It looks like Crazy Rich Asians 2 is still very much happening, with a shoot reportedly planned for 2025.
2018’s Crazy Rich Asians was a huge hit, and for good reason. Jon M. Chu’s charming romcom, starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding won over audiences and critics alike with its witty humour and genuine, unapologetic romance.
The film was based on Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel and considering the book spawned two sequels, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, rumours of a sequel to the film have resurfaced often but the projects have not materialised.
Well, there is hope still. Production Weekly (via World Of Reel) reports that Crazy Rich Asians 2 is still on the way and eyeing a 2025 shoot in Malaysia and Singapore. Jon M. Chu, currently busy on post-production for Wicked Part One, is reportedly returning to direct while Amy Wang is penning the script.
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2018’s Crazy Rich Asians was a huge hit, and for good reason. Jon M. Chu’s charming romcom, starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding won over audiences and critics alike with its witty humour and genuine, unapologetic romance.
The film was based on Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel and considering the book spawned two sequels, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, rumours of a sequel to the film have resurfaced often but the projects have not materialised.
Well, there is hope still. Production Weekly (via World Of Reel) reports that Crazy Rich Asians 2 is still on the way and eyeing a 2025 shoot in Malaysia and Singapore. Jon M. Chu, currently busy on post-production for Wicked Part One, is reportedly returning to direct while Amy Wang is penning the script.
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- 4/8/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Jon M. Chu's 2018 romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" -- based on the novel by Kevin Kwan -- was a massive, massive hit. Made for only $30 million, Chu's lightweight puffball grossed $239 million worldwide. It follows the adventures of a young economics professor named Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) who has been enjoying her romantic relationship with the dash-handsome Nick Young (Henry Golding). Nick is called back to his home country of Singapore to attend a wedding, and Rachel is reluctantly invited along. Reluctantly, because Nick has been trying to keep his vast wealth hidden from Rachel. It seems his family is practically royalty in Singapore, inviting new conversations about honesty and their inescapable class divide into their relationship. Also, Nick's family doesn't necessarily approve of a middle-class woman dating one of their own, and some of them accuse Rachel of being a golddigger.
Oh yes, and Nick fully intends to...
Oh yes, and Nick fully intends to...
- 10/15/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
As Awkwafina prepares to dive into her role as Scuttle in “The Little Mermaid, ” she reflects on why a “Crazy Rich Asians” sequel would hold an important place in her heart.
The 34-year-old star — real name Nora Lum — stopped by “Good Morning America” on Monday to discuss her new role as the all-knowing seagull Scuttle in “The Little Mermaid” where she mentioned that a “Crazy Rich Asians” follow-up was still being “hashed out.”
“I know, that’s what I told them. I was like, ‘Where is it?'” responded Lum when discussing the latest update on the potential sequel. “I do believe that — when, I have no idea. I think it’s being hashed out.”
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“It would be so meaningful [to make a sequel]. They’re like my family, and at this point it’s been so long,” she continued. “We would love to all get back together.
The 34-year-old star — real name Nora Lum — stopped by “Good Morning America” on Monday to discuss her new role as the all-knowing seagull Scuttle in “The Little Mermaid” where she mentioned that a “Crazy Rich Asians” follow-up was still being “hashed out.”
“I know, that’s what I told them. I was like, ‘Where is it?'” responded Lum when discussing the latest update on the potential sequel. “I do believe that — when, I have no idea. I think it’s being hashed out.”
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“It would be so meaningful [to make a sequel]. They’re like my family, and at this point it’s been so long,” she continued. “We would love to all get back together.
- 5/17/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
The “Crazy Rich Asians” cinematic universe is expanding. A new spin-off film, centered on fan favorite characters played by Gemma Chan and Harry Shum Jr., is reportedly in the works.
The yet-untitled Warner Bros. project will be written by Emmy-nominated “Barry” screenwriter and producer Jason Kim and will be in continuity with the upcoming “Crazy Rich Asians” sequel based on Kevin Kwan’s trilogy installment, “China Rich Girlfriend.”
