Before “Shang-Chi”, some people in Hollywood didn’t see Simu Liu’s star power.
10.05.2022 - 21:37 / variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs Michelle Yeoh basks in the success of “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” she ponders for a moment a world where “Crazy Rich Asians” wasn’t a huge box office success. “What if it didn’t work?” she asks.Jon M. Chu’s 2018 film was one of the first films in 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast.
Yeoh starred alongside Awkwafina, Ken Jeong and Ronny Chieng. The film grossed over $200 million at the box office.As she reflects on the film’s success, on the occasion of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, Yeoh looks at how it opened the door for her fellow castmates to shine a spotlight on their comedy careers. The actor sat down with Variety to reflect on some of the highlights across her expansive career.
She also talks about her upcoming voice work for the new “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” “It was a big moment for us, but looking back, what if it didn’t work? Would it have set our community back many years? A lot was riding on the success of the film, and a lot of Asian leading roles would not have been greenlit. Because that’s showbiz.“Fortunately, it was about great storytelling, and Jon did an amazing job of telling this story, which was so relatable and transcends just Asian casts. It sets up the tone that shows that people do love to see leading Asian men and women and to hear their experiences.
So, it did change a lot of things.“When I look around, I see Ronnie (Chieng), Jimmy O. Yang and everybody having their moment with their standup comedy shows. And to see them be respected and loved for what they have been trying to do so well for so long, but not given the same kind of accolades, as they now so rightly deserve, it’s so great.“We can’t afford to go backward in time.” “That didn’t
.Before “Shang-Chi”, some people in Hollywood didn’t see Simu Liu’s star power.
Simu Liu tried his hardest to get a role in 2018′s Crazy Rich Asians.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once.The martial arts legend was originally envisioned by directors and writers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan as playing the movie’s lead role. However, when he said he was unavailable, they rewrote the part for Yeoh.“Jackie actually texted me,” she told the Guardian about his response to the film.
Thora Birch is opening up about the legacy of Now And Then, which came out in 1995, when she was just 13.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterStephanie Hsu is set for a guest starring role in Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” Variety has learned exclusively.The role reunites Hsu with previously announced cast member Michelle Yeoh, with whom Hsu starred in the hit film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the series follows Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a teenager juggling his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When Jin meets foreign exchange student Wei-Chen (Jim Liu) on the first day of school, their worlds collide as Jin becomes entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
Tina Fey is recalling the time Kevin Spacey hit on her.
Sasha Urban editorAfter 13 years and numerous delays, 20th Century Studios has finally released a glimpse into James Cameron’s “Avatar 2,” due Dec. 16. This marks the long-awaited sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time.
The world of Crazy Rich Asians is officially expanding, with the announcement that a spinoff movie is in the works.
A “Crazy Rich Asians” spinoff could be coming to a screen near you.
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominated Barry producer and scribe Jason Kim is set to pen a spinoff of Crazy Rich Asians which will center around the Gemma Chan character of Astrid Young Teo and her romance with Charlie Wu, played by Harry Shum Jr. in the original movie.
Nearly six decades ago, a young Jane Fonda graced the cover of Glamour in 1959. Today, she returns as the magazine’s May cover star to talk about what’s changed since then, throughout her entire career, and to discuss her role on the hit Netflix show “Grace and Frankie”.
May 7 will mark a decade since a group of Dumbarton Accies players wrote their names into the history books.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen “Fresh Off the Boat” premiered in 2015, only a handful of shows with a predominantly Asian American cast had ever aired in primetime — and none of them lasted long. But the success of that ABC sitcom, which spanned six seasons, 116 episodes and made it to syndication, finally inspired a long-overdue boom in series and films featuring Asian American leads — including “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.,” from “Fresh Off the Boat” producing partners Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. “Fresh Off the Boat” may have ended, but Kasdan and Mar — who have been based at 20th TV for more than a dozen years — are continuing to lead TV’s expansion in Asian American and Pacific Islander representation.
Michelle Yeoh is a big Andrew Garfield fan and vice versa.
Gold House rings in Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month launching its 2022 A100 List featuring a number of impactful names including Michelle Yeoh, Dwayne Johnson and Mindy Kaling.
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