5 with Wife Kristin Hodge, His Third During Creation ofWicked: 'Any Day Now'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jon M. Chu.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty

Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty

Jon M. Chuis going to be a dad again!

“I could leave tonight — you never know — so we got to get this thing started,” he said, adding that this is his “third kid duringWicked.”

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In 2021, Chu shared on Twitter that he was stepping down from directing the Disney+Willowseries after the production schedule moved amid the COVID-19 health crisis. Churevealed his wife Kristin Hodge was expectingtheir third child that summer.

“As you may know,Willowhas been one of my favorite movies since I was a child, so I’m devastated that I won’t be able to work with some of my heroes old and new,” he added, naming producers and writers involved with the series. “Like a kid seeingWillowfor the first time in the ’80s, I will look forward to watching this magical new world unfold as a very enthusiastic fan. And boy do they have an adventure in store for you! I can’t wait for you all to experience it soon.”

“I took the day off yesterday from shooting @Lin_Manuel’s #InTheHeightsMovie so I could witness my beautiful wife give birth to our first son… Introducing Jonathan Heights Chu (aka Heights),” Chu wrote in a statement on Twitter.

“May your hands always be connected to others but your view be towards the skies,” Chu added.

source: people.com