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
"Crazy Rich Asians" received critical acclaim when it came out in 2018, and thankfully, the story doesn't seem to be over quite yet. The film, which is based on Kevin Kwan's trilogy of the same name, has long been expected to receive a sequel.
While there are so many questions we hope will get answered in the next movie - What will become of Rachel (Constance Wu) and Nick (Henry Golding)'s romance? Will Astrid (Gemma Chan) find love again? - it seems like the project, which has already been in limbo for several years, is still in the early stages of development. In a May 15 interview on "Good Morning America," star Awkwafina said that she believes that a sequel is currently in progress, though she's about as clueless as the rest of us. "I was like, 'Where is it?'" she said. "I do believe that - when, I have no idea.
While there are so many questions we hope will get answered in the next movie - What will become of Rachel (Constance Wu) and Nick (Henry Golding)'s romance? Will Astrid (Gemma Chan) find love again? - it seems like the project, which has already been in limbo for several years, is still in the early stages of development. In a May 15 interview on "Good Morning America," star Awkwafina said that she believes that a sequel is currently in progress, though she's about as clueless as the rest of us. "I was like, 'Where is it?'" she said. "I do believe that - when, I have no idea.
- 5/16/2023
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Updated with latest: Day 3 of the Writers Guild of America strike against Hollywood studios dealt with a few L.A. rain showers but continued strong turnout at 10 Los Angeles locations as well as at Silvercup Studios and Seret Studios in New York City.
Much of the conversation in L.A. was about Wednesday night’s WGA West meeting at the Shrine Auditorium, where guild leaders discussed the state of the strike and saw support from other Hollywood unions and guilds. It came as a similar meeting held by the WGA East in New York.
Related: WGA’s Patric Verrone: Resolve Of Writers Is Stronger Than During 2007-2008 Strike
Related: WGA’s David Goodman Slams Latest Studio Response, Says Paramount’s Bob Bakish Sounds “Scared”
Another notable theme Thursday: trucks looking to drive onto at least four separate studios were turned away after seeing protesters holding picket signs. One featured...
Much of the conversation in L.A. was about Wednesday night’s WGA West meeting at the Shrine Auditorium, where guild leaders discussed the state of the strike and saw support from other Hollywood unions and guilds. It came as a similar meeting held by the WGA East in New York.
Related: WGA’s Patric Verrone: Resolve Of Writers Is Stronger Than During 2007-2008 Strike
Related: WGA’s David Goodman Slams Latest Studio Response, Says Paramount’s Bob Bakish Sounds “Scared”
Another notable theme Thursday: trucks looking to drive onto at least four separate studios were turned away after seeing protesters holding picket signs. One featured...
- 5/4/2023
- by Dominic Patten, Katie Campione, Rosy Cordero, Scott Shilstone and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The docuseries based on The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome podcast is moving a step closer to fruition.
Xtr, the non-fiction studio behind Apple’s They Call Me Magic and Oscar-nominated Ascension, has boarded the project, which comes from Project Brazen.
Deadline revealed in January that Project Brazen, which was launched by Pulitzer finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, were launching the podcast, hosted by Nicky Woolf, who hosted Audible’s Qanon podcast Finding Q.
At the time, Project Brazen was also developing it as a docuseries with Prx and Xtr will now co-produce. Prx is no longer involved.
Havana Syndrome is a medical condition allegedly affecting U.S. diplomats in countries such as Cuba. The series will explore the events that began in December 2016, when a U.S. official in Havana went to the embassy medical center to report a debilitating and confounding illness that included headaches, nausea,...
Xtr, the non-fiction studio behind Apple’s They Call Me Magic and Oscar-nominated Ascension, has boarded the project, which comes from Project Brazen.
Deadline revealed in January that Project Brazen, which was launched by Pulitzer finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, were launching the podcast, hosted by Nicky Woolf, who hosted Audible’s Qanon podcast Finding Q.
At the time, Project Brazen was also developing it as a docuseries with Prx and Xtr will now co-produce. Prx is no longer involved.
Havana Syndrome is a medical condition allegedly affecting U.S. diplomats in countries such as Cuba. The series will explore the events that began in December 2016, when a U.S. official in Havana went to the embassy medical center to report a debilitating and confounding illness that included headaches, nausea,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s something about friendships that makes a gal’s heart sing. No one understands you quite like your closest girlfriends, and no one is there to pick up the pieces when everything goes sideways like they are. And things do go sideways in Adele Lim’s laugh-out-loud hilarious directorial debut “Joy Ride,” a sweet mix of a buddy comedy and a girl’s trip film that will have you laughing so much you’ll cry — and then crying for real, and laughing some more. This is such a bold and genuine movie, one that highlights the concepts of found family, maternal connections and doing what makes you happy alongside all of its unrestrained and risque fun.
The boisterous comedy follows Ashley Park’s Audrey, a Chinese girl adopted by white parents in a mostly-white suburban town. As a child, she meets and becomes BFFs with Sherry Cola’s Lolo,...
The boisterous comedy follows Ashley Park’s Audrey, a Chinese girl adopted by white parents in a mostly-white suburban town. As a child, she meets and becomes BFFs with Sherry Cola’s Lolo,...
- 3/18/2023
- by Lex Briscuso
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Havana Syndrome, a medical condition allegedly affecting U.S. diplomats in countries such as Cuba, is to be explored in a new podcast and docuseries.
Nicky Woolf, a journalist who has worked for the Guardian and New Statesman and also hosted Audible’s Qanon podcast Finding Q, is hosting The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome, an eight-part podcast series.
The show comes from Project Brazen and Prx with a documentary series also in the works from the former.
The podcast will launch on January 23. It will explore the events that began in December 2016, when a U.S. official in Havana went to the embassy medical center to report a debilitating and confounding illness that included headaches, nausea, hearing loss, and memory and vision problems. By summer 2017, dozens of U.S. and Canadian diplomats reported similar symptoms with most experiencing a buzzing, hissing or grinding sound – what was becoming known as Havana Syndrome.
