Washington DC, Dec. 4 -- Filmmaker Jon M Chu, fresh off the back-to-back success of 'Wicked' and 'Wicked: For Good', has signed a first-look producing deal with Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television Studios.

The three-year agreement, effective January 2, 2026, will see Chu and his production company develop and produce both feature film and television projects for the studio, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Under the deal, Chu will work closely with Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, Motion Picture Group president Don Granger and Paramount Television Studios president Matt Thunell, as per the outlet.

Chu is concluding a tenure at Warner Bros., where he directed the feature adaptation of the Broad...