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Time of India
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Crazy Rich Asians 2' will be more than just a sequel; the director Jon M. Chu has bigger plans
Once in a blue moon, a rom-com hits the silver screen and sways the audience, leaving a smile behind. One such film, 'Crazy Rich Asians' (2018), left an indelible mark with its gushing romantic scenes and the drama that skipped a heartbeat or ten. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Now, it's getting more than a mere sequel. How would the 'Crazy Rich Asians' world return? When 'Crazy Rich Asians' was released, the film not only explored the rom-com genre, but it also sparked conversations about Asian representation in Hollywood . With the dramatic 'fairytale' script and relatable characters, Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Nick Young (Henry Golding) instantly became the favourites; in fact, they became the comfort characters. Now, with the sass of Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh), and the adorable pair, Rachel and Nick, the world of 'Crazy Rich Asians' is returning to dive deeper into the glamorous love story. Director confirmed that the sequel will be more than just 2 hours. It would be a whole new TV series with episodes, and not a mere feature film. During the 'Another Simple Favor' screening, Henry Golding confirmed that the project is finally in the works. What is likely to happen in 'Crazy Rich Asians 2'? While the film followed the story of Rachel Chu and her travel to Singapore to meet her boyfriend, Nick Young's crazy rich family. The series looks forward to turning up the fiery notch and involving a lot more drama. The episodes would be based on the second and third books in Kevin Kwan 's trilogy, ' China Rich Girlfriend ' and ' Rich People Problems .' Focusing on Rachel's journey to find her long-lost biological father, the setting would be around mainland China, according to the Cosmopolitan. The series would explore the higher stakes around Rachel's life with her parents, and with a core of emotional storytelling.
The Star
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Henry Golding details 'Crazy Rich Asians' reunions as Max develops TV series
Henry Golding starred as affluent heartthrob Nick Young in Crazy Rich Asians. Photo: AFP Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his Crazy Rich Asians collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan's book trilogy, gets a future on the little screen. Golding, who starred as affluent heartthrob Nick Young in the 2018 film, told the Today show on Wednesday that he recently reunited with co-stars Awkwafina and Gemma Chan, on separate occasions, and discussed the series currently in development at Max. "Everyone is excited," he said. The actor said he met up with Awkwafina "the other night" and "not too long ago" reconnected with Chan and Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Adele Lim in London "to sort of discuss where we're heading." Crazy Rich Asians , directed by Jon M. Chu and co-written by Lim and Peter Chiarelli, touted an all-Asian cast and was a watershed moment for underrepresented voices in Hollywood. The film made nearly US$240mil worldwide on a budget of US$30mil and paved the way for a sequel based off Kwan's second book, China Rich Girlfriend. In 2019, news broke that the Crazy Rich Asians sequel hit a significant roadblock as Lim exited the project over pay disparity. The status of the second film has been unclear since then, but it seems Lim will give Crazy Rich Asians another go. Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of both Max and Warner Bros Pictures, which distributed the first film. Lim is set to executive produce, write and serve as showrunner on the Warner Bros Television project. Kwan and Chu (via his Electric Somewhere production banner) will both return as executive producers. Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will also executive produce. It's unclear where exactly the series will pick up, but it will be based off Kwan's books. The series is in early development with no casting deals in place, but Lim is keen on having original cast members return for the show, The Times has learned. In his Today interview, Golding did not confirm whether he was officially on board but said "we have so much runway to really share the world" of the Crazy Rich Asians franchise. "I think we're really excited to show more," he said. – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Henry Golding details 'Crazy Rich Asians' reunions as Max develops TV series: 'Really excited'
Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his "Crazy Rich Asians" collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan's book trilogy, gets a future on the little screen. Golding, who starred as affluent heartthrob Nick Young in the 2018 film, told the "Today" show on Wednesday that he recently reunited with co-stars Awkwafina and Gemma Chan, on separate occasions, and discussed the series currently in development at Max. "Everyone is excited," he said. The "Snake Eyes" and "Another Simple Favor" actor said he met up with Awkwafina "the other night" and "not too long ago" reconnected with Chan and "Crazy Rich Asians" co-writer Adele Lim in London "to sort of discuss where we're heading." Read more: 'Crazy Rich Asians': Why the historic Hollywood rom-com matters "Crazy Rich Asians," directed by Jon M. Chu and co-written by Lim and Peter Chiarelli, touted an all-Asian cast and was a watershed moment for underrepresented voices in Hollywood. The film made nearly $240 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million and paved the way for a sequel based off Kwan's second book, "China Rich Girlfriend." In 2019, news broke that the "Crazy Rich Asians" sequel hit a significant roadblock as Lim exited the project over pay disparity. The status of the second film has been unclear since then, but it seems Lim will give "Crazy Rich Asians" another go. Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of both Max and Warner Bros. Pictures, which distributed the first film. Lim is set to executive produce, write and serve as showrunner on the Warner Bros. Television project. Kwan and Chu (via his Electric Somewhere production banner) will both return as executive producers. Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will also executive produce. It's unclear where exactly the series will pick up, but it will be based off Kwan's books. Read more: Jon M. Chu slams Silicon Valley for AI excesses — and studios for forgiving it The series is in early development with no casting deals in place, but Lim is keen on having original cast members return for the show, The Times has learned. In his "Today" interview, Golding did not confirm whether he was officially on board but said "we have so much runway to really share the world" of the "Crazy Rich Asians" franchise. "I think we're really excited to show more,' he said. Sign up for Screen Gab, a free newsletter about the TV and movies everyone's talking about from the L.A. Times. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Henry Golding details ‘Crazy Rich Asians' reunions as Max develops TV series: ‘Really excited'
Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his 'Crazy Rich Asians' collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan's book trilogy, gets a future on the little screen. Golding, who starred as affluent heartthrob Nick Young in the 2018 film, told the 'Today' show on Wednesday that he recently reunited with co-stars Awkwafina and Gemma Chan, on separate occasions, and discussed the series currently in development at Max. 'Everyone is excited,' he said. The 'Snake Eyes' and 'Another Simple Favor' actor said he met up with Awkwafina 'the other night' and 'not too long ago' reconnected with Chan and 'Crazy Rich Asians' co-writer Adele Lim in London 'to sort of discuss where we're heading.' 'Crazy Rich Asians,' directed by Jon M. Chu and co-written by Lim and Peter Chiarelli, touted an all-Asian cast and was a watershed moment for underrepresented voices in Hollywood. The film made nearly $240 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million and paved the way for a sequel based off Kwan's second book, 'China Rich Girlfriend.' In 2019, news broke that the 'Crazy Rich Asians' sequel hit a significant roadblock as Lim exited the project over pay disparity. The status of the second film has been unclear since then, but it seems Lim will give 'Crazy Rich Asians' another go. Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of both Max and Warner Bros. Pictures, which distributed the first film. Lim is set to executive produce, write and serve as showrunner on the Warner Bros. Television project. Kwan and Chu (via his Electric Somewhere production banner) will both return as executive producers. Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will also executive produce. It's unclear where exactly the series will pick up, but it will be based off Kwan's books. The series is in early development with no casting deals in place, but Lim is keen on having original cast members return for the show, The Times has learned. In his 'Today' interview, Golding did not confirm whether he was officially on board but said 'we have so much runway to really share the world' of the 'Crazy Rich Asians' franchise. 'I think we're really excited to show more,' he said.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Henry Golding Explained How 'Things Are In Motion' With New Crazy Rich Asians Sequel, And I Hope His Dream About Jon M. Chu Comes True
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. For many different reasons, joy seems somewhat difficult to come by on an average day. However, something that made millions of film fans light up in 2018 was one of the best romantic comedies, Crazy Rich Asians. Word about a sequel to the ever-popular movie began nearly as soon as the rom-com took over the box office, but work on the project has stalled several times. Now, star Henry Golding has noted that 'things are in motion' with the sequel, and I hope his wish for Jon M. Chu comes true. For many (many) months after Crazy Rich Asians (which stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, and Michelle Yeoh among many others) debuted and became the biggest rom-com in almost a decade, all people could talk about was China Rich Girlfriend. Based on the second book in Kevin Kwan's novel series, the proposed big-screen follow-up was announced mere days after the first movie hit theaters, but getting concrete details settled on the who, when, where, why and how of the movie has been a long time coming. While speaking with E! News recently, though, Another Simple Favor star Henry Golding was asked about progress on the highly anticipated film, and said: They're just getting Adele Lim, [who's] helming. She's a showrunner, she was one of the writers on the first one with Peter Chiarelli. But, she came over to London, maybe about four weeks ago to see me and Gemma to talk about our characters. So things are happening, you know? Things are, like, in motion. WOW. This is really good news, but, man. I feel like we've heard this before. When China Rich Girlfriend was announced, it was noted that Chiarelli and Lim were back on board to co-write, with the director of the original film, Jon M. Chu, set to return to his position, as well. Unfortunately, it was roughly a year later that word of an unequal pay dispute led to Lim leaving the movie (which Chu supported). The production then searched for another writer of Asian heritage, but eventually circled back to Lim, though she turned them down again, and late March 2022 saw Amy Wang set to pen the story. Golding didn't confirm whether or not the script is still being handled by Wang, but Lim (who previously directed one of 2023's funniest movies, Joy Ride, and is set to direct Princess Diaries 3) appears to be on board to direct. And, that leaves us wondering about the involvement of Jon M. Chu. As Golding noted, Chu and Lim are actually both currently working on a Crazy Rich Asians series for Max, with Lim as showrunner and both executive producing. But, the In the Heights director is not, apparently, currently on board to play any part in the production of the film sequel. After noting that Nina Jacobson (who's also exec producing the TV show) has returned to help produce the new movie, Golding added: Who knows? If we can lock down Jon Chu somewhere there; he's a billion dollar man at the moment. Oh my god. That guy! But, you know, we're trying to get back the team as much as possible. Honestly, with Chu helping out on the show, I doubt that he wouldn't take some part in helping to get the sequel off of the ground, finally. It makes sense that he wouldn't have a lot of time to devote to directing the movie, as his blockbuster success with Wicked last year will be followed up by Wicked: For Good, which is set to hit the 2025 movie schedule on November 21. So, let's all hope that as he's prepping that musical for theaters, he has some spare time to contribute his particular brand of movie-making magic to the Crazy Rich Asians sequel!