Nicky Woolf, a journalist who has worked for the Guardian and New Statesman and also hosted Audible’s Qanon podcast Finding Q, is hosting The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome, an eight-part podcast series.
The show comes from Project Brazen and Prx with a documentary series also in the works from the former.
The podcast will launch on January 23. It will explore the events that began in December 2016, when a U.S. official in Havana went to the embassy medical center to report a debilitating and confounding illness that included headaches, nausea, hearing loss, and memory and vision problems. By summer 2017, dozens of U.S. and Canadian diplomats reported similar symptoms with most experiencing a buzzing, hissing or grinding sound – what was becoming known as Havana Syndrome.
- 1/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max will premiere its six-part original documentary from CNN Films, “The Last Movie Stars,” on July 21. The docuseries centers on Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, and explores their personas, talent and love story. Four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke (“Seymour: An Introduction”) directs, with Academy Award-winning director, writer and producer Martin Scorsese as executive producer.
The docuseries incorporates an abandoned project that Newman commissioned from friend and screenwriter Stewart Stern, who interviewed close friends, family, and artistic collaborators including Elia Kazan, Sidney Lumet, Karl Malden, Sidney Pollack, Gore Vidal, Jacqueline Witte and Joanne Woodward for a planned memoir. Newman was also interviewed by Stern, and discussed his childhood, his first marriage with Witte, his romance and life with Woodward and more.
Actors Karen Allen, George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Zoe Kazan, Laura Linney, Sam Rockwell and others voice parts of the original transcribed interviews. Hawke also interviewed some of Newman’s daughters,...
The docuseries incorporates an abandoned project that Newman commissioned from friend and screenwriter Stewart Stern, who interviewed close friends, family, and artistic collaborators including Elia Kazan, Sidney Lumet, Karl Malden, Sidney Pollack, Gore Vidal, Jacqueline Witte and Joanne Woodward for a planned memoir. Newman was also interviewed by Stern, and discussed his childhood, his first marriage with Witte, his romance and life with Woodward and more.
Actors Karen Allen, George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Zoe Kazan, Laura Linney, Sam Rockwell and others voice parts of the original transcribed interviews. Hawke also interviewed some of Newman’s daughters,...
- 6/21/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Peter Chiarelli has teamed with Sk Global and Project Brazen to write a television adaptation chronicling the decades-long “Fat Leonard” U.S. Navy scandal, one of the military’s largest national security breaches.
The script will be based on Project Brazen’s popular podcast Fat Leonard, that featured Leonard Glenn Francis, a corrupt military contractor, who spoke exclusively for the first time about stealing tens of millions of dollars through deals with the U.S. Navy in exchange for cash bribes, escorts and luxury items.
The project marks the first television co-production for journalism content studio Project Brazen, founded by bestselling authors and Pulitzer finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, and will follow an actively developing story with the podcast playing a major part around the current trials of five Navy officers involved with Francis. The Fat Leonard podcast recently garnered a Sopa 2022 Award for Excellence in Audio Reporting.
The script will be based on Project Brazen’s popular podcast Fat Leonard, that featured Leonard Glenn Francis, a corrupt military contractor, who spoke exclusively for the first time about stealing tens of millions of dollars through deals with the U.S. Navy in exchange for cash bribes, escorts and luxury items.
The project marks the first television co-production for journalism content studio Project Brazen, founded by bestselling authors and Pulitzer finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, and will follow an actively developing story with the podcast playing a major part around the current trials of five Navy officers involved with Francis. The Fat Leonard podcast recently garnered a Sopa 2022 Award for Excellence in Audio Reporting.
- 6/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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
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
Henry Golding shared there will still be plenty of “Crazy Rich” adventures ahead.
The “Crazy Rich Asians” star revealed to E! News that a Warner Bros. sequel is still in the works, after being announced in 2018 on the heels of the original’s success. “I always bug [director Jon M. Chu] about it, and he tells him the same thing every time: They’re trying to figure out the writing,” Golding said. “I know they’re working on it, but hopefully sooner than later.”
Golding added that with pandemic restrictions lifting worldwide, he “can’t wait to get back to Singapore,” where the first installment was filmed.
Chu, who most recently directed the Warner Bros. musical “In the Heights,” is set to return for the sequel, joined by screenwriter Peter Chiarelli. But Chiarelli and Chu will not be joined by “Crazy Rich Asians” co-writer Adele Lim, who exited the sequel in 2019 over pay disputes.
The “Crazy Rich Asians” star revealed to E! News that a Warner Bros. sequel is still in the works, after being announced in 2018 on the heels of the original’s success. “I always bug [director Jon M. Chu] about it, and he tells him the same thing every time: They’re trying to figure out the writing,” Golding said. “I know they’re working on it, but hopefully sooner than later.”
Golding added that with pandemic restrictions lifting worldwide, he “can’t wait to get back to Singapore,” where the first installment was filmed.
Chu, who most recently directed the Warner Bros. musical “In the Heights,” is set to return for the sequel, joined by screenwriter Peter Chiarelli. But Chiarelli and Chu will not be joined by “Crazy Rich Asians” co-writer Adele Lim, who exited the sequel in 2019 over pay disputes.
- 3/10/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Crazy Rich Asians” screenwriter Adele Lim and Japanese director Hikari have come abroad the romantic dramedy “Lost for Words” for Working Title.
“Lost for Words” is based on an original idea from Oscar-winning screenwriter Richard Curtis, who wrote the previous draft and will be staying on the project as a producer. The project centers on a world-famous actor who becomes romantically entangled with his translator, and the translator’s boss who is also an actress.
Lim teamed with Peter Chiarelli on the script for 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” which grossed $338 million worldwide. She exited the planned sequels due to a dispute over pay disparity. Lim co-wrote the script with Qui Nguyen for Disney Animation’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” slated for a March, 2021 release. The film features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as the titular Raya and Awkwafina as Sisu, the last dragon.
Hikari is a producer-writer-director known...
“Lost for Words” is based on an original idea from Oscar-winning screenwriter Richard Curtis, who wrote the previous draft and will be staying on the project as a producer. The project centers on a world-famous actor who becomes romantically entangled with his translator, and the translator’s boss who is also an actress.
