Gemma Chan has said her law degree from Oxford University has been useful in her acting career. The Huffington Post reports that Crazy Rich Asians star Gemma Chan has revealed that her Oxford University law degree has been useful in her acting career. Chan, who studied law at Worcester College, Oxford, said learning cases helped her learn scripts. “It is quite helpful with the memorization,…
Ken Jeong has expressed his views on Asian representation on screen. Ken Jeong has discussed Crazy Rich Asians and Asian representation in an interview with Now This. Jeong, whose Netflix show You Complete Me, Ho is available now, said he was not satisfied with the amount of Asian representation on screen. “The truth of my feeling is there’s not enough Asian representation,” the…
BD Wong has discussed his experience coming out in Hollywood. In a KQED interview, BD Wong discussed coming out in Hollywood and the impact of Crazy Rich Asians. Wong revealed that the lack of Asian and gay people on television proved to be quite a deterrent for him growing up. “I was watching television and I was going to movies, and…
Constance Wu revealed that her yellow Oscars gown was inspired by Katherine Ho’s cover of Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’. Constance Wu‘s yellow Oscar gown was inspired by Katherine Ho’s cover of Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, which was featured in Crazy Rich Asians. “I chose this color because it made me happy and also was inspired by @jonmchu ‘s moving letter to @coldplay about our movie’s closing song cover of “Yellow” in @crazyrichasians,” the Fresh…
Michelle Yeoh has said female directors should have been nominated at the Oscars. Crazy Rich Asians star Michelle Yeoh said in an E interview that she was “disappointed” that “no women directors [were] nominated” at the Oscars. Speaking on the red carpet at the 2019 Oscars, Yeoh said films nominations should be inclusive of diversity but not solely dependent on it. “I think this…
Chinese film company Alibaba Pictures is basking in Green Book’s Oscar glory. Variety reports that Alibaba Pictures is claiming their share of Green Book’s Oscar win. Green Book was nominated for five Oscars and won three including best original screenplay and best actor in a supporting role. Alibaba Pictures, which recently achieved box office record breaking success with Wandering Earth, had invested in the Peter Farrelly film. Green…
Gemma Chan hid snacks in her Oscars dress. Crazy Rich Asians star Gemma Chan concealed snacks in her Oscars dress. On what is recognised as one of the most glamorous evenings in Hollywood, Chan certainly dressed accordingly. Wearing a high-neck fuchsia taffeta gown from Valentino’s latest Couture collection, Chan looked nothing short of spectacular. When asked about her outfit, Chan revealed that…
Pixar film ‘Bao’ has won an Oscar for Best Animated Short. Chinese-Canadian director Domee Shi and producer Becky Neiman-Cobb brought home an Oscar for their Pixar short Bao. The short animation, which was screened at cinemas just ahead of Incredibles 2, tells the tale of a Chinese mother and her baby dumpling that comes to life. Last year, Shi revealed that she was inspired by…
[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]n a bright Thursday morning, BEATS sat down with a freshly jet-lagged Hikaru Toda who is in London to promote her film, Of Love and Law, a feature documentary about Japan’s first law firm run by openly gay couple Fumi and Kazu. The cases presented in the film are as compelling as its heart warming protagonists. The film is a…
Fresh Off The Boat producers tried to get ABC to renew Ken Jeong’s TV series Dr Ken. The Huffington Post reports that the producers of Fresh Off The Boat tried to get ABC to renew Ken Jeong‘s series Dr Ken. The show centred on Jeong as the lead titular character who balances his profession as a doctor with his Asian American family at home….
