Awkwafina Archives

This may be the best original to premiere on the service, and it is a shame that, as of now, there is no plan for this to play on screens, as they would have a hit on their hands. Credit Prime Video Jackpot! Is A Great Premise Awkwafina stars as Katie, a former child actress who finds a[...]

It stars Awkwafina, John Cena, Ayden Mayeri, Donald Elise Watkins, Sam Asghari, Murray Hill, and Simu Liu and is directed by Paul Feig from a script by Rob Yescombe The hook for the film is great, and one can't help but wonder what would happen if Amazon released this into theaters in late summer[...]

It stars Awkwafina, John Cena, Ayden Mayeri, Donald Elise Watkins, Sam Asghari, Murray Hill, and Simu Liu and is directed by Paul Feig from a script by Rob Yescombe In a summer where comedies will mostly be avoiding theaters, streaming at home is where most comedy fans will be getting their laughs Below are first-look pics[...]

Joining the fun this time with Jack Black will be Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, and Ke Huy Quan Boy, Ke Huy Quan is everywhere these days, huh? The film is directed by Mike Mitchell It is the first Kung Fu Panda film to hit theaters since 2016, though[...]

I was like, 'I swear, I've seen that before,' and I was like, 'Oh, yeah, I've seen it from rehearsals.' So it's just like, following Rob's vision throughout production was really, really interesting, and yeah, the whole lighting of the ocean and how they play with the colors, I think they did so, so well." Awkwafina[...]

The voice cast includes Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, and Anthony Ramos, in the story of a group of, ahem, bad guys who decide maybe they want to be good A new featurette has been released for the film, in which the cast teases some of their roles in the film and the ultimate plan of[...]

Actress & comedian Awkwafina (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) has returned to Twitter (though briefly) to respond to criticisms that her use of AAVE (African American Vernacular English) and a "blaccent" (a voice stereotypically imitating forms of Black American dialect) was meant to be derogatory[...]

Renfield, the new Universal Monsters film starring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, and Awkwafina, is now in production Chris McKay is helming the project, Rick and Morty writer Ryan Ridley will spin the tale of Renfield, and it will be produced by Skybound Entertainment's Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst. A new post on Twitter from Universal announced the production start,[...]

Awkwafina has signed on to be part of what is shaping up to be a pretty impressive cast for Universal's Renfield. Nicolas Cage has been tapped to play Dracula in Universal's upcoming Universal Monsters film Renfield The Hollywood Reporter broke the news about Awkwafina joining the fun. Robert Kirkman and his company Skybound Productions will help produce the movie based[...]

That's apt for him becoming a kung fu master. Nice to see Tsai Chin in a cameo as Katy's (Awkwafina) grandmother Cute joke about paper replica offerings to deceased relatives in the afterlife. Michelle Yeoh and Ronnie Cheng both spoke Mandarin with a Malaysian accent She's not a native Mandarin speaker either Ronnie Cheng would have learned[...]

Get ready for another season of laughs, because Comedy Central has released a trailer for the second season of their series, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens The second season trailer features all favorite returning characters from Nora's life and gives fans a date to look forward to… August 18, to be exact Creator and writer[...]

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens' second season premieres with two new episodes airing Wednesday, August 18th at 10:00 pm on Comedy Central But that's not the biggest Season 2 news; BD Wong, who plays Nora's dad in the show, will be making his television directorial debut this season Other directors this season include Andrew McCarthy,[...]

Marvel movies have their biggest audience in China – it was the Chinese market that pushed Avengers: Endgame's box office earnings past the $1 billion mark. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is Marvel's first Asian superhero, played by China-born Simu Liu; his co-stars include Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Michelle Yeoh, both household names[...]

The film also stars Awkwafina, Fala Chen, Ronny Chieng, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Florian Munteanu, Meng'er Zhang, and Michelle Yeoh It has had its release date moved and shifted a bunch, but it set to debut on September 3rd in theaters You can see the first trailer for the film below, along with the first poster.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giWIr7U1deAVideo can't be[...]

Credit: Disney Raya and the Last Dragon features the voice talents of Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of the intrepid warrior Raya; Awkwafina as the legendary dragon, Sisu; Gemma Chan as Raya's nemesis, Namaari; Daniel Dae Kim as Raya's visionary father, Benja; Sandra Oh as Namaari's powerful mother, Virana; Benedict Wong as Tong, a formidable[...]