The rom-com will follow Astrid Young Teo (Chan) who is the newly-single cousin of “Crazy Rich Asians” lead Nick Young, played by Henry Golding. The first film saw Astrid learn that her husband (Pierre Png) has been unfaithful; she reconnects with first love and former fiancé Charlie Wu (Shum Jr.) at Nick’s engagement party. As Deadline reported, the Kwan novels include that Astrid’s parents broke up her engagement to Charlie as he was not a “suitable husband” due to their socioeconomic differences.
The yet-untitled Warner Bros. project will be written by Emmy-nominated “Barry” screenwriter and producer Jason Kim and will be in continuity with the upcoming “Crazy Rich Asians” sequel based on Kevin Kwan’s trilogy installment, “China Rich Girlfriend.”
The rom-com will follow Astrid Young Teo (Chan) who is the newly-single cousin of “Crazy Rich Asians” lead Nick Young, played by Henry Golding. The first film saw Astrid learn that her husband (Pierre Png) has been unfaithful; she reconnects with first love and former fiancé Charlie Wu (Shum Jr.) at Nick’s engagement party. As Deadline reported, the Kwan novels include that Astrid’s parents broke up her engagement to Charlie as he was not a “suitable husband” due to their socioeconomic differences.
- 5/6/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Following the massive success of "Crazy Rich Asians" in 2018, Warner Bros. quickly gave the green light to adapt the other two books in author Kevin Kwan's acclaimed series. With director Jon M. Chu and the stars, including Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Harry Shum Jr., Awkwafina, and Michelle Yeoh, set to return, "China Rich Girlfriend" and "Rich People Problems" were scheduled to shoot back to back at some point in 2020. As we all know, the world came to a standstill that year due to the ongoing pandemic, but this production faced a whole other problem that would delay the sequels...
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- 3/21/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Warner Bros.’ sequel to the hit romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” has a new writer in Amy Wang, who takes over after the first film’s writers, Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, departed over pay disparity issues.
Wang, a Chinese-Australian writer, won a Cannes Lion award in 2018 for her short film “Unnatural” and is currently attached to make her feature film debut as writer-director of an untitled horror film for Paramount. Her TV credits include as story editor for Netflix’s “Brothers Sun” and director of an upcoming episode of Starz’s “Blindspotting.”
Wang will join the team from “Crazy Rich Asians” that includes Jon M. Chu and original cast members Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. It is unclear at this point whether Wang’s screenplay will be a direct adaptation of the novel “China Rich Girlfriend,” Kevin Kwan’s sequel to the “Crazy Rich Asians” novel on which the 2018 film is based.
Wang, a Chinese-Australian writer, won a Cannes Lion award in 2018 for her short film “Unnatural” and is currently attached to make her feature film debut as writer-director of an untitled horror film for Paramount. Her TV credits include as story editor for Netflix’s “Brothers Sun” and director of an upcoming episode of Starz’s “Blindspotting.”
Wang will join the team from “Crazy Rich Asians” that includes Jon M. Chu and original cast members Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. It is unclear at this point whether Wang’s screenplay will be a direct adaptation of the novel “China Rich Girlfriend,” Kevin Kwan’s sequel to the “Crazy Rich Asians” novel on which the 2018 film is based.
- 3/21/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
“Crazy Rich Asians 2” is officially underway.
Four years after the first film broke box office records, Jon M. Chu’s follow-up has found a new writer to replace screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim.
Deadline confirmed that Warner Bros. and Color Force have tapped Chinese-Australian writer Amy Wang to pen the sequel, which will star Constance Wu and Henry Golding. Wang is a story editor on Netflix’s “Brothers Sun,” and has also worked on “From Scratch.” Additionally, Wang is also writing and directing a horror film for Paramount Players/QC Entertainment. Wang has directed episodes of Starz’s “Blindspotting” and Facebook’s “The Birch,” after winning a Cannes Lion award for her short “Unnatural” in 2018.
The news comes after “Crazy Rich Asians” co-writers Chiarelli and Lim were at the center of a pay dispute. Lim, a veteran TV writer, exited the sequel in 2019 after it was revealed Chiarelli was paid almost 10 times more,...
Four years after the first film broke box office records, Jon M. Chu’s follow-up has found a new writer to replace screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim.
