Nion Radio With Nick Onken

Sometimes you have to jump before you know where you’re going to land. Imagine being a kid playing with action figures like G.I. Joe. Can you imagine growing up to become a Hollywood film director and directing the G.I. Joe movie? That’s exactly what happened to Jon Chu, this week’s guest. You may know him as the director of G.I. Joe, Step Up 2, Justin Bieber’s Believe and Never Say Never, and Now You See Me 2. Today I’m talking to Jon about what it takes to become a studio director in Hollywood, his path of creativity, and the inner workings of the movie world. Listen in to hear him talk about how his sense of play as a child helped fuel his creativity, why he doesn’t think film school is for everyone, and why you should always be creating, even between projects. Thanks for listening. Let’s dive in. The idea of love and how we love or hate each other, that journey is so part of our existence. Some things we learn in this podcast: What it was like growing up in the Bay Area in the 1980s [3:20] The mo