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· Carl Samson
Warner Bros. Buys ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Will Feature an All-Asian Cast
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Kevin Kwan’s “Crazy Rich Asians”, and apparently, it’s set to feature an all-Asian cast. Production is slated to kick off in Singapore by spring 2017, Deadline reported. Color Force, which produced “The Hunger Games” series, will develop…
· Editorial Staff
Warner Bros. Was Secretly Paying Youtubers Tons of Money to Promote Games
A settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Warner Bros. was reached on Monday following the allegation that the entertainment company failed to “adequately disclose” paying online influencers to make good reviews. The FTC charged Warner Bros. of deceiving consumers…
· Connie K. Ho
Warner Bros. Media Camp’s Inaugural Class Shares Tips for Startups
One by one they each stood up. Some told funny jokes, while others wowed the crowd with their statistics. It was a unique gathering of people from entertainment, including entrepreneurs, media executives and investors. At the end of July, Warner Bros. held a Demo Day for its…
· Ryan General
Cary Fukunaga Becomes the First American to Direct a James Bond Film
Director Cary Fukunaga has been tapped to helm the next James Bond film which is set for early 2020 release. The Emmy-award winning filmmaker, who is best known for directing the maiden season of HBO’s limited series “True Detective,” will be replacing English director Danny…
· Carl Samson
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Star Henry Golding Continues to Be a Leading Man in ‘A Simple Favor’
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding remains on the big screen for “A Simple Favor,” Paul Feig’s noir thriller coming out this week. A new poster of the Lionsgate film shows Golding alongside co-stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.
· Bryan Ke
Lea Salonga and Eva Noblezada To Star in Touching Filipina-American Drama ‘Yellow Rose’
Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, who both played the role of Kim in the musical “Miss Saigon” at different points in their career, are set to co-star in “Yellow Rose.”
· Carl Samson
Michelle Yeoh Returns To Star in the Epic ‘Ip-Man’ Spin-Off Film
After starring in Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians,” Michelle Yeoh is back for a martial arts project — which is what the Malaysian actress arguably does best. Yeoh, 56, will co-star in “Master Z: Ip Man Legacy,” a spin-off of Donnie Yen’s highly-successful “Ip Man” franchise.
· Carl Samson
Toddler Goes Viral on Instagram After Mom Dresses Her Up as Peik Lin From ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
A mother who enjoyed Awkwafina’s Peik Lin from “Crazy Rich Asians” dressed up her little girl as the character and received a thumbs-up from the star herself. In an Instagram post, Mary Grace Pingoy, a photographer from Indiana, declared that Peik Lin, the hilarious sidekick to…
· Ryan General
Hollywood is Scrambling For Asian Stories After ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Makes $140 Million
With the box office success of Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” it appears the door for more Asian American representation in Hollywood is indeed finally opening up. Effectively breaking the perception that Asians aren’t bankable enough to sell a movie or a TV series, the film…
· Leanna Chan
5 Chinese Table Manners You Should Know Before Going Abroad
During “Crazy Rich Asians” we witnessed Rachel Chu nearly drink out of a finger bowl after mistaking it for a bowl of clear soup. Although food is a universal language, dining etiquette isn’t always the case. It’s something we’re taught at a young age and it might not translate…
· Carl Samson
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Becomes the Most Successful Studio Rom-Com in Almost a Decade
“Crazy Rich Asians” is now the most successful Hollywood studio romantic comedy film in nine years at the U.S. box office. The Warner Bros. movie achieved the feat after finishing Labor Day with $117 million, passing the $110.2 million of Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” in 2015.
· Bryan Ke
Singapore Airlines Turned Down a Chance to Be in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
In what may seem like a surprising decision, Singapore Airlines (SIA) reportedly turned down the offer to be included in “Crazy Rich Asians” out of fear of being misrepresented in movies. Film producer Nina Jacobson admitted while speaking to The Wrap in an interview early last…
· Ryan General
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Still the #1 Movie in America in Its Second Weekend
Following a successful debut, “Crazy Rich Asians” continues its impressive box office performance, adding another $25 million to its total earnings in its second weekend in theaters. Based on studio estimates Sunday, almost as many people watched the film over the weekend as…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Singer Who Auditioned on YouTube and Made It into ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
“Crazy Rich Asians” will not be the same without the soulful voice that owned its opening and closing credits. That voice belongs to 22-year-old Cheryl Koh, who snagged a role in the box office hit after a winning audition on YouTube.
· Carl Samson
Fox and Scooter Braun are Making a Movie About K-Pop
Fox 2000 Pictures has acquired the rights to a K-Pop-centered film based on a pitch from SB Projects and Epic Magazine. The untitled movie features an Asian-American college student who becomes a top contender in South Korea’s toughest K-Pop competition show.
· Ryan General
A ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel is Already in the Works
Following the initial success of “Crazy Rich Asians” both in the box office and critical acclaim, Warner Bros. has reportedly started developing the film’s sequel. According to Deadline, screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim are set to return to write the script soon.…
· Ryan General
Meet the ‘Rihanna of China’ Who Was Featured in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
China’s “Queen of Rap” made her international debut after being one of the featured artists in the “Crazy Rich Asians” soundtrack. Rapper Mao Yanqi, popularly known as Vava, has already made a name for herself in China after joining a couple of local reality shows and releasing…
· Bryan Ke
One Woman’s Twitter Story Brilliantly Captures the Massive Influence of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
“Crazy Rich Asians,” the adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s book of the same title, has made a huge impact on many Asian Americans including Huffington Post editor Kimberly Yam. In a series of Twitter posts, Yam begins sharing a story of her father delivering food to her class in 3rd…
· Khier Casino
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Isn’t Called ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ in Germany and Italy
The wait for “Crazy Rich Asians” to hit theaters is finally over, but one German moviegoer spotted one important detail missing from movie posters in his country. While the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel of the same name has yet to be released in several…
· Carl Samson
Awkwafina’s Character in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sparks Black Cultural Appropriation Debate
Critics on Twitter have accused Awkwafina’s character in “Crazy Rich Asians” as appropriating Black culture, claiming that she did not act and only had to pull off her “real-life Blackface.” Awkwafina plays Goh Peik Lin, the sassy, bottle blonde sidekick to Constance Wu’s Rachel…
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