Deadline confirmed that Warner Bros. and Color Force have tapped Chinese-Australian writer Amy Wang to pen the sequel, which will star Constance Wu and Henry Golding. Wang is a story editor on Netflix’s “Brothers Sun,” and has also worked on “From Scratch.” Additionally, Wang is also writing and directing a horror film for Paramount Players/QC Entertainment. Wang has directed episodes of Starz’s “Blindspotting” and Facebook’s “The Birch,” after winning a Cannes Lion award for her short “Unnatural” in 2018.
The news comes after “Crazy Rich Asians” co-writers Chiarelli and Lim were at the center of a pay dispute. Lim, a veteran TV writer, exited the sequel in 2019 after it was revealed Chiarelli was paid almost 10 times more,...
- 3/21/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Warner Bros and Color Force have set up-and-coming Chinese-Australian writer Amy Wang to pen Crazy Rich Asians 2, Deadline can reveal, replacing Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim following a 2019 controversy around pay parity.
Wang takes on sole writing duties for Jon M. Chu’s sequel starring Henry Golding and Constance Wu, Deadline understands, which comes after the successful first 2018 feature that followed a Chinese-American professor’s experience meeting her boyfriend’s mega-rich Singaporean family. Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong and Michelle Yeoh also starred in the first feature.
Plot and further details are being kept under wraps for the anticipated sequel, with a third film also planned.
Wang is story editor on Netflix’s Brothers Sun from Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu and has also worked on the same streamer’s Zoe Saldana-starring From Scratch.
She is currently writing and directing a horror feature for Paramount Players...
Wang takes on sole writing duties for Jon M. Chu’s sequel starring Henry Golding and Constance Wu, Deadline understands, which comes after the successful first 2018 feature that followed a Chinese-American professor’s experience meeting her boyfriend’s mega-rich Singaporean family. Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong and Michelle Yeoh also starred in the first feature.
Plot and further details are being kept under wraps for the anticipated sequel, with a third film also planned.
Wang is story editor on Netflix’s Brothers Sun from Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu and has also worked on the same streamer’s Zoe Saldana-starring From Scratch.
She is currently writing and directing a horror feature for Paramount Players...
- 3/21/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
"Crazy Rich Asians" stole our hearts when it premiered in 2018, a joyous rom-com that explored what happens when love and family collide. Its release was also dubbed a watershed moment in Hollywood, as the first film since 1993, by a major studio to feature a majority Asian cast. The film arrived to much fanfare and critical acclaim so naturally, immediately following the its success, Warner Bros announced their intention to make a sequel. It was also the natural next step, given the film takes it story from the first novel in a trilogy series. But since then, the "Crazy Rich Asians" train has gotten...
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- 10/8/2021
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu sees his error in casting brown actors in subservient roles.
While promoting his new film “In the Heights,” Chu told Insider that he should have made the South Asian characters in “Crazy Rich Asians” “more human” and that he “totally gets” the criticism.
The 2018 rom-com hit centers on the relationship between Chinese American professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and history professor Nick Young (Henry Golding). He takes her home to Singapore for the wedding of his best childhood friend (and the event of the year), where Rachel comes to learn about Nick’s obscenely wealthy family.
As the Young family matriarch, Nick’s grandmother holds numerous, lavish events at her estate that is guarded by top-tier security. And though Indians are the third-largest ethnic group in Singapore, they are only seen as working armed guards. Chu said South Asian actors were at the party as guests,...
While promoting his new film “In the Heights,” Chu told Insider that he should have made the South Asian characters in “Crazy Rich Asians” “more human” and that he “totally gets” the criticism.
The 2018 rom-com hit centers on the relationship between Chinese American professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and history professor Nick Young (Henry Golding). He takes her home to Singapore for the wedding of his best childhood friend (and the event of the year), where Rachel comes to learn about Nick’s obscenely wealthy family.
As the Young family matriarch, Nick’s grandmother holds numerous, lavish events at her estate that is guarded by top-tier security. And though Indians are the third-largest ethnic group in Singapore, they are only seen as working armed guards. Chu said South Asian actors were at the party as guests,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Malaysian-born British actor Henry Golding has enjoyed something of a meteoric rise in the last few years, shedding his roots as a TV host, model, and a onetime hairdresser to become a modern-day matinee idol. His bonafides as a former journalist also mean he’s poised in an interview, made apparent in a recent Zoom conversation with IndieWire to discuss his career-best performance in Hontg Khaou’s delicate identity odyssey “Monsoon.”
