And let's not forget Yeoh has been winning heaps of awards for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Wu had a starring role in the 2019 crime drama Hustlers, while Gemma Chan, Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh have made appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But COVID happened so those plans were shut down pretty quickly.īut the pandemic is not the only reason – since its original release, everyone has gone on to have prolific careers.

In 2018, producer Nina Richardson announced plans to make the sequel and threequel back-to-back to reduce the wait time between the three films. A sequel feels inevitable as Crazy Rich Asians is the first instalment of a trilogy – the second and third books, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems respectively, branch out into other complicated romantic situations while developing the relationship between Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Nick Young (Henry Golding), so there is potentially more for fans to see and enjoy. The movie also encouraged an influx of Asian-led projects across film and TV – even Everything Everywhere All at Once's Ke Huy Quan credits the romantic comedy as his inspiration to return to acting, leading to his triumphant win at the Oscars earlier this year.įast-forward five years and a potential sequel has yet to be released, let alone a trailer. Highlighting a predominantly Asian cast, it not only became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the 2010s but also highlighted Asian representation in mainstream cinema.

“I can’t wait till there are so many more movies like this that the pressure will be off us.”įor more on the Asian Hall of Fame conversation, go to 2018, director Jon M Chu brought the Kevin Kwan novel Crazy Rich Asians to the big screen. “We are one of those unicorn movies so there will be a lot of pressure to not disappoint the fans and to perform really well,” Kwan says. I think the goal is like, ‘This needs to be ‘The Godfather 2.” It needs to be as good, if not better than the first.” “I think because of the success of the movie we really really wanted to get the sequel right. “They’re deep in development,” he says of the “CRA” movies.

Sony and SK Global are currently developing the film adaptation of his latest novel “Sex & Vanity.” And, of course, there are two more “Crazy Rich Asians” films to be made.

“There so much more interest in receptivity now toward projects that really highlight more diverse stories. It was something that happened because of so many amazing people - Jon Chu, Nina Jacobson and Warner Bros. Not in any way trying to pat myself on the back at all, but that was a movement. “I think ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ was really a turning point. Even in the short time Kwan has been in Hollywood, he says the industry appears to be embracing more AAPI representation and storytelling.

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