Lim teamed with Peter Chiarelli on the script for 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” which grossed $338 million worldwide. She exited the planned sequels due to a dispute over pay disparity. Lim co-wrote the script with Qui Nguyen for Disney Animation’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” slated for a March, 2021 release. The film features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as the titular Raya and Awkwafina as Sisu, the last dragon.
Hikari is a producer-writer-director known...
- 10/27/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lulu Wang and Adele Lim on Lessons From ‘Mulan’: Why Hollywood Must Reimagine Asian-Inspired Stories
When Lulu Wang read the announcement that Ron Howard would direct legendary Chinese pianist Lang Lang’s Hollywood-produced biopic, she took to Twitter to raise the question, “Have we learned nothing from ‘Mulan?'”
In a series of tweets, the writer-director of “The Farewell” questioned the move, challenging the creative team’s limited understanding of both Chinese cultural history and the specificities of the pianist (and Wang’s) birthplace, Northeast China.
Wang used a metaphor to compare Hollywood’s efforts to produce stories about people of color and finding good American Chinese food at a restaurant: “Does this mean no one else can make this food? Of course not. I happen to love orange chicken. But isn’t it time we all expect more than orange chicken?”
“I really wish this wasn’t such a divisive issue,” Wang tells Variety, explaining that her comments have been misconstrued by the media...
In a series of tweets, the writer-director of “The Farewell” questioned the move, challenging the creative team’s limited understanding of both Chinese cultural history and the specificities of the pianist (and Wang’s) birthplace, Northeast China.
Wang used a metaphor to compare Hollywood’s efforts to produce stories about people of color and finding good American Chinese food at a restaurant: “Does this mean no one else can make this food? Of course not. I happen to love orange chicken. But isn’t it time we all expect more than orange chicken?”
“I really wish this wasn’t such a divisive issue,” Wang tells Variety, explaining that her comments have been misconstrued by the media...
- 10/23/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Following Variety’s exclusive reporting in November that Jay Leno made an off-color, anti-Asian joke as a guest judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” Asian Americans in Hollywood expressed their praise for actor and ex-“Agt” judge Gabrielle Union for reportedly flagging the joke to the show’s producers. A month after Union’s season wrapped, her contract with the show was not renewed.
“I mean, the only way change happens is if people speak up. It’s an industry that tries to make women and women of color stay in their lane, and I think we’ve gotta veer out of our lanes sometimes. We have to lift each other up,” Constance Wu told Variety at the Unforgettable Gala. “I really admire her for everything she did and everything I know she’s going to do.”
Daniel Dae Kim, a keynote speaker at the event, added, “Gabrielle Union...
“I mean, the only way change happens is if people speak up. It’s an industry that tries to make women and women of color stay in their lane, and I think we’ve gotta veer out of our lanes sometimes. We have to lift each other up,” Constance Wu told Variety at the Unforgettable Gala. “I really admire her for everything she did and everything I know she’s going to do.”
Daniel Dae Kim, a keynote speaker at the event, added, “Gabrielle Union...
- 12/16/2019
- 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
Close to a week after the news broke about Crazy Rich Asians screenwriter Adele Lim leaving the sequels due to a huge pay disparity between her and co-writer Peter Chiarelli, director Jon M. Chu responded to the situation Monday championing Lim on Twitter, and explaining the challenging intricacies of deal-making.
THR, which broke the story last week, reported that starting offers were $800,000- $1 million for Chiarelli and $110K-plus for Lim, the business argument being that he was a seasoned feature scribe, and Lim largely a TV writer (Crazy Rich Asians was her first feature film). The sequels to the $238.5 million-grossing hit last summer — China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, both also based on Kevin Kwan’s books — are expected to shoot back-to-back.
Chu responded with a lengthy statement tonight on how he stands with Lim, and that he’s proud “that she was able to stand up for her...
THR, which broke the story last week, reported that starting offers were $800,000- $1 million for Chiarelli and $110K-plus for Lim, the business argument being that he was a seasoned feature scribe, and Lim largely a TV writer (Crazy Rich Asians was her first feature film). The sequels to the $238.5 million-grossing hit last summer — China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, both also based on Kevin Kwan’s books — are expected to shoot back-to-back.
Chu responded with a lengthy statement tonight on how he stands with Lim, and that he’s proud “that she was able to stand up for her...
- 9/10/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu has addressed screenwriter Adele Lim leaving the hit 2018 movie’s planned sequel over a pay disparity between Lim and co-writer Peter Chiarelli.
In a lengthy post on social media, Chu wrote that he stands by Lim and her decision to part ways with the Warner Bros. project. He said when he learned that Lim was unhappy with her initial offer, he — as well as studio executives and producers — made an effort to reach pay parity between the two writers. Lim ultimately declined the offer.
Chu said while he is disappointed that Lim will not be a part of the “Crazy Rich Asians” sequels, he added that he plans on working with her again, calling her his “sister” and “co-conspirator.”
The film — set mostly in Singapore and starring an international all-Asian cast including Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh — grossed $238 million worldwide and...
In a lengthy post on social media, Chu wrote that he stands by Lim and her decision to part ways with the Warner Bros. project. He said when he learned that Lim was unhappy with her initial offer, he — as well as studio executives and producers — made an effort to reach pay parity between the two writers. Lim ultimately declined the offer.
Chu said while he is disappointed that Lim will not be a part of the “Crazy Rich Asians” sequels, he added that he plans on working with her again, calling her his “sister” and “co-conspirator.”
The film — set mostly in Singapore and starring an international all-Asian cast including Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh — grossed $238 million worldwide and...
- 9/9/2019
- by Audrey Cleo Yap
- Variety Film + TV
Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu has weighed in on screenwriter Adele Lim's exit from the franchise over pay disparity with co-writer Peter Chiarelli.
