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Star Wars character Rose Tico.In a video shared by Entertainment Weekly, Tran can be seen listening to a poem written by young poet MJ Park, who will be starring in new film Summertime.“We are all but left to watch a small Asian girl tear apart the First Order with nothing but a heart made of scrap metal and a passion for rebellion,” the poem began“Maybe we see ourselves in Rose,” Park continued.

Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone are teaming up for a new movie!

Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Bowen Yang (SNL) have been tapped to star in a reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic romance The Wedding Banquet from filmmaker Andrew Ahn (Fire Island), Deadline can confirm.

A ’90s romantic comedy classic that launched the career of one of, arguably, the greatest filmmakers of the past 30 years is getting a remake. Today, Bleecker Street announced they had secured the rights to a new version of Ang Lee’s “The Wedding Banquet,” a 1993 worldwide art-house hit and Foreign Language Oscar nominee in 1994.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang will star in Bleecker Street and Shivhans Pictures’ remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy “The Wedding Banquet” from director Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Oscar winner Yuh-jung Youn and Joan Chen are also attached to star. The reimagination of Lee’s Oscar-nominated film is based on a screenplay by Ahn and James Schamus.

Kelly Marie Tran is the latest actor to appear on IMDb’s “Movies That Changed My Life” podcast.

, makes history as the studio's first Southeast Asian princess.«It carries a lot of weight,» says Kelly Marie Tran, who voices Raya. Having grown up loving Disney movies, she signed on to the film understanding the legacy of their princesses.

Kelly Marie Tran, who next stars in Disney’s animated film Raya and the Last Dragon, has signed with M88 for representation. The management company, launched in 2020, is focused on representing a diverse generation of talented artists who bring fresh perspectives and unique histories to create much needed cultural shifts.

Star Wars star Kelly-Marie Tran has opened up about her new role in Raya and the Last Dragon.The actress, who played Rose Tico in the Skywalker saga and will next be voicing Disney’s first Southeast Asian princess, said being cast in such a role can feel like you “have to be extra grateful because it will never happen again.”“It should not feel so precious that there is something like this that exists in the world,” Tran said at The Wrap‘s The Future Is Now: Next Gen Hollywood Roundtable. She

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterKelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels are venturing back to a galaxy far, far away for “The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special.” The animated adventure will debut on Disney Plus on Nov. 17.Tran (Rose Tico), Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Daniels (C-3PO) have joined the voice cast of “The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special” and will reprise their roles from the venerable franchise.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterKelly Marie Tran is making history. Deadline has confirmed that the Star Wars alum has joined Walt Disney Animation Studios’ forthcoming animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon as the titular heroine, marking the first Southeast Asian to lead a Disney animated film.Tran replaces Cassie Steele, who was originally announced as the voice of Raya last year at D23 Expo.