Crime, Crazy Rich Rom-Coms, and More: Producer Janice Chua on Bringing Asian Stories to the World

Raised in a working-class Chinese family in Singapore, Janice Chua says, “Like every Asian person, I grew up with Hong Kong martial arts movies that inspired so much of my imagination. There was a sense of excitement and pride in those action-heavy films with crazy sound effects.”

But her world changed when she encountered Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which “just came across as very poetic…and the way women were portrayed was very different.

Oscar Watch: How Composer Brian Tyler Spiced Up Crazy Rich Asians Score

Brian Tyler started playing drums at age four, taught himself piano, guitar and cello soon after, toured the world at age fifteen performing a concerto he’d written and paid his way through Harvard by playing in rock bands. More recently, he’s scored more than $1.2 billion worth of global blockbusters including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, and Iron Man 3. His latest hit,

How the Crazy Rich Asians Editor Helps Us Navigate the World of Singapore’s Elite

Crazy Rich Asians hinges on dynamics. The complicated web of relationships will either catch true love or tangle the unsuspecting couple. Rachel (Constance Wu) gets off to a rocky start with her boyfriend’s mother (Michelle Yeoh), but there are even more delicate power struggles within the family. In the elite Singapore circles of Crazy Rich Asians, a look, a gesture, or even a flower can be a symbol of judgment.

Crazy Rich Asians is Likely Getting a Sequel With Jon Chu Returning to Direct

There’s nothing like critical and commercial success to guarantee a shot at a sequel. The groundbreaking film Crazy Rich Asians is potentially getting a sequel, with the film’s passionate director Jon Chu returning to helm the ship.

The Hollywood Reporter has it that the creative team behind the film, which includes Chu, screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Dele Lim, and producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force,

Crazy Rich Asians Director Jon Chu Wrote a Beautiful Letter to Coldplay Asking to use “Yellow”

Crazy Rich Asians made history this past weekend. As we wrote yesterday, the film had the biggest box office opening for a PG-13 romantic comedy since Think Like a Man. Based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, both Kwan and director Jon Chu told THR they turned down a big payday to gamble on releasing the film in theaters. Crazy Rich Asians was the first studio with full Asian-American representation since The Joy Luck Club 25 years ago.

Crazy Rich Asians Earns Its Title With a Lucrative Opening Weekend

Crazy Rich Asians is living up to its name with an explosive opening at the box office. The lavish and high energy romantic comedy made it rain this weekend to the tune of $25.2 million in North America.

As if we needed any more evidence that audiences crave representation, Crazy Rich Asians had the biggest box office opening for a PG-13 romantic comedy since Think Like a Man.

See the Extravagant World of Crazy Rich Asians in the First Trailer

Warner Bros. has finally released the first full-length for trailer Crazy Rich Asians, and we’re digging the comedy, the tone, and the breezy, charming presence of a bunch of up-and-coming stars.

Constance Wu (Fresh off the Boat) stars as the films protagonist Rachel Chu. Rachel is under the impression that her long-time boyfriend Nick Young (Henry Golding) is just your typical guy—she’s wrong. When Nick invites her to travel with him to Singapore for his best friend’s wedding and to meet his family,

Constance Wu Gets An Extravagant Welcome to Singapore in First Crazy Rich Asians Teaser

2018 is off to a smashing start with Black Panther breaking box office records, A Quiet Place reinventing the horror genre and leaving audiences too scared to even breathe, and Avengers: Infinity War setting records before its release next week. Now we are getting the first look at John Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians that is sure to be one of the top rom coms of the year.