In a tweeted paragraph on Monday, Chu wrote that he "stand[s] with Adele" but that "negotiations are tough." When he learned that Lim wasn't pleased with her initial offer to co-pen the sequel, Chu wrote that he, Color Force producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson and Warner Bros. executives attempted to get "to a place of parity between the two writers at a significant number." The director claims that ...
In a tweeted paragraph on Monday, Chu wrote that he "stand[s] with Adele" but that "negotiations are tough." When he learned that Lim wasn't pleased with her initial offer to co-pen the sequel, Chu wrote that he, Color Force producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson and Warner Bros. executives attempted to get "to a place of parity between the two writers at a significant number." The director claims that ...
Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu has weighed in on screenwriter Adele Lim's exit from the franchise over pay disparity with co-writer Peter Chiarelli.
In a tweeted paragraph on Monday, Chu wrote that he "stand[s] with Adele" but that "negotiations are tough." When he learned that Lim wasn't pleased with her initial offer to co-pen the sequel, Chu wrote that he, Color Force producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson and Warner Bros. executives attempted to get "to a place of parity between the two writers at a significant number." The director claims that ...
In a tweeted paragraph on Monday, Chu wrote that he "stand[s] with Adele" but that "negotiations are tough." When he learned that Lim wasn't pleased with her initial offer to co-pen the sequel, Chu wrote that he, Color Force producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson and Warner Bros. executives attempted to get "to a place of parity between the two writers at a significant number." The director claims that ...
Adele Lim exited after learning Peter Chiarelli stood to earn $800,000 to $1m while she would make ‘$110,000-plus’
Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Adele Lim has dropped out of two planned sequels to the hit romantic comedy, after learning she would be paid about an eighth of what another writer, Peter Chiarelli, would earn.
Lim told the Hollywood Reporter her perspective was too often used as “soy sauce” – a dressing added to give a project the mere feel of cultural authenticity.
Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Adele Lim has dropped out of two planned sequels to the hit romantic comedy, after learning she would be paid about an eighth of what another writer, Peter Chiarelli, would earn.
Lim told the Hollywood Reporter her perspective was too often used as “soy sauce” – a dressing added to give a project the mere feel of cultural authenticity.
- 9/5/2019
- by Edward Helmore in New York
- The Guardian - Film News
"Crazy Rich Asians" writer Adele Lim has left the project after being denied equal pay.
Although director Jon M. Chu had hoped to keep the creative team intact, co-writer Adele Lim is no longer involved with the project.
Co-writer Peter Chiarelli, as an experienced feature scribe who broke out with 2009's "The Proposal", was to be paid a significantly higher fee than Lim, a veteran TV writer who never had penned a feature until Chu hired her to work on the screenplay, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
"Being evaluated that way can't help but make you feel that is how they view my contributions," said Lim, who believes that women and people of colour are often regarded as "soy sauce" -- hired to sprinkle culturally specific details on a screenplay, rather than credited with the substantive work of crafting the story.
She declined to provide specific figures, but sources say that Warner Bros....
Although director Jon M. Chu had hoped to keep the creative team intact, co-writer Adele Lim is no longer involved with the project.
Co-writer Peter Chiarelli, as an experienced feature scribe who broke out with 2009's "The Proposal", was to be paid a significantly higher fee than Lim, a veteran TV writer who never had penned a feature until Chu hired her to work on the screenplay, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
"Being evaluated that way can't help but make you feel that is how they view my contributions," said Lim, who believes that women and people of colour are often regarded as "soy sauce" -- hired to sprinkle culturally specific details on a screenplay, rather than credited with the substantive work of crafting the story.
She declined to provide specific figures, but sources say that Warner Bros....
- 9/5/2019
- GlamSham
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
Crazy Rich Asians opened No. 1 at the box office (on its way to a $238.5 million global gross) and raised Asian representation in Hollywood to new heights, its sequels have been slow to launch.
Although director Jon M. Chu had hoped to keep the creative team intact, co-writer Adele Lim no longer is involved with the project, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. At issue is pay parity: Co-writer Peter Chiarelli, as an experienced feature scribe who broke out with 2009's The Proposal, was to be paid a significantly higher fee than Lim, a veteran TV writer who never ...
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Although director Jon M. Chu had hoped to keep the creative team intact, co-writer Adele Lim no longer is involved with the project, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. At issue is pay parity: Co-writer Peter Chiarelli, as an experienced feature scribe who broke out with 2009's The Proposal, was to be paid a significantly higher fee than Lim, a veteran TV writer who never ...
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Crazy Rich Asians opened No. 1 at the box office (on its way to a $238.5 million global gross) and raised Asian representation in Hollywood to new heights, its sequels have been slow to launch.
Although director Jon M. Chu had hoped to keep the creative team intact, co-writer Adele Lim no longer is involved with the project, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. At issue is pay parity: Co-writer Peter Chiarelli, as an experienced feature scribe who broke out with 2009's The Proposal, was to be paid a significantly higher fee than Lim, a veteran TV writer who never ...
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Although director Jon M. Chu had hoped to keep the creative team intact, co-writer Adele Lim no longer is involved with the project, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. At issue is pay parity: Co-writer Peter Chiarelli, as an experienced feature scribe who broke out with 2009's The Proposal, was to be paid a significantly higher fee than Lim, a veteran TV writer who never ...
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Exclusive: Beating out bidders from several studios in a fevered auction, Sony Pictures has scored The Tree With Matchmaking Powers, an article in The Atlantic by Jeff Maysh. Peter Chiarelli (Crazy Rich Asians) will script a movie based on the true story of a German mailman who delivers love letters to a magical tree with matchmaking abilities. Producing will be Sugar23’s Michael Sugar (Spotlight), David Klawans (Argo), and Lawrence Grey (Lights Out).
The Bridegroom’s Oak is a 500-year-old tree in Germany. It is the only tree in the world with its own mailing address, and each day it receives dozens of lonely hearts letters. It has also become a popular gathering spot for the lovelorn, who come from everywhere to reach into a knothole in the trunk, hoping it spurs them to soon find a partner. Known as ‘the original Tinder,’ the tree is responsible for hundreds of marriages.
