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Michelle Yeoh
Four decades from Hong Kong action star to 'the first Asian woman to win Best Actress' — she turned a career the West underrated into the single most quoted ceiling-break in Oscars history.
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· 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…
· Bryan Ke
Photos: 20 Asian celebrities whose gorgeous looks stunned at Met Gala 2023
Hundreds of people gathered at the Met Gala this week to celebrate one of the fashion industry’s most iconic designers, the late Karl Lagerfeld. Four hundred guests, including actors, musicians, designers and models, attended the annual gathering held at the Metropolitan Museum…
· Isa Peralta
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ surpasses $1 billion globally
Less than a month after its North American release, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office. The Nintendo-Illumintion-Universal collaboration, which premiered in the U.S. on April 5, is now the first film of 2023 that has garnered…
· Isa Peralta
Michelle Yeoh is a robot falcon in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ official trailer
Paramount Pictures shared the official trailer for its upcoming film ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” on Thursday. The movie, which is the seventh installment of the “Transformers” film series and a standalone sequel to 2018’s “Bumblebee,” is set primarily in Brooklyn in 1994.
· Bryan Ke
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ in Japanese gets US, Canada screenings
A limited-time screening of the Japanese version of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” will hit select theaters across the United States and Canada. The special screenings, some of which will not include English subtitles, are scheduled for 10 theaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco,…
· Ryan General
Video: Don Lemon’s heated exchange with Vivek Ramaswamy that reportedly got him fired from CNN
CNN’s decision to fire anchor Don Lemon on Monday was reportedly due to a contentious debate he engaged in with GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy last week. The heated exchange during last Wednesday’s episode of “CNN This Morning” may have been the tipping point that…
· 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…
· Daniel Anderson
Video: Jackson Wang teams up with magician Kevin Li for Coachella illusion tricks
Magician Kevin Li made history during Jackson Wang’s Coachella set as the first person to perform magic tricks on stage at the music festival. Li taught Wang two tricks that utilize sleight of hand: one in which Wang seemingly pulls a wand out of the display screen behind him…
· Daniel Anderson
Michelle Yeoh to return as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ film
Michelle Yeoh is set to reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou in “Star Trek: Section 31,” an event film on Paramount+. Originally planned as a series, the project was first announced in 2019. The film will feature Georgiou grappling with the sins of her past, all while…
· 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
Michelle Yeoh celebrates Oscar win with Chow Yun Fat, Donnie Yen at star-studded Hong Kong event
Several big names in the Hong Kong movie industry attended a private dinner party to celebrate Michelle Yeoh’s historic win at the 95th Academy Awards show last month. Yeoh, 60, was the guest of honor at the event held at Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel on Friday. She was…
· Bryan Ke
Michelle Yeoh fulfills her promise to bring Oscar trophy home to her mother in Malaysia
Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh has fulfilled her promise to bring her Oscar trophy back home to her mother in Ipoh, Malaysia. Yeoh, 60, shared the heartwarming moment on Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” actor shared two pictures in…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ director Jon M. Chu to helm ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ film
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu has signed on to direct a new film adaptation of the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” for Amazon Studios. The project will reunite Chu with his producing partner Scott Sanders, who worked with him on the film…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘I’m ethnic!’: Vanessa Hudgens recalls being rejected for her dream role for not being Black or Latino
Vanessa Hudgens has opened up about her experiences in Hollywood as a Filipino American actor. In a press conference held in Manila on Friday, Hudgens admitted that making it big in Hollywood as a Filipino actor is still a “struggle” despite the industry diversifying, noting…
· Ana Yoo
Donnie Yen responds to petition calling for his Oscars removal: ‘cancel culture has got to stop’
Donnie Yen has responded to a petition that called for his removal as a presenter for the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony due to his support of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Days before the actor introduced “This is a Life,” the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” song…
· Carl Samson
‘Star Trek’ producer teases Michelle Yeoh’s ‘Section 31’ spinoff
A “Star Trek” producer has provided an update on Michelle Yeoh’s long-anticipated franchise spinoff, “Section 31.” The series, which continues from events in “Star Trek: Discovery,” was announced in 2019 but had its production stalled by COVID-19. Since then, multiple spinoffs —…
· Isa Peralta
TikTok user edits ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ for mind-blowing proposal
A TikTok user has gone viral for editing himself into “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to propose to his partner in a cinema. On Sunday, Daniel Le (@danyo_le) posted a video on TikTok documenting his proposal to his girlfriend Annie.
· Isa Peralta
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo celebrate Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win in London
Michelle Yeoh celebrated her recent Oscar win in London on Sunday and was joined by fellow actors Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, who won the best actress award at this year’s Academy Awards on March 12, was spotted at the Mandarin…
· Isa Peralta
‘Everything Everywhere’ blooper with Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh blows up on Twitter
Following the success of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAAO”) at this year’s Academy Awards, a few cast members of the hit A24 film are making rounds on social media again — but this time, it’s because of a blooper. On Sunday, Twitter user @Cineyeoh shared a 10-second…
· Ana Yoo
Lifetime achievement honoree Sammo Hung says he’s open to acting in anything — even sex scenes
Sammo Hung was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 16th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong this past Sunday. During Hung’s nearly 60-year career, he has produced and directed numerous films, starred alongside legends like Bruce Lee and helped choreograph fight sequences…
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