“Monsoon” effectively washes away the debonair aura of Golding’s upstart Hollywood stardom as established in splashy films like “Crazy Rich Asians,” where he played the continent-hopping story’s moneyed groom-to-be, and comedies “A Simple Favor” and “Last Christmas” with director Paul Feig. He’s still a dashing leading man, but now proves himself as able to nimbly shoulder a small-scale indie like “Monsoon,” a wistful travelogue tracing his character’s journey through Vietnam to rediscover his family’s immigrant past.
“Monsoon” effectively washes away the debonair aura of Golding’s upstart Hollywood stardom as established in splashy films like “Crazy Rich Asians,” where he played the continent-hopping story’s moneyed groom-to-be, and comedies “A Simple Favor” and “Last Christmas” with director Paul Feig. He’s still a dashing leading man, but now proves himself as able to nimbly shoulder a small-scale indie like “Monsoon,” a wistful travelogue tracing his character’s journey through Vietnam to rediscover his family’s immigrant past.
- 11/13/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Director Jon M. Chu said while sequels to the hit romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” are in the works, he and producers are not currently casting for “new lead roles,” as falsely indicated by a phony press release and social media post, which have since been taken down.
Chu took to his Twitter account on Wednesday to express his dismay and disgust after a user named Alan Baltes — claiming to be an actor and casting associate — posted a notice saying that the supposed “Crazy Rich Asians” sequels, “China Rich Girlfriend” and “Rich People Problems,” were casting Asian actors, ages 20s through 40s, for lead roles via “live Zoom auditions.” There was also a part listed for a Caucasian female between ages 25-35.
The post asked that talent who wanted to be considered pay Baltes a $99 “submission fee” via Google Pay or Venmo.
“I kept reading it, and when it said ‘99 dollars,...
Chu took to his Twitter account on Wednesday to express his dismay and disgust after a user named Alan Baltes — claiming to be an actor and casting associate — posted a notice saying that the supposed “Crazy Rich Asians” sequels, “China Rich Girlfriend” and “Rich People Problems,” were casting Asian actors, ages 20s through 40s, for lead roles via “live Zoom auditions.” There was also a part listed for a Caucasian female between ages 25-35.
The post asked that talent who wanted to be considered pay Baltes a $99 “submission fee” via Google Pay or Venmo.
“I kept reading it, and when it said ‘99 dollars,...
- 4/30/2020
- by Audrey Cleo Yap
- Variety Film + TV
Jon M. Chu, the director for Crazy Rich Asians, is opening up about Adele Lim — the screenwriter who co-wrote the highly successful 2018 film and left the sequel after a pay parity dispute.
In a lengthy statement posted to Twitter, Chu, 39, supported Lim after she turned down a job as co-writer on the sequel after failed negotiations.
“For those of you who are asking, you bet your a— I stand with Adele!” Chu wrote. “I believed in her before we ever shot the movie and believe in her beyond. As many of you can imagine, negotiations are tough and more often...
In a lengthy statement posted to Twitter, Chu, 39, supported Lim after she turned down a job as co-writer on the sequel after failed negotiations.
“For those of you who are asking, you bet your a— I stand with Adele!” Chu wrote. “I believed in her before we ever shot the movie and believe in her beyond. As many of you can imagine, negotiations are tough and more often...
- 9/10/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu praised Adele Lim over her decision to leave the planned sequel for the hit Asian-American romantic comedy over a pay disparity between her and co-writer Peter Chiarelli.
“These things happen in negotiations, and I’m proud that she was able to stand up for her own measure of worth and walk away when she felt like she was being undervalued,” Chu wrote in a lengthy statement posted to Twitter.
Chu explained that when he learned that Lim was unhappy with her initial pay offer, he jumped in along with producers and Warner Bros. executives to try to reach an agreement.
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“Unfortunately, by the time we came up with several different ways to satisfy everyone’s needs, a lot of time had passed and she declined the offer.
