Jon M. Chu is trying something new!
The Wicked director, 45, has boarded a big-screen adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss classic Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, he confirmed via his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Jan. 28. It will mark the filmmaker’s first ever animated movie.
Chu tagged several of those involved in the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation project as he shared an article from Deadline about the upcoming film, including co-director Jill Culton (Abominable), J.J. Abrams and EGOT-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
“Oh what a team for my first animated movie,” Chu wrote. “Coming ’28.”
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