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· Bryan Ke
‘American Born Chinese’ canceled by Disney Plus after 1 season
Disney Plus has canceled “American Born Chinese” after only one season despite it receiving stellar reviews from audiences and critics. Moving the news: A source familiar with the matter told Variety that Disney canceled “American Born Chinese” after the book-to-screen…
· Isa Peralta
Watch: Full Episode 1 of ‘American Born Chinese’ is free to view
The entire first episode of Disney+’s live-action series “American Born Chinese” is now free to watch on YouTube. Key details: The popular streaming service posted the 43-minute episode on YouTube on June 21, where it will be available to view only until July 23.
· Michelle De Pacina
Chin-Kee to Freddy Wong: The hardest challenge in adapting ‘American Born Chinese’ to a Disney series
Chin-Kee — the startling caricature of a negative stereotypical Chinese in Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel “American Born Chinese” — was the biggest dilemma series creator Kelvin Yu faced in adapting the novel into a Disney series. The fictional character symbolizes the harmful…
· Bryan Ke
Ke Huy Quan admits ‘American Born Chinese’ role ‘scared the hell’ out of him
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Ke Huy Quan recently admitted he initially passed on his role in the Disney+ original “American Born Chinese” but later had a change of heart after discussing the details with the creative team. Speaking at a post-screening Q&A for the…
· Daniel Anderson
‘American Born Chinese’ official trailer includes appearances from Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan
Disney+ dropped the official trailer for its upcoming original series “American Born Chinese” on Friday. The two-minute trailer features several familiar faces, including Daniel Wu as Sun Wu Kong, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Guanyin, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan as Freddy Wong and…
· Bryan Ke
Kelvin Yu says ‘American Born Chinese’ characters deserve to be part of Disney pantheon
Kelvin Yu, the creator of the hit Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” believes that his show’s characters should be included in the Disney pantheon alongside Marvel superheroes and Disney princesses. Speaking at a Deadline Contender Television event on Sunday, Yu, who also…
· Bryan Ke
‘American Born Chinese’ premieres at SXSW, gets new poster from ‘EEAAO’ artist
Disney+’s highly anticipated series “American Born Chinese” has received a new poster from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” artist James Jean as it premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. Held at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, the film festival treated its…
· Bryan Ke
‘American Born Chinese’ release date announced in teaser featuring ‘Everything Everywhere’ stars
Disney+ has officially announced the release date of its highly anticipated series “American Born Chinese” in a teaser that features the stars of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” In the teaser posted ahead of the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, the streaming service announced…
· Daniel Anderson
Disney drops trailer for ‘Prom Pact’ starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Margaret Cho
Disney has released the official trailer for its upcoming original movie “Prom Pact,” which features Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim and Margaret Cho. The movie follows protagonist Mandy Yang, played by Lee, and her best friend Ben, played by Manheim, as they navigate their…
· Bryan Ke
Stephanie Hsu ‘lucky and grateful’ to be nominated for Oscar alongside Michelle Yeoh
“Lucky and grateful” are two words that came to Stephanie Hsu’s mind when she was nominated for an Oscar alongside legendary actor Michelle Yeoh. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 32-year-old actor shared her thoughts on her Oscar nomination for Best Supporting…
· Chandler Treon
‘White Savior’ comic creator talks stereotypes, representation and Asian superheroes
Before you read: New comic titled ‘White Savior’ parodies ‘The Last Samurai,’ Hollywood tropes NextShark spoke with comic book artist Eric Nguyen, co-creator of Dark Horse’s newest comic “White Savior,” about the Hollywood tropes the story satirizes, the prevalence of Asian…
· Bryan Ke
Disney releases new look at upcoming series ‘American Born Chinese’
Before you read: Gene Luen Yang talks 15th anniversary of ‘American Born Chinese,’ diversity in comics, upcoming series Michelle Yeoh is the deity of compassion in ‘American Born Chinese’ first look Disney recently shared exclusive photos to promote its upcoming series “American…
· Bryan Ke
Michelle Yeoh is the deity of compassion in ‘American Born Chinese’ first look
Disney released the first-look trailer for “American Born Chinese,” a TV adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, at the D23 Expo on Saturday. The trailer features action-packed scenes from the show and offers glimpses of several familiar faces from…
· Carl Samson
Designers Prabal Gurung , Phillip Lim to collab on costumes for Disney Plus’ ‘American Born Chinese’
Renowned designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim will collaborate for the first time in Disney Plus’ upcoming series “American Born Chinese.” Based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name, “American Born Chinese” follows a high school student who makes a new friend…
· Jane Nam
Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang participate in ‘blessing ceremony’ on day one of ‘American Born Chinese’ filming
“American Born Chinese” co-executive producer Melvin Mar took to Instagram last Friday to share a photo of the cast performing a “blessing ceremony” on day one of shooting the show. In the photo, cast and crew members can be seen standing around a table decorated with candles,…
· Ryan General
Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Wu join cast of Destin Daniel Cretton-helmed ‘American Born Chinese’ adaptation
Michelle Yeoh is reuniting with “Shang-Chi” director Daniel Destin Cretton for the Disney Plus series adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s award-winning graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” The upcoming series also stars Daniel Wu (“Into the Badlands”), Chin Han (“Mortal Kombat”),…
· Ryan General
DC Comics’ newest Asian superhero meets the Dark Knight in debut issue of new ‘Monkey Prince’ miniseries
On Feb. 1, DC Comics launched a solo miniseries for the Monkey Prince, an Asian American superhero created by award-winning writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Bernard Chang. The character, inspired by a classic work of Chinese literature from the 16th century, was first introduced…
· Ryan General
DC Comics Just Announced that the Next Superman is Chinese
A bold new change is coming to the Superman character when DC Comics hits the reset button on its comic book universe this July. As part of its upcoming Rebirth event, major changes are about to shape the DC comicdom, including a super-powered Lois Lane, a Latina Green Lantern…