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Jon M. Chu Is Turning Crazy Rich Asians Into a Broadway Musical
The Wicked director, who also helmed the beloved 2018 romantic comedy, is taking Crazy Rich Asians from screen to stage.
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“Maybe It Wasn’t Violent, but It Was Rape”: Constance Wu Is Ready to Tell Her Story
When she was in her 20s, the star of Crazy Rich Asians was raped. In this powerful excerpt from her memoir, Making a Scene, she wonders why it took her so long to recognize that.
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Constance Wu Says She Attempted Suicide After Fresh Off the Boat Tweets Stoked Ire
“When a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I’d become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn’t even deserve to live anymore,” Wu wrote on Thursday.
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Inside Jon M. Chu’s L.A. Office
The director of In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation keeps his desk stacked with memorabilia—and limited edition Yeezys.
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There’s More to Bling Empire and House of Ho Than Crazy Rich Asians
A pair of streaming reality shows have come under fire for promoting stereotypes—but both also go deeper into the Asian and Asian American experience.
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“I Was Definitely a Bit Sweaty”: Gemma Chan on Working With Living Legend Meryl Streep
The British actor talks about Steven Soderbergh’s Let Them All Talk, Marvel’s Eternals, and making a thriller with her old pal Harry Styles.
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Read an Exclusive Excerpt From Kevin Kwan’s New Novel, Sex and Vanity
This deliciously modern update of A Room With a View features drama, diamonds, and satire galore.
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The Hive Interview: Why Director Jon M. Chu Is Holding Out to Debut Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical In the Heights in Theaters
Building young actors into stars takes a face-to-face ecosystem. And a film like In the Heights needs people dancing in the aisles. Says Chu: “I can’t give up on the dream.”
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Director Jon M. Chu Bets on a Post-Pandemic Hollywood
With directors, actors, and crews struggling to figure out the business of moviemaking during the coronavirus pandemic, the Crazy Rich Asians director predicts theaters will never die.
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In the Heights Trailer: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Original Hometown Musical Is Ready to Sweep You Away
The Hamilton mastermind and Crazy Rich Asians director Jon Chu may very well be a dream team.
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Crazy Rich Asians Co-screenwriter Exits Due to Alleged Pay Disparity
Adele Lim says she was offered hundreds of thousands of dollars less than her white, male co-screenwriter to work on the blockbuster sequel.
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Can Crazy Rich Asians Make Space for Asian Americans on TV?
Asian-American TV creators have long struggled to get their stories made, but there is new optimism in the wake of Crazy Rich Asians: "I already see dramatic changes in what networks are interested in, and what kinds of stories they seem willing—and even eager—to tell."
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“Sweat or Sink”: The Wit and Wisdom of Michelle Yeoh
The Crazy Rich Asians star knows a thing or two about pain.
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Constance Wu on Her Golden Globe Nom and the Power of Sandra Oh
“It’s special to have our stories be the narrative,” says the Crazy Rich Asians star.
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Crazy Rich Asians Didn’t Connect with Chinese Theatergoers
The rom-com blockbuster, which made more than $173 million in the U.S., only scraped a little over $1 million in China.
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Henry Golding’s Next Movie Almost Sounds Too Good to Be True
The actor will co-star alongside Emilia Clarke in Last Christmas, a romance written by Emma Thompson and directed by Paul Feig.
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Summer in Fashion: From the Royal Wedding to the Scumbro, And Beyond
The summer’s most memorable fashion moments.
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Crazy Rich Asians Had an Astonishing Second Week at the Box Office
Pop your finest bottle of Champagne.
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Alan Yang Takes on Asian-American Family Saga Tigertail
Will this Netflix movie by Master of None’s co-creator build on the success of Crazy Rich Asians?