[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]s a romantic comedy, Crazy Rich Asians is entertaining and relatable and as one of the first Asian American led films released by a major Hollywood studio since 1993’s Joy Luck Club – it is a landmark event. Despite the audience being of different backgrounds in the theater, everyone oohed and aahed at the expensive luxury, gasped at the snarky one liners,…
There are five huge films coming out this month that feature Asians and you’d be crazy to miss any of them. After waiting years for films with Asian stars, the month of August is treating us to five huge ones. Hopefully it’s a sign of things to come. These films aren’t small projects with unknown actors either. With stars like John…
Constance Wu has tweeted about the “historic” representation of Asian Americans on screen. Crazy Rich Asians is just around the corner and the film’s lead star Constance Wu is embracing the hype by tweeting a heartfelt message about the “historic” representation of Asian Americans. In the tweet, Wu wrote described how she began her career as a “theatre actress scraping by with…
Constance Wu has said she does not mind if people hate her new film Crazy Rich Asians. In an interview with Harpers Bazaar, Fresh Off The Boat star Constance Wu discussed her upcoming film Crazy Rich Asians. Crazy Rich Asians – Hollywood’s first major all-Asian cast film since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club – is just around the corner and many are eagerly awaiting its release. However,…
An inaugural list of 100 influential Asian Americans has been published to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Nonprofit collective Gold House has published the first A100 list of the most influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from the past year. It marks the start of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month as well as the 50th anniversary of the first…
Jackie Chan and Constance Wu will lead the all-Asian cast animated film ‘Wish Dragon’. According to the Hollywood Reporter film legend Jackie Chan and Crazy Rich Asians actress Constance Wu will star in Sony Pictures Animation’s animated film Wish Dragon. The film is thought to be a modern re-telling of the classic Genie in a bottle tale from 1001 Nights. The…
The trailer for Crazy Rich Asians has finally been released. The highly anticipated all-Asian cast film Crazy Rich Asians is just months away from release and we are finally able to get a sneak peak of the film. Based on Kevin Kwan’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and will feature an all-Asian cast. Directed by Jon M Chu, the…
Constance Wu has discussed why she would not turn down doing Asian accents in her roles on screen. Fresh Off The Boat star Constance Wu has explained that she would not turn down roles with accents because they are “not a joke”. Wu, who has the leading role in this summer’s highly anticipated all-Asian cast film Crazy Rich Asians, shared her thoughts on Asian…
Asian actors were not represented in this year’s Oscars and Constance Wu has a thing or two to say about it. Announced on Tuesday morning, this year’s Oscar nominations were touted as “diverse” according to the Huffington Post. Indeed, many black actors received recognition, but no Asian or Latino actors were represented. Although Constance Wu praised Lady Bird and Get Out for their nominations, the Fresh Off The…
Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan has revealed that Hollywood initially wanted to whitewash the lead female character in the film adaptation. Splinter News reveals that Crazy Rich Asians all-Asian cast was not Hollywood’s first choice. The role of Rachel, which is now being played by Fresh Off The Boat star Constance Wu, could have been played by a white actress. Speaking to Entertainment…
