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Jon M. Chu Thanks Fans For ‘Wicked’ Success As Film Scoops Cinematic & Box Office Achievement Golden Globe: “We Can Still Make Art That Is A Radical Act Of Optimism”

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Wicked director Jon M. Chu celebrates the film's Golden Globe win, hailing it as a 'radical act of optimism' in a cynical world.
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  • Chu praised the film's fans, saying the award 'shows us how important making this stuff is' in times of 'pessimism and cynicism'.
  • The director framed Wicked as a work of art that can inspire hope, defying the 'sort of rule' of negativity in the current climate.
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