With an all-Asian cast, Crazy Rich Asians at least moves the needle on that diversity issue just a little bit, giving more actors a platform to showcase their talents. Director John M. Chu has been vocal about his desire to find performers who can accurately represent the characters, using...
it’s time for asians to shine on the silver screen. unlike other previous award-winning films that depicted asian casts telling tales from decades past or playing stereotypical roles, crazy rich asians is a modern-day story, laced with hilarious outrageousness created by extravagant lifestyles. ...
The Raffles hotel is an iconic heritage hotel in Singapore, and easily its most famous. A couple of scenes from the movieCrazy Rich Asianswere shot here. It’s undergoing restoration work, and is due to reopen by end 2018. OurCrazy Rich Asiansproducer recently hosted a party for the Singap...
Kevin Kwan’s debut novel,Crazy Rich Asians(Knopf Doubleday), would make Edith Wharton proud. In taking on the lifestyles of the super rich of Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China, Kwan citesCustom of the Country, perhaps Wharton’s most withering critique of the wealthy, as an inspirati...
'Crazy Rich Asians' stars Constance Wu and Henry Golding get the royal treatment on EW's first look cover at the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestseller.
Gemma Chan as Astrid in Crazy Rich Asians. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures Considering how rarely Hollywood green-lights movies with Asian casts, what’s remarkable about Crazy Rich Asians is really how little changed between Kevin Kwan’s book and the movie. The protagonist Rachel Chu, an ...
I talk to Yeoh on opening day of Crazy Rich Asians; the movie would go on to earn $34 million within the next five days, surpassing initial estimates of a $20 million debut. “I think the most touching thing is how the people have been reacting to it, not just from Asian descent,”...
Since the release of the first trailer for Crazy Rich Asians, some have taken to calling it“the Asian Black Panther.” It’s a moniker that quickly made the rounds — as well as being protested by many. As one person put it, "I would not call #CrazyRichAsians our Black Panther. It...
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varied ethnicity, while others have questioned why they didn't tell a completely new story instead of repeating a tired Hollywood formula – but the thing we risk forgetting is that Crazy Rich Asians is not the be-all and end-all for Asian casts and narratives breaking into the mainstream. ...