“These things happen in negotiations, and I’m proud that she was able to stand up for her own measure of worth and walk away when she felt like she was being undervalued,” Chu wrote in a lengthy statement posted to Twitter.
Chu explained that when he learned that Lim was unhappy with her initial pay offer, he jumped in along with producers and Warner Bros. executives to try to reach an agreement.
Also Read: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Breakout Henry Golding in Talks to Play Snake Eyes in 'GI Joe' Movie Spinoff
“Unfortunately, by the time we came up with several different ways to satisfy everyone’s needs, a lot of time had passed and she declined the offer.
- 9/10/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The Crazy Rich Asians sequel has lost one of its writers.
Adele Lim, who cowrote the 2018 box office hit with Peter Chiarelli, has left the project after alleged issues of pay disparity, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
THR reported Chiarelli, who broke through with the 2009 Sandra Bullock film The Proposal and has since written Now You See Me 2, was offered a significantly higher amount than Lim, who has several TV writing credits for shows such as Dynasty, Reign, Private Practice and One Tree Hill.
Adele Lim, who cowrote the 2018 box office hit with Peter Chiarelli, has left the project after alleged issues of pay disparity, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
THR reported Chiarelli, who broke through with the 2009 Sandra Bullock film The Proposal and has since written Now You See Me 2, was offered a significantly higher amount than Lim, who has several TV writing credits for shows such as Dynasty, Reign, Private Practice and One Tree Hill.
- 9/4/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Adele Lim, who co-wrote the “Crazy Rich Asians” screenplay, has exited the planned sequels due to a dispute over pay disparity.
A representative for Lim confirmed her departure from the Warner Bros. projects. The rep declined to comment further. Warner Bros. did not respond to a request for comment.
“Crazy Rich Asians,” based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan, follows a young Asian American woman who meets her boyfriend’s parents — and discovers they’re one of the richest families in Singapore. Constance Wu played the lead with Henry Golding as her fiancé and Michelle Yeoh as her future mother-in-law.
John M. Chu directed from the script co-written by Lim and Peter Chiarelli. The romantic comedy was a surprise hit with $238 million in worldwide box office.
Warner Bros. had announced shortly after the film opened that it would develop the next two books in Kwan’s trilogy — 2015’s “China Rich Girlfriend...
A representative for Lim confirmed her departure from the Warner Bros. projects. The rep declined to comment further. Warner Bros. did not respond to a request for comment.
“Crazy Rich Asians,” based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan, follows a young Asian American woman who meets her boyfriend’s parents — and discovers they’re one of the richest families in Singapore. Constance Wu played the lead with Henry Golding as her fiancé and Michelle Yeoh as her future mother-in-law.
John M. Chu directed from the script co-written by Lim and Peter Chiarelli. The romantic comedy was a surprise hit with $238 million in worldwide box office.
Warner Bros. had announced shortly after the film opened that it would develop the next two books in Kwan’s trilogy — 2015’s “China Rich Girlfriend...
- 9/4/2019
- by Dave McNary and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
When cameras next roll on “Fresh Off the Boat,” Constance Wu will still be there. Last Friday brought news that the ABC show would be returning for Season 6, but the show’s lead actress notably responded to the renewal with a confusing set of social media posts that pointed to her being dissatisfied with the decision.
On Tuesday, ABC President Karey Burke told reporters at the network’s upfront session that Wu’s actions would not jeopardize her role on the show and that ABC has no plans to recast her.
“There’s been no thought to recasting Constance. We love what she does on the show. I did actually know that Constance had another opportunity had ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ not gone forward she would have pursued. But we never really considered not bring back ‘Fresh off the Boat.’ It was just too strong. I’m going to choose...
On Tuesday, ABC President Karey Burke told reporters at the network’s upfront session that Wu’s actions would not jeopardize her role on the show and that ABC has no plans to recast her.
“There’s been no thought to recasting Constance. We love what she does on the show. I did actually know that Constance had another opportunity had ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ not gone forward she would have pursued. But we never really considered not bring back ‘Fresh off the Boat.’ It was just too strong. I’m going to choose...
- 5/14/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Constance Wu is in talks to join Sony’s Screen Gems’ untitled romantic comedy, with Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman producing.
