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You might think that at some point we’re going to run out of comic book superheroes. Fortunately, you would be super wrong, because there’s a hell of a lot more in the world of comics than the Avengers and Justice League. And just in the last couple of weeks projects based on Rob Leifeld’s “Prophet” and Scott Lodbell’s “Ball and Chain” were announced. So here are 13 heroes we think are long overdue for the live action film treatment, from fan favorites to cult classics. Hollywood, use your Covid-19 free time and get on this now.
1. Richard Rider (Nova)
Rider is the most famous member of Nova Corps, the intergalactic cops seen in 2014’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” — think of them as Marvel’s version of the Green Lanterns. In comics he’s crossed paths with the Guardians, Captain Marvel and Thor over the years — in other...
1. Richard Rider (Nova)
Rider is the most famous member of Nova Corps, the intergalactic cops seen in 2014’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” — think of them as Marvel’s version of the Green Lanterns. In comics he’s crossed paths with the Guardians, Captain Marvel and Thor over the years — in other...
- 5/19/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez and Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Always Be My Maybe.”]
“Always Be My Maybe” comes full circle for its ending with celebrity chef Sasha Tran (Ali Wong) opening a restaurant that’s a departure from the “elevated Asian cuisine” she’s known for and returning to her culinary roots. Her New York eatery is a homey place called Judy’s Way in honor of her boyfriend Marcus’ (Randall Park) late mother, who had taught her to cook Korean food, especially kimchi jigae, a comforting and hearty stew.
“This is what I want to do: the kind of food that makes people feel at home, the way your mom always made me feel,” Sasha tells Marcus.
It’s one of many heartfelt and earnest moments in a romantic comedy filled with emotional scenes, ranging from an ugly breakup to a sweet but mortifying public declaration of love. Although Park and Wong are known for their comedic sensibilities,...
“Always Be My Maybe” comes full circle for its ending with celebrity chef Sasha Tran (Ali Wong) opening a restaurant that’s a departure from the “elevated Asian cuisine” she’s known for and returning to her culinary roots. Her New York eatery is a homey place called Judy’s Way in honor of her boyfriend Marcus’ (Randall Park) late mother, who had taught her to cook Korean food, especially kimchi jigae, a comforting and hearty stew.
“This is what I want to do: the kind of food that makes people feel at home, the way your mom always made me feel,” Sasha tells Marcus.
It’s one of many heartfelt and earnest moments in a romantic comedy filled with emotional scenes, ranging from an ugly breakup to a sweet but mortifying public declaration of love. Although Park and Wong are known for their comedic sensibilities,...
- 6/2/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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Halfway through Ali Wong’s interview with IndieWire to discuss her writing, producing, and starring in Netflix’s rom-com “Always Be My Maybe,” she discovers that this reporter is Vietnamese.
“Girl, why didn’t you start there?” said Wong, who is of half-Chinese, half-Vietnamese descent. “My dress last night [at the movie’s premiere]… is by a Vietnamese designer named Thai Nguyen. He dressed Kelly [Marie Tran] for the ‘Star Wars’ premiere. He’s awesome; his specialty is áo dài. He dresses all of ‘Paris By Night,’ for the most part.”
Wong drops a few more Vietnamese-American touchstones to complete the bonding experience. It’s the kind of instant, excited identification that occurs between strangers who share a background from a smaller community — like finding out a rideshare driver attended your high school. It’s also the kind of unapologetic hyper-specificity that Wong and Randall Park bring to “Always Be My Maybe.”
After a casual comment Wong...
“Girl, why didn’t you start there?” said Wong, who is of half-Chinese, half-Vietnamese descent. “My dress last night [at the movie’s premiere]… is by a Vietnamese designer named Thai Nguyen. He dressed Kelly [Marie Tran] for the ‘Star Wars’ premiere. He’s awesome; his specialty is áo dài. He dresses all of ‘Paris By Night,’ for the most part.”
Wong drops a few more Vietnamese-American touchstones to complete the bonding experience. It’s the kind of instant, excited identification that occurs between strangers who share a background from a smaller community — like finding out a rideshare driver attended your high school. It’s also the kind of unapologetic hyper-specificity that Wong and Randall Park bring to “Always Be My Maybe.”
After a casual comment Wong...
- 5/30/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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Let’s hear it for Ali Wong, the Vietnamese-Chinese-American stand-up comic, and Randall Park, born to Korean immigrant parents, for bringing their own hilarious and heartfelt perspective to Always Be My Maybe. It’s an irresistible romantic romp that turns the familiar into something sweet, sassy and laugh-out-loud funny. And, in its own way, quietly revolutionary. The film centers on a relationship between two Asians, neither directly looking outside their culture to fulfill their fantasies. Sure, Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians...
Let’s hear it for Ali Wong, the Vietnamese-Chinese-American stand-up comic, and Randall Park, born to Korean immigrant parents, for bringing their own hilarious and heartfelt perspective to Always Be My Maybe. It’s an irresistible romantic romp that turns the familiar into something sweet, sassy and laugh-out-loud funny. And, in its own way, quietly revolutionary. The film centers on a relationship between two Asians, neither directly looking outside their culture to fulfill their fantasies. Sure, Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians...
- 5/30/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
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Society, and relentless commercial campaigns, constantly bombard women with messages about matrimony: Score a big, sparkly diamond. Obsess over a fancy white dress. And definitely marry your best friend. That latter cliché has been espoused by countless Hollywood comedies, from “My Best Friend’s Wedding” to “Made of Honor,” where one party resorts to outlandish shenanigans to win over the more reluctant party. Refreshingly, director Nahnatchka Khan’s “Always Be My Maybe” presents a less lopsided — and by extension, more natural — situation in which two estranged childhood friends attempt to reignite their teen romance. The positive influence of “When Harry Met Sally” is noticeable in the undercurrents, but Netflix’s politically correct romantic comedy has its own unique identity, savoring aspects of Asian-American culture and treating both protagonists as equal partners.
Sasha Tran (Miya Chech) and Marcus Kim (Emerson Min) become childhood best friends in San Francisco, forming a connection...
Sasha Tran (Miya Chech) and Marcus Kim (Emerson Min) become childhood best friends in San Francisco, forming a connection...
- 5/30/2019
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
“I made Netflix spend all this money on this movie just so that, as a 37-year-old mother of two, I could kiss Daniel Dae Kim and Keanu Reeves,” Ali Wong cracked to Variety at the premiere for her upcoming romantic comedy “Always Be My Maybe.” Her co-star and the third piece to this romantic quadrangle, Randall Park commended her, saying “She’s a genius.”
Wong and Park co-wrote and star in “Always Be My Maybe,” playing Sasha and Marcus, childhood friends who hook up in their teens, but have a falling out and lose touch for 15 years. Sasha goes on to become a successful chef in Los Angeles and is engaged to restauranteur Brandon Choi (Daniel Dae Kim), while Marcus is a struggling musician living at home with his dad. The two reconnect when Sasha returns home to San Francisco to open a new restaurant, and it’s not long...
Wong and Park co-wrote and star in “Always Be My Maybe,” playing Sasha and Marcus, childhood friends who hook up in their teens, but have a falling out and lose touch for 15 years. Sasha goes on to become a successful chef in Los Angeles and is engaged to restauranteur Brandon Choi (Daniel Dae Kim), while Marcus is a struggling musician living at home with his dad. The two reconnect when Sasha returns home to San Francisco to open a new restaurant, and it’s not long...
- 5/25/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
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