‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Update: Jon M. Chu Says “I Won’t Bring Everyone Back Unless It’s Worth It”
deadline.comWith Wicked conquering the Earth, the million-dollar question for filmmaker Jon M. Chu as he reaps the biggest box office opening of his career ($164.2M) is where, oh, where is the Crazy Rich Asians sequel?
The Warner Bros. movie broke glass ceilings not only on-screen for Asian and Asian American actors, but also at the box office with a $35.2M domestic opening, a $174.9M U.S./Canada take and close to $240M WW.
A sequel was promptly announced by the studio following its opening in late summer 2018. The original trilogy of books are by Kevin Kwan with book 2 titled China Rich Girlfriend and the third, Rich People Problems.
The movie blasted off the careers of Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, and Gemma Chan to name a few. The last we reported, the Crazy Rich Asians sequel remained in development with a draft by Amy Wang.
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