“Glow” actress Kimmy Gatewood is making her feature directorial debut on the project. She will be directing from a Savion Einstein script about a woman who becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. Alison Small from Brownstone will executive produce.
Wu broke out in ABC’s sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” in which she portrays the pragmatic wife to Randall Park’s character and the mother of three children. The fifth season began airing in October.
Wu portrayed the central character Rachel Chu in “Crazy Rich Asians” opposite Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. The movie has grossed $237 million worldwide since its release in August. Wu received a Golden Globe nomination for her role.
“Crazy Rich Asians” is based on the first novel in Kevin Kwan’s Singapore-set trilogy,...
“Glow” actress Kimmy Gatewood is making her feature directorial debut on the project. She will be directing from a Savion Einstein script about a woman who becomes pregnant with two babies from two different men. Alison Small from Brownstone will executive produce.
Wu broke out in ABC’s sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” in which she portrays the pragmatic wife to Randall Park’s character and the mother of three children. The fifth season began airing in October.
Wu portrayed the central character Rachel Chu in “Crazy Rich Asians” opposite Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. The movie has grossed $237 million worldwide since its release in August. Wu received a Golden Globe nomination for her role.
“Crazy Rich Asians” is based on the first novel in Kevin Kwan’s Singapore-set trilogy,...
- 12/10/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Fans of the cultural phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians will soon be flush with sequels. We already knew that a Crazy Rich Asians sequel, based on author Kevin Kwan‘s follow-up novel China Rich Girlfriend, was in the works, but producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson have revealed that two Crazy Rich Asians sequels will be filmed back-to-back, likely in 2020. Crazy Rich Asians was […]
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- 12/7/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Update, writethru: In a weekend dominated by holdovers and expansions, Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald leads the international box office for Hollywood in its third session in a row, conjuring $40.2M in 80 markets. That brings the overseas cume to $385.3M and global across the $500M mark to $519.6M. At the other end of the spectrum, WB’s Crazy Rich Asians was dead on arrival in China, mustering just $1.2M over the opening frame.
The China performance of Crazy Rich Asians, which began global rollout in August, is not wholly unexpected. Middle Kingdom authorities took their time giving the pic a slot, waiting until mid-October to set its bow on November 30. A cultural phenomenon domestically, and already a profitable proposition at $238M worldwide box office, Cra’s all-Asian cast is not a novelty in China.
As we’ve previously noted, the market, like other majors in Asia, has...
The China performance of Crazy Rich Asians, which began global rollout in August, is not wholly unexpected. Middle Kingdom authorities took their time giving the pic a slot, waiting until mid-October to set its bow on November 30. A cultural phenomenon domestically, and already a profitable proposition at $238M worldwide box office, Cra’s all-Asian cast is not a novelty in China.
As we’ve previously noted, the market, like other majors in Asia, has...
- 12/2/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Movie audiences in China largely ignored Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians,” which opened this weekend in the lucrative market and only grossed $1.2 million.
It was a surprise for many Chinese box office analysts that the romantic comedy even got a release there. “Crazy Rich Asians” was approved for release by China’s film board last month, along with fellow WB titles “Aquaman” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” The film’s focus on extravagant wealth, often flaunted by Singapore elites who emigrated from China, was expected to be a dealbreaker for the Chinese government.
Also Read: Will China Embrace 'Crazy Rich Asians' Like America Has?
Instead, China’s film board approved the film without any cuts… but it has come and gone without many Chinese moviegoers noticing. While an all-Asian cast has made “Crazy Rich Asians” a major cultural landmark — there hasn’t been a film with such a...
It was a surprise for many Chinese box office analysts that the romantic comedy even got a release there. “Crazy Rich Asians” was approved for release by China’s film board last month, along with fellow WB titles “Aquaman” and “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.” The film’s focus on extravagant wealth, often flaunted by Singapore elites who emigrated from China, was expected to be a dealbreaker for the Chinese government.
Also Read: Will China Embrace 'Crazy Rich Asians' Like America Has?
Instead, China’s film board approved the film without any cuts… but it has come and gone without many Chinese moviegoers noticing. While an all-Asian cast has made “Crazy Rich Asians” a major cultural landmark — there hasn’t been a film with such a...
