evil Director Jon M. Chu missed the Los Angeles premiere of his new film — and for good reason.
The first part of his musical adaptation is The Wizard of Oz, At the Los Angeles premiere, his newborn baby girl was making her world debut.
Zhu and his wife, Christine Hodge, welcomed their daughter on Saturday. He posted a video of the baby on Instagram Stories preparing The Wizard of Oz Tweak “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” along with the caption: “I can’t believe this is happening at a movie premiere. Magic is in the air. Happy premiere day!! Welcome to our world, you’re going to do great Good. There are many witches around you.
This is the fifth child for the couple, who are also parents to Willow, 7; Jonathan Highlands, 5; Ruby, 3; and Iggy, 20 months.
Zhu sent a video message shared at the screening, noting that he and his wife were in the hospital awaiting the birth of their daughter.
“I was at the restaurant across the street getting ready to come; my whole family was there, my friends, all our relatives were there,” he says in the video. “I’ve been waiting three years to get to this moment and share our movie with you, but I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life, waiting for our fifth child, and now. Of course, this little girl knows when the premiere day is Appear.
Chu previously posted a “particularly magical announcement” on his IG Stories, with a photo taken at the hospital showing two bracelets that read “Defy Gravity,” a tribute to one of them. evil song.
“The film always unfolds in mysterious ways,” he wrote. “Today is the day I’ve dreamed of for a long time. I couldn’t be happier to have two babies at the same time (a movie and a little girl). I won’t be with you all at the premiere of Wicked tonight… this morning Around 4 o’clock, plans changed… Instead, my wife and I will welcome our fifth child to our family, and no, we will not name her Galphaba.”
evilUniversal Pictures will release it in theaters on November 22, starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda , Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Keira Se Keala Settle plays Miss Cordell and Bowen Yang plays Pfannee.
In his IG Stories, Chu gave a shout-out to his cast and crew: “Sending all the love to our talented cast and crew tonight. They deserve it and to me An extra welcome for a little girl to burst her fantasies and enter our world at any time. If she’s as brave as my wife @cynthiaerivo, @arianagrande, @michelleyeoh_official or @marissa_edob, one day she too will defy gravity.
Chu also shared a video starring Grande’s brother, Frankie Grande, who shared a message to Hodge: “Push!”
He also posted a photo of the suit still in a garment bag and joked: “Should I wear this suit during labor?”
In fact, after the screening, Chu was actually able to make a quick appearance at the after-party, share a moment with the cast, and then presumably get back to his fatherly duties.
