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· 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
Ke Huy Quan lost his health insurance while waiting on ‘EEAO’ release: ‘I could not get a single job’
Oscar nominee Ke Huy Quan revealed that he lost his health insurance while waiting for the delayed release of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”). During his recent interview on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Thursday, Quan, 51, shared that he stayed safe at…
· Daniel Anderson
Stephanie Hsu to perform ‘Everything Everywhere’ song ‘This is a Life’ at Oscars
Stephanie Hsu of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” will perform her film’s Oscar-nominated song “This is a Life” at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. Talking Heads founder and lead singer David Byrne will join Hsu, 32, during the performance of the song, along with…
· 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…
· Daniel Anderson
Stephanie Hsu shares lessons she learned from her ‘Everything Everywhere’ co-stars
Stephanie Hsu recently revealed the lessons she has learned from her “Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-stars. In an interview with Variety, Hsu, 32, shared what she has taken away from watching fellow actors Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh.
· Bryan Ke
James Hong, Ronny Chieng, Jimmy O. Yang among guest stars on ‘American Born Chinese’ series
Disney Plus has revealed most of the regular cast members and guest stars of the upcoming TV series adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” A 40-second teaser trailer posted by the streaming giant on Friday shows the Destin Daniel Cretton-led…
· 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…
· 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…
· Daniel Anderson
Michelle Yeoh named Time Icon of the Year for 2022
Michelle Yeoh has been named Time magazine’s Icon of the Year. Time highlighted Yeoh’s decades-long career, from starring in Hong Kong blockbusters to becoming a Hollywood megastar. They noted “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Everything…
· 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…
· Ryan General
Michelle Yeoh thanks fans as ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ surpasses $100MM milestone
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” became A24’s first film to reach over $100 million in global ticket sales. The sci-fi action thriller, which stars Michelle Yeoh, is the indie film company’s highest-grossing film to date, topping previous hits “Hereditary” ($80.2 million),…
· 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…
· Myra Khan
Gene Luen Yang talks 15th anniversary of ‘American Born Chinese,’ diversity in comics, upcoming series
As the iconic graphic novel “American Born Chinese” turns 15 this year, Asian American writer and artist Gene Luen Yang spoke to NextShark about his reflections on the book nearly two decades later, as well as updates on his current and upcoming projects. An award-winning…
· Khier Casino
‘American Born Chinese’ Disney Plus series to be helmed by ‘Shang-Chi’ director Destin Daniel Cretton
“American Born Chinese” is getting a series adaptation on Disney Plus, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Daniel Cretton is set to direct. What we know so far: The adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s award-winning 2006 graphic novel was announced by…