Jon M. Chu is at present juggling edits on Wicked: For Good at the same time as he continues to trek the awards circuit for that movie’s predecessor and, unexpectedly, he says seeing the response to Depraved is impacting his imaginative and prescient for the upcoming sequel.
“It does have an effect on once we went again into the lower, like, ‘Oh, wait, they’re actually listening to each element,’ and the way we plan on paying sure issues off. Perhaps we will be extra delicate with that, or perhaps we don’t must remind them of a lot,” he defined to Deadline backstage at Friday evening’s Critics Choice Awards after accepting the statuette for Greatest Director.
He continued: “It completely impacts all the pieces that we’re doing. I didn’t assume it will, however really stepping into the lower, I really feel like I’m extra within the head house of the place the followers are, whereas earlier than, we needed to cowl our bases somewhat bit extra for everyone.”
There’s not a lot by the use of the plot that Chu can essentially tease about Depraved: For Good, because it’s primarily based on present IP, however he did converse a bit about what audiences can anticipate from the movie’s stars, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
“When you love these two girls, wait till you see the place their relationship goes. Wait till you see the heights that they will hit,” he mentioned. “Oz is greater. It’s extra expansive. And, within the time that we’re dwelling in, it speaks so on to the second and to the braveness and the results it takes, to a few of the decisions that we have now to make and who you select to turn into when you already know the reality.”
His feedback within the press room adopted Erivo’s remarks on the pink carpet, the place she additionally spoke with Deadline about what to anticipate from Depraved: For Good.
“It’s a very lovely a part of the story, I believe,” she mentioned. “It’s a littler darker however I believe it’s equally as significant.”
Chu admitted his Greatest Director win got here as fairly the shock, particularly after he was snubbed from the class on this yr’s Oscar nominations, which he joked about throughout his speech on stage. To even be invited to the Critics Selection Awards, “means the world to me, personally.”
“For this film, I believe it deserves to be seen. I believe it deserves to be beloved and praised in all of the methods,” he continued.