The Bridegroom’s Oak is a 500-year-old tree in Germany. It is the only tree in the world with its own mailing address, and each day it receives dozens of lonely hearts letters. It has also become a popular gathering spot for the lovelorn, who come from everywhere to reach into a knothole in the trunk, hoping it spurs them to soon find a partner. Known as ‘the original Tinder,’ the tree is responsible for hundreds of marriages.
- 6/26/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Awkwafina had viewers cracking up in Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean’s 8, but the Asian-American actress knows that representation in Hollywood is no laughing matter.
“I think there’s something also to be said about the industry casting … only because you’re a minority and nothing else,” the 29-year-old told People Now. “You don’t want that to happen, you still want your own merit and your own whatever you’ve done to be a part of it. You don’t just want to be, ‘Oh, well she’s Asian, let’s put her in.’ “
Her summer 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians...
“I think there’s something also to be said about the industry casting … only because you’re a minority and nothing else,” the 29-year-old told People Now. “You don’t want that to happen, you still want your own merit and your own whatever you’ve done to be a part of it. You don’t just want to be, ‘Oh, well she’s Asian, let’s put her in.’ “
Her summer 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians...
- 5/14/2019
- by Dana Rose Falcone
- PEOPLE.com
ReFrame, the coalition formed by Women in Film, the Sundance Institute and IMDbPro, has designated a total of 20 films among 2018’s 100 highest-grossing titles to receive the ReFrame Stamp, which recognize standout, gender-balanced films.
The list released Wednesday includes Fox Searchlight’s Oscar Best Picture-nominated The Favourite, Paramount’s Transformers pic Bumblebee, Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time, Stx’s I Feel Pretty and Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me. Nine additional films outside the top 100 were awarded stamps after applying (see the full lists below).
The stamp, launched last June, awarded 12 film stamps in 2017. But the group’s 2018 study found continued disparities in female representation and women of color, with just 4% of the top 100 films directed by a female (down from 6% a year ago), and 23% written by a female. A total of 37% featured female leads, with only 9% being women of color.
“While 2017 saw an uptick in films directed by women,...
The list released Wednesday includes Fox Searchlight’s Oscar Best Picture-nominated The Favourite, Paramount’s Transformers pic Bumblebee, Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time, Stx’s I Feel Pretty and Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me. Nine additional films outside the top 100 were awarded stamps after applying (see the full lists below).
The stamp, launched last June, awarded 12 film stamps in 2017. But the group’s 2018 study found continued disparities in female representation and women of color, with just 4% of the top 100 films directed by a female (down from 6% a year ago), and 23% written by a female. A total of 37% featured female leads, with only 9% being women of color.
“While 2017 saw an uptick in films directed by women,...
- 3/7/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The ReFrame coalition of industry leaders and IMDBPro have unveiled 20 movies certified as gender-balanced productions among the top 100 box office films released in 2018.
The list includes Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” Paramount Pictures’ “Bumblebee,” Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “The Favourite,” Stx’s “I Feel Pretty,” Lionsgate’s “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” Fox’s “The Hate U Give,” and Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians.”
ReFrame, founded by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, launched the data initiative last June in an effort to recognize and promote gender-balanced films and television shows. It said Wednesday that the increase in recipients of the ReFrame Stamp from 12 in 2017 to 20 stemmed from gains in the roles of department heads and women-of-color leads and co-leads. Still, the report noted that there remained shortfalls in several key areas.
“This positive news within the top 100 films is offset by the significant discrepancy in female hires with...
The list includes Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” Paramount Pictures’ “Bumblebee,” Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “The Favourite,” Stx’s “I Feel Pretty,” Lionsgate’s “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” Fox’s “The Hate U Give,” and Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians.”
ReFrame, founded by Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, launched the data initiative last June in an effort to recognize and promote gender-balanced films and television shows. It said Wednesday that the increase in recipients of the ReFrame Stamp from 12 in 2017 to 20 stemmed from gains in the roles of department heads and women-of-color leads and co-leads. Still, the report noted that there remained shortfalls in several key areas.
“This positive news within the top 100 films is offset by the significant discrepancy in female hires with...
- 3/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Oscars are as good an occasion as any for a reunion!
Stars of the smash romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians turned out Sunday for the 2019 Academy Awards and impressed with an array of glamorous looks.
Constance Wu and Gemma Chan, both 36, donned bright, bold colors, with Wu in custom yellow Versace and Chan in pink Valentino. Wu is on hand to present an award during the show.
Be sure to check out People’s full Oscars coverage to get the latest news on film’s biggest night.
Presenter Michelle Yeoh, 56, also opted for glam with a silver metallic Elie Saab gown.
Stars of the smash romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians turned out Sunday for the 2019 Academy Awards and impressed with an array of glamorous looks.
Constance Wu and Gemma Chan, both 36, donned bright, bold colors, with Wu in custom yellow Versace and Chan in pink Valentino. Wu is on hand to present an award during the show.
Be sure to check out People’s full Oscars coverage to get the latest news on film’s biggest night.
Presenter Michelle Yeoh, 56, also opted for glam with a silver metallic Elie Saab gown.
- 2/25/2019
- by Rachel DeSantis
- PEOPLE.com
About two weeks after Netflix released its hit summer romantic comedy “Set It Up,” screenwriter Dana Fox got a call to dust off an old rom-com screenplay — because the genre was back, baby!
After successes like “The Wedding Date,” “What Happens in Vegas” and “How to Be Single,” Fox went through years of struggle to get a rom-com made in the era of superhero blockbusters. But between Netflix and the surge of love for “Crazy Rich Asians,” the often-mocked genre is cool again — and Fox’s latest script, “Isn’t It Romantic,” hopes to ride the wave.
“I had been beaten up by studios so many times when I was trying to get movies made. I was told ‘we’re not making romantic comedies right now. It’s just not happening,'” Fox told TheWrap.
The meta Rebel Wilson comedy, which both embraces and mocks rom-com tropes, will try to...
