Jon M. Chu in Talks to Direct Ya Romance Movie ‘Permanent Record’ for Warner Bros.

Jon M.

Chu is a hot property on the Warner Bros.

lot thanks to Crazy Rich Asians and his upcoming adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights.

This week brought word of a new project that Chu is developing at the studio, as he’s set to produce and possibly direct a feature adaptation of Mary H.K.

Choi’s bestselling Ya romance novel Permanent Record.

The novel explores how social media can influence relationships, as it follows star-crossed lovers Pablo Rind and Leanna Smart, who meet one chilly night/morning at 5 a.m.

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