- 12/2/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Hollywood summer hit “Crazy Rich Asians” will be lucky to score more than $1 million in its opening weekend in China.
Afternoon admissions Friday had ranked the romantic comedy in fourth place. But by Friday evening, it became apparent that mainstream Chinese audiences’ interest was barely flickering for the movie, and on Saturday, exhibitors began ditching it in favor of other titles.
Estimates from local sources suggest only an eighth-place finish for “Crazy Rich Asians” over the weekend, with a performance far behind Chinese-made “A Cool Fish” and still-potent “Venom.” “Crazy Rich Asians“ earned about $410,000 on Friday and $400,000 on Saturday.
Although the film was a groundbreaking hit in the U.S. because of its all-Asian cast, it has few stars of significance in China. Its release in the Middle Kingdom also comes several months after the rest of the world. As the extent of the film’s disappointing performance at the box office became apparent,...
Afternoon admissions Friday had ranked the romantic comedy in fourth place. But by Friday evening, it became apparent that mainstream Chinese audiences’ interest was barely flickering for the movie, and on Saturday, exhibitors began ditching it in favor of other titles.
Estimates from local sources suggest only an eighth-place finish for “Crazy Rich Asians” over the weekend, with a performance far behind Chinese-made “A Cool Fish” and still-potent “Venom.” “Crazy Rich Asians“ earned about $410,000 on Friday and $400,000 on Saturday.
Although the film was a groundbreaking hit in the U.S. because of its all-Asian cast, it has few stars of significance in China. Its release in the Middle Kingdom also comes several months after the rest of the world. As the extent of the film’s disappointing performance at the box office became apparent,...
- 12/2/2018
- by Patrick Frater and Becky Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“Rachel grew up in a place where her face was not the dominant culture, so it’s crucial to plot and to story that she goes to a place that she thinks she’ll belong, but then she doesn’t,” actress Constance Wu explains about the summer blockbuster hit romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians.” In our exclusive interview (watch the video above), Wu’s New York-based character Rachel Chu visits Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family.
She adds that the Jon Chu film covers “identity as Asian Americans and what it means when you don’t feel like you completely belong in America, but then you go to Asia and you think you might get this recognition, but then Asian-Asian people dismiss you or judge you as other. It’s just this weird in-between place where independence really comes into play because it’s harder to find community.”
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She adds that the Jon Chu film covers “identity as Asian Americans and what it means when you don’t feel like you completely belong in America, but then you go to Asia and you think you might get this recognition, but then Asian-Asian people dismiss you or judge you as other. It’s just this weird in-between place where independence really comes into play because it’s harder to find community.”
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- 11/12/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
The producers of “Crazy Rich Asians,” which doesn’t release in China till the end of next month, are already warming up plans to shoot the film’s sequel in the Middle Kingdom.
Producer John Penotti, president of Sk Global, said that “China Rich Girlfriend” is targeting a shoot in Shanghai. He made the revelation Monday in Los Angeles at the Chinese American Film Festival’s Co-Production Summit.
The sequel is an adaptation of novelist Kevin Kwan’s second book in the “Asians” series. It is located substantially in China and set two years after the events of “Crazy Rich Asians.”
Penotti said that it is currently unclear whether the producers will attempt to structure “China Rich Girlfriend” as an official China-u.S. co-production. ““We certainly tried to make the (first) film as a China-u.S. co-production. But haven’t been very good at doing co-productions.” “Crazy Rich Asians” was...
Producer John Penotti, president of Sk Global, said that “China Rich Girlfriend” is targeting a shoot in Shanghai. He made the revelation Monday in Los Angeles at the Chinese American Film Festival’s Co-Production Summit.
The sequel is an adaptation of novelist Kevin Kwan’s second book in the “Asians” series. It is located substantially in China and set two years after the events of “Crazy Rich Asians.”
Penotti said that it is currently unclear whether the producers will attempt to structure “China Rich Girlfriend” as an official China-u.S. co-production. ““We certainly tried to make the (first) film as a China-u.S. co-production. But haven’t been very good at doing co-productions.” “Crazy Rich Asians” was...
