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Crazy Rich Asians
Directed byJon M. Chu
Written byPeter Chiarelli
Adele Lim
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVanja Cernjul
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Crazy Rich Asians is an upcoming American film based on Kevin Kwan's novel of the same name. The film is produced by Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force. Jon M. Chu is scheduled to direct. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros.

Plot Synopsis

Based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians centers on American-born Chinese economics professor Rachel Chu, who accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous. She discovers that her boyfriend comes from a ridiculously wealthy family with a dark past and that every woman wants him.[1]

Cast

Additionally, Remy Hii portrays Alistair Cheng, Nick and Astrid's cousin from Hong Kong while Nico Santos portrays Oliver T'sien and Fiona Xie portrays Kitty Pong. Amy Cheng portrays Jacqueline Ling and Jing Lusi portrays Amanda "Mandy" Ling, the daughter of Jacqueline who is residing in New York. Selena Tan appears as Alexandra 'Alix' Young while Janice Koh appears as Felicity Young. Ronny Chieng, Jimmy O. Yang[11], and Carmen Soo have undisclosed roles in the film. Kris Aquino appears in a cameo role.[12]

Production

Kevin Kwan published his comedic novel Crazy Rich Asians on June 11, 2013. In the following August, producer Nina Jacobson acquired rights to adapt the novel into a film. Jacobson and her partner Brad Simpson intended to produce under their production banner Color Force with Bryan Unkeless developing the project. Their goal was to produce the film adaptation outside the studio system and to structure financing for development and production from Asia and other territories outside the United States.[13] In 2014, the US-based Asian film investment group Ivanhoe Pictures partnered with Jacobson to finance and produce Crazy Rich Asians.[14]

Director Jon M. Chu entered negotiations with Color Force and Ivanhoe Pictures in May 2016 to direct the film adaptation.[15] He was hired as director after giving executives a visual presentation about his experience as a first-generation Asian-American. Screenwriters Adele Lim and Pete Chiarelli wrote the screenplay. In the following October, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the project after what Variety called a "heated" bidding war.[16]

The film will star Constance Wu as the lead Rachel Chu,[17] and Michelle Yeoh will star as Eleanor Young,[18] while newcomer Henry Golding is set to play the male lead Nick Young.[19] Rounding out the supporting cast will be Gemma Chan as Nick's cousin Astrid Leong and Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta Lee.[10] Production is set to begin in April 2017 in Singapore and Malaysia.[20][21][22] In April 18, 2017 Filipina Actress Kris Aquino was cast in a cameo role.[23]

The film started shooting on location in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in April 2017.[1]

On May 12, 2017 it was announced that Ken Jeong had joined the cast.[24]

Ethnic casting controversy

South China Morning Post's Edmund Lee reported, "While Golding’s model-like features, British accent and even his sense of belonging towards Singapore all fit the descriptions of Nick in the novels, a minor backlash regarding the actor’s ethnicity can already be found in scattered reaction on social media... casting half-Asians in ethnic Asian roles... has been an ongoing trend in the US. A case could certainly be made that Crazy Rich Asians, populated as it is with Asian talents, should not be singled out for criticism. On a more positive note, Golding’s newfound stardom could at least be considered half a step forward from the diversity problem..."[25]

Similarly, John Lui of The Straits Times mentioned, "The first and most obvious thing is that Hollywood thinks that one drop of Asian blood makes a person "Asian" or at least "Asian enough"; this is why it has cast Eurasians such as Henry Golding (a Singapore-based host and social media influencer) and Sonoya Mizuno (La La Land, 2016) as Nick Young and Araminta Lee, both of whom are ethnic Chinese characters. The next thing one learns from the casting is that it is all about the bottom line. Nobody makes films to lose money, least of all a major studio like Warner Bros. Using a Eurasian leading man in a romantic comedy solves a lot of cross-border marketing problems - Golding's ethnically ambiguous face on a movie poster simply works, from Bangkok to Beijing, from Taipei to Tokyo, and maybe Toronto."[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Filming Commences on "Crazy Rich Asians"". www.warnerbros.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Constance Wu to Star in 'Crazy Rich Asians' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' Lands Its Male Lead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' Adds Michelle Yeoh (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Instagram post by Constance Wu • Apr 25, 2017 at 6:45am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 4, 2017). "Gemma Chan to Star With Constance Wu in 'Crazy Rich Asians' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "'Glee' Star Harry Shum Jr. Joins 'Crazy Rich Asians' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' Adds Awkwafina". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. ^ Yong, Nicolas (June 29, 2017). "Here's what we know about Crazy Rich Asians filming in Singapore". Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "'Ex Machina' Actress Sonoya Mizuno Joining 'Crazy Rich Asians' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Busch, Anita (May 1, 2017). "Jimmy O. Yang Joins 'Crazy Rich Asians' At Warner Bros". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  12. ^ 17, Josh Bianc on April; 2017. "Kris Aquino to Star in the Hollywood Movie Adaptation of "Crazy Rich Asians"". Philippine News. Retrieved April 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  13. ^ McNary, Dave (August 6, 2013). "'Hunger Games' Producer Developing 'Crazy Rich Asians' Movie". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  14. ^ Frater, Patrick (November 3, 2014). "Katherine Lee to Head Asia Development for Ivanhoe Pictures". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  15. ^ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (May 4, 2016). "Direct 'Crazy Rich Asians' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  16. ^ Lang, Brent (October 20, 2016). "'Crazy Rich Asians' Adaptation Lands at Warner Bros. (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  17. ^ Ford, Rebecca (February 15, 2017). "Constance Wu to Star in 'Crazy Rich Asians' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 31, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 7, 2017). "Michelle Yeoh Joins Constance Wu in 'Crazy Rich Asians'". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ Ford, Rebecca (March 28, 2017). "'Crazy Rich Asians' Lands Its Male Lead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ^ Acevedo, Yoselin. "Crazy Rich Asians Movie: Constance Wu in Talks to Star | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  21. ^ "Constance Wu on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  22. ^ http://variety.com/2017/film/news/humans-gemma-chan-constance-wu-in-crazy-rich-asians-1202021919/
  23. ^ http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/889921/kris-aquino-goes-to-hollywood
  24. ^ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ken-jeong-joins-cast-crazy-rich-asians-n758486
  25. ^ Lee, Edmund (March 29, 2017). "Hollywood adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians has cast its Chinese male lead – and he's half-white". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  26. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/viewpoint-colourism-mars-crazy-rich-asians-main-casting
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