After successes like “The Wedding Date,” “What Happens in Vegas” and “How to Be Single,” Fox went through years of struggle to get a rom-com made in the era of superhero blockbusters. But between Netflix and the surge of love for “Crazy Rich Asians,” the often-mocked genre is cool again — and Fox’s latest script, “Isn’t It Romantic,” hopes to ride the wave.
“I had been beaten up by studios so many times when I was trying to get movies made. I was told ‘we’re not making romantic comedies right now. It’s just not happening,'” Fox told TheWrap.
The meta Rebel Wilson comedy, which both embraces and mocks rom-com tropes, will try to...
- 2/15/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
The United Talent Agency has appointed six men and two women as new partners, the agency’s board of directors announced Friday.
Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, Ophir Lupu, John Sacks, Bec Smith and Mark Subias have been appointed from across UTA’s businesses, accounting for a 13 percent expansion of the company’s partnership. The agents come from the world of theatre, music, TV, movies, video games and more. Between them they have nearly 70 years of experience at the agency.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” the UTA Board of Directors said in a statement. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
Also Read: Veteran Agent David Lubliner...
Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, Ophir Lupu, John Sacks, Bec Smith and Mark Subias have been appointed from across UTA’s businesses, accounting for a 13 percent expansion of the company’s partnership. The agents come from the world of theatre, music, TV, movies, video games and more. Between them they have nearly 70 years of experience at the agency.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” the UTA Board of Directors said in a statement. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
Also Read: Veteran Agent David Lubliner...
- 1/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The UTA board of directors said Friday that the agency has promoted eight agents to partner, repping a 13% expansion of the group. The promotions come from across UTA’s businesses including theater, music, TV, movies and video games.
The new partners include two division heads — Video Games’ Ophir Lupu and Theatre’s Mark Subias — along with Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, John Sacks and Bec Smith.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” UTA said in a statement announcing the news. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
More info her, per UTA:
Jacob Fenton, an 18-year UTA veteran who started in the mailroom in 2001 and rose through...
The new partners include two division heads — Video Games’ Ophir Lupu and Theatre’s Mark Subias — along with Jacob Fenton, Ken Fermaglich, Susie Fox, Ben Jacobson, John Sacks and Bec Smith.
“These eight individuals from across our business have been a critical part of UTA’s growth over the past years,” UTA said in a statement announcing the news. “Their appointments reflect not just the longstanding contributions each has made, but their leadership, innovation and commitment to creating unique opportunities for our clients. We are proud to have them join our partnership.”
More info her, per UTA:
Jacob Fenton, an 18-year UTA veteran who started in the mailroom in 2001 and rose through...
- 1/25/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Making any movie is hard, but nothing is more challenging than creating a film that looks fun and effortless — and original. Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians” succeeds on all three counts, and the film’s popularity proves that it struck a nerve with filmgoers.
“From the start, we wanted more than a romantic comedy,” director Jon M. Chu tells Variety. “We had something to say. That was not just from the writers; that’s from the actors, the crew, everyone; there was a sense of purpose.”
The film looks at family and tradition, but it’s fundamentally about identity, which is a struggle of the heroine (Constance Wu), her fiance (Henry Golding) and her future mother-in-law (Michelle Yeoh). But it’s also about the very different cultural identities of Chinese, Chinese-Americans and the specific subset of wealthy Chinese people living in Singapore.
With $238 million worldwide box office, it’s clear...
“From the start, we wanted more than a romantic comedy,” director Jon M. Chu tells Variety. “We had something to say. That was not just from the writers; that’s from the actors, the crew, everyone; there was a sense of purpose.”
The film looks at family and tradition, but it’s fundamentally about identity, which is a struggle of the heroine (Constance Wu), her fiance (Henry Golding) and her future mother-in-law (Michelle Yeoh). But it’s also about the very different cultural identities of Chinese, Chinese-Americans and the specific subset of wealthy Chinese people living in Singapore.
With $238 million worldwide box office, it’s clear...
- 1/11/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Making any movie is hard, but nothing is more challenging than creating a film that looks fun and effortless — and original. Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians” succeeds on all three counts, and the film’s popularity proves that it struck a nerve with filmgoers.
“From the start, we wanted more than a romantic comedy,” director Jon M. Chu tells Variety. “We had something to say. That was not just from the writers; that’s from the actors, the crew, everyone; there was a sense of purpose.”
The film looks at family and tradition, but it’s fundamentally about identity, which is a struggle of the heroine (Constance Wu), her fiance (Henry Golding) and her future mother-in-law (Michelle Yeoh). But it’s also about the very different cultural identities of Chinese, Chinese-Americans and the specific subset of wealthy Chinese people living in Singapore.
With $238 million worldwide box office, it’s clear...
“From the start, we wanted more than a romantic comedy,” director Jon M. Chu tells Variety. “We had something to say. That was not just from the writers; that’s from the actors, the crew, everyone; there was a sense of purpose.”
The film looks at family and tradition, but it’s fundamentally about identity, which is a struggle of the heroine (Constance Wu), her fiance (Henry Golding) and her future mother-in-law (Michelle Yeoh). But it’s also about the very different cultural identities of Chinese, Chinese-Americans and the specific subset of wealthy Chinese people living in Singapore.
With $238 million worldwide box office, it’s clear...
- 1/11/2019
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmakers have been making message movies since the birth of the art form, as Hollywood has long embraced the notion of observing progressive social change through mass entertainment. From some of the earliest talkies to outright propaganda pieces, to the Stanley Kramer dramas of the ’50s and ’60s and the resurgence at the studio level in the ’80s and ’90s, storytellers continue to find ways to embed strong personal and cultural statements within their motion pictures. And while many artists will argue that every film is a message movie, it’s clear that 2018 produced a bunch of narratives that spoke louder than others.
One of the most incisive and fierce was “Blindspotting,” a Sundance favorite from director Carlos Lopez Estrada and the writing/acting team of Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. The provocative narrative pivots on best friends who have learned to navigate the rough streets of Oakland, Calif., only...
One of the most incisive and fierce was “Blindspotting,” a Sundance favorite from director Carlos Lopez Estrada and the writing/acting team of Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. The provocative narrative pivots on best friends who have learned to navigate the rough streets of Oakland, Calif., only...