One of the most impressive aspects of this film is the cast, with heavy hitters like Kelly Marie Tran, Daniel Dae Kim, Gemma Chan, Sandra Oh, Alan Tudyk, and the name that got everyone most excited, Awkwafina As for her, during a press day for Raya this week, the creative team behind the film gave[...]

In case you weren't already aware, rapper, comedian, and actress Awkwafina (aka Nora Lum) has her own show on Comedy Central, and it's amazing It's a sort of part biographical, part fictional, real feeling, totally hilarious account of her life Well, not really her actual life now that she's super successful and famous and starring[...]

Awkwafina is becoming one of the busiest actors in Hollywood Known more for her comedic roles, she gained more notoriety with her dramatic breakout performance in The Farewell Her attention turns to the world of gaming She plays Cheung Yin "Kelly" Sun regarded as the "World's Greatest Female Gambler" in The Baccarat Machine. Photo by JStone /[...]

January is turning out to be a pretty good month for Awkwafina (The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians) The same month Awkwafina became the first actress of Asian-American descent to win a Golden Globe in the "Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy" category (Lulu Wang's The Farewell), she's only a week away from the premiere of[...]

With production currently underway in NYC, Awkwafina's (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell) upcoming Comedy Central series now has something going for it that every show on television covets: a title Set to debut in January 2020, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens is based loosely on the actor's life and has scored an impressive directorial line-up:[...]

When Lisa releases a video of Bart laughing at girl-Itchy and Scratchy, he is shunned by all the other boys at school, leading him to fall in with a girl gang who call themselves "Bossy Riot" (guest stars Awkwafina, Nicole Byer, and Chelsea Peretti). FOX The boys form an opposing gang (led by Milhouse?) called the Boys[...]

The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game. Jumanji: The Next Level stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, and Alex Wolff; with Danny Glover and[...]

Fans of the fantasy series will be treated to the vocal skills of Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Maudra Fara, Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame) as The General, Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) as The Collector, Sigourney Weaver as The Myth-Speaker, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp) as Naia, and Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal) as Baffi,[...]

Weird City's population includes some very familiar faces: Levar Burton, Awkwafina, Laverne Cox, Sara Gilbert, Dylan O'Brien, Ed O'Neill, Rosario Dawson, Michael Cera, Yvette Nicole Brown, Auli'i Cravalho, and more. Bleeding Cool had the honor of speaking with Sanders (Key & Peele, Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas) on a number of topics, from the influence of[...]

Each episode of the anthology series serves as an exploration of issues that pertain to present-day life-stories that could only be told now through the prism of sci-fi and comedy. https://youtu.be/WvCOxcTA1bEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Laverne Cox lives in a smart house | Weird City (https://youtu.be/WvCOxcTA1bE) With Jose Molina (The Tick, Marvel's Agent Carter, Sleepy Hollow)[...]

Now that YouTube Premium's official trailer for Weird City gave us a sightseeing tour of Oscar and Emmy winner Jordan Peele and Emmy-nominated writer Charlie Sanders' upcoming half-hour comedy/sci-fi anthology, viewers are getting another look behind the scenes as Awkwafina (Ocean's 8, Crazy Rich Asians) discusses the interesting situation her character Charlotta finds herself in. Teaming with Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), the pair[...]

Jumanji 3 is coming, and with the third entry in the franchise just gained rapper and actress Awkwafina. According to a report from Variety, sources have confirmed to the outlet that the Crazy Rich Asians, Oceans 8 star will be joining the returning cast of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle– Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan[...]

Awkwafina is a delight, and we're happy to report that we'll be getting a lot more of her because Comedy Central just ordered a [shocker] comedy series, which will also star B.D Wong. Actress/musician AwkwafinaPhoto by JStone / Shutterstock.com One of the breakout stars of Crazy Rich Asians, the rapper-actress is enjoying newfound recognition from her role in the[...]

Her first step is to assemble the perfect crew to help, consisting of Cate Blanchett as Lou, Anne Hathaway as Daphne Kluger, Mindy Kaling as Amita,  Sarah Paulson as Tammy, Awkwafina as Constance, Rihanna as Eight Ball, and Helena Bonham Carter as Rose. Here's the brand new trailer released this morning: The impressive assembled award-winning cast also reportedly includes an undisclosed role for Dakota Fanning,[...]