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Nearly 30 years after the iconic original film, a sequel to the 1993 drama The Joy Luck Club is in development.Novel writer Amy Tan is returning along with the original film's screenwriter Ron Bass for the sequel, according to Deadline.The original main cast members - including Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, and Lisa Lu - are in talks to reprise their roles in the sequel. Sequel: Nearly 30 years after the iconic original film, a sequel to the 1993 drama The Joy Luck Club is in development Writer: Novel writer Amy Tan is returning along with the original film's screenwriter Ron Bass for the sequel, according to Deadline The original film - adapted by Ron Bass from Amy Tan's original 1989 novel of the same name - followed the multigenerational tale of four Chinese and Chinese-American women and their daughters.The film was a landmark for Asian representation at the movies and earned rave reviews and earned $33 million at the box office.

The Joy Luck Club sequel is still happening per original cast member of the 1993 movie, Rosalind Chao.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Novelist Amy Tan and Oscar-winning “Rain Man” screenwriter Ron Bass are on board to deliver a sequel to “The Joy Luck Club,” the 1993 movie that broke new ground for Asian American representation. The new film, “Joy Luck Club 2,” is set up at Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group, with Ashok and Priya Amritraj producing alongside Tan, Bass and Jeff Kleeman. A director hasn’t been announced yet. The original “Joy Luck Club,” directed by Wayne Wang, was an epic, multigenerational saga of Chinese and Chinese-American mothers and daughters, whose histories, stories and lives interweave as they navigate life. Club members included characters played by Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu and Kieu Chinh. The ensemble cast also included Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao and Russell Wong.

EXCLUSIVE: Thirty years since the original film changed Asian and Asian American representation in cinema, a sequel to The Joy Luck Club is in development with author Amy Tan and Oscar winning screenwriter Ron Bass continuing from the former’s New York Times bestselling novel.

Ellen's Game Of Gameshas officially been axed byNBC.It was reported by Deadlineon Tuesday that the Ellen DeGeneres-hosted primetime game show's fourth season 'will be its last on the network.'Season four was compromised of 20 episodes that ran from October 2020 until May 2021. Axed:Ellen's Game Of Games has officially been axed by NBCEllen's Game Of Games first debuted on NBC in 2017 with an eight-episode order and originally served as a holiday season fill-in for the network, according to TVLine.The show has contestants play a variety of quirky games that originated from the 63-year-old comedian's talk show in the hopes of winning $100,000.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla NBC and Ellen DeGeneres will not be teaming up again for another season of fun and games. “Ellen’s Game of Games,” which has aired on the network for four seasons, has been canceled, Variety has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres’ game show Ellen’s Game of Games is not coming back to NBC.