- 1/11/2019
- by Nick Clement
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has put in development Threads, a drama from writer Lindsey Rosin (NBC’s Cruel Intentions), Random Hill and ABC Studios.
Written by Rosin, Threads centers around aspiring designer Jessica Lee, who finds herself at the center of the biggest battle for power in the fashion world when the legendary founder of the iconic brand — where she currently works as an assistant — is forced to step down, setting off a cutthroat, high-stakes search for his replacement. Caught between her loyalty and her ambition, Jessica must navigate sex, secrets and succession as the beauty of fashion gets ugly.
Rosin executive produces with Random Hill. ABC Studios is the studio.
ABC for years has been looking to get a fashion-themed drama series on the air, going back to the 2011-12 season when it ordered the fashion industry clan soap Americana to pilot. This season, the network is developing Threads as well as...
Written by Rosin, Threads centers around aspiring designer Jessica Lee, who finds herself at the center of the biggest battle for power in the fashion world when the legendary founder of the iconic brand — where she currently works as an assistant — is forced to step down, setting off a cutthroat, high-stakes search for his replacement. Caught between her loyalty and her ambition, Jessica must navigate sex, secrets and succession as the beauty of fashion gets ugly.
Rosin executive produces with Random Hill. ABC Studios is the studio.
ABC for years has been looking to get a fashion-themed drama series on the air, going back to the 2011-12 season when it ordered the fashion industry clan soap Americana to pilot. This season, the network is developing Threads as well as...
- 12/7/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
When assessing the diversity strength of the Golden Globes this morning, look no further than Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force production label. It racked up eight nominations across their Warner Bros feature Crazy Rich Asians and FX Ryan Murphy series Pose and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
One nominee is the first major studio release made by Asian talent and starring Asian actors since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club, another a series about the 1980s trans-world, while Gianni Versace tackles the impact of homophobia in the 1990s.
Crazy Rich Asians scored two nominations for Best Motion Picture Comedy and Best Motion Picture Comedy Actress Constance Wu. Pose took two nods for Best TV Drama and Best TV Drama Actor, Billy Porter. Gianni Versace, after winning seven Primetime Emmys including best limited series, received four nominations Thursday in Best TV Limited Series, Best Actor in...
One nominee is the first major studio release made by Asian talent and starring Asian actors since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club, another a series about the 1980s trans-world, while Gianni Versace tackles the impact of homophobia in the 1990s.
Crazy Rich Asians scored two nominations for Best Motion Picture Comedy and Best Motion Picture Comedy Actress Constance Wu. Pose took two nods for Best TV Drama and Best TV Drama Actor, Billy Porter. Gianni Versace, after winning seven Primetime Emmys including best limited series, received four nominations Thursday in Best TV Limited Series, Best Actor in...
- 12/6/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Box office blockbusters such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” and small screen series including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “One Day at a Time” and “This Is Us” are among the finalists for the 44th annual Humanitas Prize, Humanitas executive director Cathleen Young and president Ali LeRoi announced Tuesday.
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,...
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Disney/Marvel’s blockbuster Black Panther and NBC’s This Is Us are among the nominees for the 44th annual Humanitas Prize. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony February 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The prize was created to honor film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.
The February ceremony will also also honor Marta Kauffman with The Kieser Award and Kenya Barris
with the Voice For Change Award.
Here are the nominees:
60-minute Drama
God Friended Me, “Pilot” Written by Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt
Orange Is The New Black, “Be Free” Written by Brian Chamberlayne
The Good Doctor, “More” Written by David Shore and Lloyd Gilyard Jr.
This Is Us, “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life” Written by Kay Oyegun
30-minute Comedy
Dear White People, “Volume 2: Chapter VIII” Written by Jack Moore
One Day At A Time, “Hello, Penelope” Written...
The prize was created to honor film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.
The February ceremony will also also honor Marta Kauffman with The Kieser Award and Kenya Barris
with the Voice For Change Award.
Here are the nominees:
60-minute Drama
God Friended Me, “Pilot” Written by Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt
Orange Is The New Black, “Be Free” Written by Brian Chamberlayne
The Good Doctor, “More” Written by David Shore and Lloyd Gilyard Jr.
This Is Us, “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life” Written by Kay Oyegun
30-minute Comedy
Dear White People, “Volume 2: Chapter VIII” Written by Jack Moore
One Day At A Time, “Hello, Penelope” Written...
- 11/27/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Humanitas on Tuesday revealed the finalists for its 44th annual Humanitas Prize awards, which honor film and television writers whose work inspires compassion, hope and understanding in the human family. The awards ceremony will take place Feb. 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Finalists in the 30-minute comedy category include Megan Amram for The Good Place and Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The film categories feature Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for Black Panther, Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased and Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim for Crazy Rich Asians.
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,” Humanitas president Ali ...
Finalists in the 30-minute comedy category include Megan Amram for The Good Place and Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The film categories feature Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for Black Panther, Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased and Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim for Crazy Rich Asians.
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,” Humanitas president Ali ...
- 11/27/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Humanitas on Tuesday revealed the finalists for its 44th annual Humanitas Prize awards, which honor film and television writers whose work inspires compassion, hope and understanding in the human family. The awards ceremony will take place Feb. 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Finalists in the 30-minute comedy category include Megan Amram for The Good Place and Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The film categories feature Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for Black Panther, Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased and Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim for Crazy Rich Asians.
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,” Humanitas president Ali ...
Finalists in the 30-minute comedy category include Megan Amram for The Good Place and Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The film categories feature Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for Black Panther, Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased and Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim for Crazy Rich Asians.
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,” Humanitas president Ali ...
- 11/27/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A surprise hit? This ultra-glamorous rom-com about life among the Singapore 1% would be a fantasy, if everything we see weren’t real. Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh head an all-Asian cast in a celebration of ostentatious excess — yep, some folks aren’t hurting at all. As an expression of Asian ascendency and female power, the show may have opened a door to a whole new empire of crossover ethnic fantasies.
