Director Jon M Chu departs Disney+ series Willow

Filmmaker Jon M Chu has announced he will no longer be working on the Disney+ series Willow, revealing his wife is pregnant (Ian West/PA)

Filmmaker Jon M Chu has announced he will no longer be working on the Disney+ series Willow, revealing his wife is pregnant and “the timing is just not going to work for me and my family”.

Chu, known for his work on Crazy Rich Asians, cited scheduling concerns partly caused by pandemic-related production delays in the UK.