Crazy Rich Asians

Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle) and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) have been cast as series regulars in this new take on the David Carradine-starrer, with Kim writing the project from Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Warner Bros TV.Ma and Kheng will play the lead character’s parents: father, Jin Chen, and[...]

This dude cooks! He does the laundry! He’s polite! Her dad approves of him! He goes shopping with her without complaining! In other words, he is the perfect boyfriend for her! Never mind Crazy Rich Asians..This is "Crazy Normal Asians"!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkXjEfXqRZg&feature=youtu.be Animated Nerdiness The first episode of the new animated series was released on WEBTOON’s YouTube channel[...]

UPDATE II: So it appears Constance Wu has taken to Twitter one more time to clarify that it wasn't that she was upset over Fresh Off the Boat being renewed: it was about the renewal keeping her from working on "another project" that she was "really passionate about." In the following tweeted message below, Wu[...]

UPDATE: Apparently, it's no longer a matter of society misconstruing Constance Wu's (Crazy Rich Asians) tweets and "making a lot of assumptions" about her social media reaction to ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat being renewed for a sixth season (see original report below) On Friday evening, Wu took to Twitter once again, this time[...]

(ABC/Bob D'Amico)[/caption]Well, it seems like Wu wasn't willing to take that "slight" from the network quietly, taking to Twitter to apparently voice her serious displeasure at the renewal (not cancellation) notice:Deadline Hollywood and other outlets also report that Wu posted a "Dislike" on the show's official Instagram post announcing the series' renewal:For her part, Wu[...]

What the video showed was that she grew up in Singapore - a Southeast Asian country that Westerners know very little about, and may have gotten to know a little more about it since Crazy Rich Asians was set there.The show doesn’t say it's Singapore outright, but it shows young Faye recording her video by the[...]

CinemaCon is happening this week in Las Vegas, and during the STX Films red carpet, Henry Golding had a pretty big tease for fans of Crazy Rich Asians.[caption id="attachment_1012086" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Actor Henry GoldingPhoto by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com[/caption]According to Erik Davis of Fandango, Golding commented that work is happening right now on the script for a[...]

One of the big surprises of 2018 was just how well Crazy Rich Asians ended up doing at the domestic box office It was a critical smash and was one of the rare romantic comedies that everyone seemed to like It's not often these days that a movie gets over 60% of its box office[...]

This past weekend, Crazy Rich Asians capped off its months as a cultural and social phenomenon and box office hit in America… by bombing massively in China.Where the movie made $174 million (compared to its $30 million production budget) over its theatrical run in the US, Deadline reported that only made around $1.2 million in its opening[...]

Wong.[caption id="attachment_951093" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Actress/musician AwkwafinaPhoto by JStone / Shutterstock.com[/caption]One of the breakout stars of Crazy Rich Asians, the rapper-actress is enjoying newfound recognition from her role in the well received internationally acclaimed film.She offered this statement on the series news: “I’ve been watching Comedy Central since I was old enough to hold a remote, and so[...]

BBC and Netflix’s Watership Down added four big names to what's already proven to be an A-list cast, with  Rosamund Pike (A Private War), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) joining the voice cast of the series adaptation. Pike will play The Black Rabbit Of Inlé, Capaldi[...]

was unprepared for how well Crazy Rich Asians was going to do at the box office They were quick to green light a sequel and everyone was very happy to hear the words "franchise" and "trilogy" since there are few things that studio heads love to hear more Toby Emmerich, Warner Bros Pictures Group chairman,[...]

For the third weekend in a row Crazy Rich Asians continues to do crazy well at the box office The August release, which came out to extremely positive reviews, has been owning the normally dry August box office since it came out on the 15th Deadline is reporting that the romantic comedy is bringing in[...]

After the #GoldOpen of Warner Bros.'s film Crazy Rich Asians, we are delighted to report that WB is in the early stages of developing a sequel, with the same creative team.Director Jon M Chu, who is currently working on a film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway show In the Heights, will be returning, as will producers Nina[...]

First and foremost, if you haven't seen Crazy Rich Asians yet, you really should See it in a packed theater -- the audience reactions are part of what make this feature so enjoyable It's more than just a technicolored romcom, even though yes, it is those things It's the first wide theatrical release to feature an[...]

Crazy Rich Asians has landed fresh off the boat and is going to make a huge splash regardless of final box office numbers or the Rotten Tomatoes score In a similar vein to other recent "it's about time" cinematic entries like Wonder Woman and Black Panther, its overall impact with its virtually entirely Asian casting[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Crazy Rich Asians features an absolutely fantastic cast, clever writing, and enough style to overcome any rom-com clichés it indulges in.Director: Jon M Chu Summary: This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.The romantic comedy genre might have mass appeal, but[...]

You'll hear a lot of hubbub surrounding Crazy Rich Asians about how it's a monumental moment for Asians and Asian Americans on screen All that chatter is 100% true.[caption id="attachment_901710" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com[/caption]It's been 25 years since the last feature film came out starring Asians and Asian Americans in the lead roles. Joy Luck[...]

Or if you’re like me, you’re eagerly awaiting his portrayal of Bernard Tai in the upcoming Crazy Rich Asians[caption id="attachment_857187" align="aligncenter" width="350"] How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents - Jimmy O Yang - Da Capo Press[/caption]However, there’s much more to Yang (or technically Ouyang) than meets the eye[...]

Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) has been pitching the project to studios this week after the rights to the film reverted following The Weinstein Company....entanglements....and things are looking promising.Back when the Weinstein scandal broke,  Quiara Alegría Hudes, who wrote the book for the original musical and penned the script for the film, posted on her twitter about[...]