Crazy Rich Asians
Blu-ray + DVD
Warner Home Video
2018 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 120 min. / Street Date November 20, 2018 / 35.99
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr, Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remy Hii, Nico Santos, Jing Lusi.
Cinematography: Vanja Cernjul
Film Editor: Myron Kerstein
Original Music: Brian Tyler
Written by Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim from the novel by Kevin Kwan
Produced by Nina Jacobson, John Penotti, Brad Simpson
Directed by...
Crazy Rich Asians
Blu-ray + DVD
Warner Home Video
2018 / Color / 2:40 widescreen / 120 min. / Street Date November 20, 2018 / 35.99
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr, Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remy Hii, Nico Santos, Jing Lusi.
Cinematography: Vanja Cernjul
Film Editor: Myron Kerstein
Original Music: Brian Tyler
Written by Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim from the novel by Kevin Kwan
Produced by Nina Jacobson, John Penotti, Brad Simpson
Directed by...
- 11/20/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
ABC has put in development a fashion drama from Crazy Rich Asians writer Peter Chiarelli, designer Zac Posen (Project Runway), ABC Studios and studio-based Mandeville Television.
Written by Chiarelli, the drama is set in the world of fashion. Chiarelli and Posen executive produce with Mandeville’s David Hoberman, Laurie Zaks and Todd Lieberman. ABC Studios and Mandeville co-produce.
Chiarelli most recently co-wrote the screenplay for New Line’s Crazy Rich Asians, which has grossed nearly $236 million worldwide. His other screenwriting credits include Now You See Me 2 and The Proposal.
Posen served as a judge for six seasons on Project Runway with Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. He was the subject of the documentary, House of Z, chronicling his career, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and he recently released the lookbook for the SS19 Zac Posen Collection, which he is showing through a series of images versus a runway show.
Written by Chiarelli, the drama is set in the world of fashion. Chiarelli and Posen executive produce with Mandeville’s David Hoberman, Laurie Zaks and Todd Lieberman. ABC Studios and Mandeville co-produce.
Chiarelli most recently co-wrote the screenplay for New Line’s Crazy Rich Asians, which has grossed nearly $236 million worldwide. His other screenwriting credits include Now You See Me 2 and The Proposal.
Posen served as a judge for six seasons on Project Runway with Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. He was the subject of the documentary, House of Z, chronicling his career, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and he recently released the lookbook for the SS19 Zac Posen Collection, which he is showing through a series of images versus a runway show.
- 11/13/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Michelle Yeoh was a big fan of Kevin Kwan’s novel for Crazy Rich Asians, but when she received Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim’s script, “I was very upset” the actress told the crowd at Deadline’s The Contenders London today.
“Eleanor (Young) was written as nasty, mean, mean, not nice at all. I don’t think that Eleanor comes from that motivation,” Yeoh said.
In the movie, Eleanor makes waves for her son Nick Young (Henry Golding) and Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), both who are intent to get engaged. Eleanor looks down on Rachel given her American roots. Meanwhile, Rachel believes that Eleanor isn’t impressed with her because she’s from a lower class.
“I don’t think that Eleanor comes from motivation. She comes from the love of her son and what it takes to be the wife and the strength that’s necessary when you put...
“Eleanor (Young) was written as nasty, mean, mean, not nice at all. I don’t think that Eleanor comes from that motivation,” Yeoh said.
In the movie, Eleanor makes waves for her son Nick Young (Henry Golding) and Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), both who are intent to get engaged. Eleanor looks down on Rachel given her American roots. Meanwhile, Rachel believes that Eleanor isn’t impressed with her because she’s from a lower class.
“I don’t think that Eleanor comes from motivation. She comes from the love of her son and what it takes to be the wife and the strength that’s necessary when you put...
- 10/13/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remy Hii, Nico Santos, Jing Lusi | Written by Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim | Directed by Jon M. Chu
Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel Chu (Wu), an American-born Chinese economics professor, who travels to her boyfriend Nick’s (Golding) hometown of Singapore for his best friend’s wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, he’s perhaps the most eligible bachelor in Asia, and every single woman in his ultra-rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down.
Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians is by no means the simplistic romantic comedy venture many seem to label it as such. It’s far better than that slightly drab description. Within the first few frames,...
Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel Chu (Wu), an American-born Chinese economics professor, who travels to her boyfriend Nick’s (Golding) hometown of Singapore for his best friend’s wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, he’s perhaps the most eligible bachelor in Asia, and every single woman in his ultra-rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down.
Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians is by no means the simplistic romantic comedy venture many seem to label it as such. It’s far better than that slightly drab description. Within the first few frames,...
- 9/19/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
In Jon M Chu’s spectacular comedy, a Chinese-American academic discovers her boyfriend belongs to a fabulously wealthy dynasty
They have very large amounts of money but remain entirely rational. The title means crazily or extremely rich. Jon M Chu’s highly entertaining and outrageously over-the-top Cinderella soap opera, adapted by Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli from the Kevin Kwan bestseller, is about a Chinese-American economics professor in New York called Rachel, fluent in both Putonghua and English, whose younger Singaporean boyfriend, Nick, invites her back to his country for a big family wedding. Only once Rachel finds herself in the plane’s first-class section does it start dawning on her that Nick is heir to the most staggeringly gigantic fortune in Asia. When they arrive in Singapore, her astonishment and disorientation escalate at the sight of the unfeasibly lavish airport. “JFK just smells of salmonella and despair,” she mumbles.
They have very large amounts of money but remain entirely rational. The title means crazily or extremely rich. Jon M Chu’s highly entertaining and outrageously over-the-top Cinderella soap opera, adapted by Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli from the Kevin Kwan bestseller, is about a Chinese-American economics professor in New York called Rachel, fluent in both Putonghua and English, whose younger Singaporean boyfriend, Nick, invites her back to his country for a big family wedding. Only once Rachel finds herself in the plane’s first-class section does it start dawning on her that Nick is heir to the most staggeringly gigantic fortune in Asia. When they arrive in Singapore, her astonishment and disorientation escalate at the sight of the unfeasibly lavish airport. “JFK just smells of salmonella and despair,” she mumbles.
- 9/13/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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