- 10/29/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Greenlit means a project is officially a go, so all you have to do is follow these leads to stay up to date. You never know where you’ll find an opportunity to land an audition! “Crazy Rich Asians” “Crazy Rich Asians” is this summer’s hottest film, and the studios know it. So it is no surprise that Warner Bros. is already developing the sequel, with screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and director Jon M. Chu all returning. The studio will still technically have to give the film an official greenlight once the script is in place, but the rights for both book sequels “China Rich Girlfriend” and “Rich People Problems” were already acquired before “Crazy Rich Asians” hit theaters, and the public interest is already there—the film has dominated the box office two weekends in a row. Once a script is in place and the studio...
- 8/27/2018
- backstage.com
That didn’t take long.
A sequel to the “Crazy Rich Asians” is already in development at Warner Bros., Variety has confirmed. Jon M. Chu will return to the follow-up, along with the creative team behind the acclaimed romantic comedy including screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and producers Nina Jacobson , Brad Simpson and John Penotti.
“Crazy Rich Asians” topped the domestic box office last weekend when it opened with a five-day total of $35 million. That’s a solid start, not just because the movie carries a modest $30 million price tag, but it’s the biggest launch for a rom-com in recent years. It holds an impressive 93% certified fresh rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, along with an A CinemaScore.
The groundbreaking film arrives as Hollywood is being pressured to feature greater diversity on screen. “Crazy Rich Asians” has been lauded as the first studio film in over 25 years...
A sequel to the “Crazy Rich Asians” is already in development at Warner Bros., Variety has confirmed. Jon M. Chu will return to the follow-up, along with the creative team behind the acclaimed romantic comedy including screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and producers Nina Jacobson , Brad Simpson and John Penotti.
“Crazy Rich Asians” topped the domestic box office last weekend when it opened with a five-day total of $35 million. That’s a solid start, not just because the movie carries a modest $30 million price tag, but it’s the biggest launch for a rom-com in recent years. It holds an impressive 93% certified fresh rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, along with an A CinemaScore.
The groundbreaking film arrives as Hollywood is being pressured to feature greater diversity on screen. “Crazy Rich Asians” has been lauded as the first studio film in over 25 years...
- 8/22/2018
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
A version of this story first appeared in the July 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
Kevin Kwan's debut novel, Crazy Rich Asians, was one of 2013's most delicious summer reads, a soapy send-up of modern Asian high society that was quickly optioned by Nina Jacobson's Color Force (The Hunger Games) with Ivanhoe Pictures financing. Now Kwan is back with sequel China Rich Girlfriend (Doubleday, June 16), whose focus on mainland fortunes reveals "a new level of outrageousness" in both narrative twists and the lavish wealth depicted. The author, who is an executive ...
Kevin Kwan's debut novel, Crazy Rich Asians, was one of 2013's most delicious summer reads, a soapy send-up of modern Asian high society that was quickly optioned by Nina Jacobson's Color Force (The Hunger Games) with Ivanhoe Pictures financing. Now Kwan is back with sequel China Rich Girlfriend (Doubleday, June 16), whose focus on mainland fortunes reveals "a new level of outrageousness" in both narrative twists and the lavish wealth depicted. The author, who is an executive ...
- 6/26/2015
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A version of this story first appeared in the July 3 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
Kevin Kwan's debut novel, Crazy Rich Asians, was one of 2013's most delicious summer reads, a soapy send-up of modern Asian high society that was quickly optioned by Nina Jacobson's Color Force (The Hunger Games) with Ivanhoe Pictures financing. Now Kwan is back with sequel China Rich Girlfriend (Doubleday, June 16), whose focus on mainland fortunes reveals "a new level of outrageousness" in both narrative twists and the lavish wealth depicted. The author, who is an executive ...
Kevin Kwan's debut novel, Crazy Rich Asians, was one of 2013's most delicious summer reads, a soapy send-up of modern Asian high society that was quickly optioned by Nina Jacobson's Color Force (The Hunger Games) with Ivanhoe Pictures financing. Now Kwan is back with sequel China Rich Girlfriend (Doubleday, June 16), whose focus on mainland fortunes reveals "a new level of outrageousness" in both narrative twists and the lavish wealth depicted. The author, who is an executive ...
- 6/26/2015
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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