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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Scribe Adele Lim Exits Sequel Due To Pay Disparity
As soon as Jon M. Chu is done working on his adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, he will move back to working on China Rich Girlfriend, the sequel to Crazy Rich Asians.
Unfortunately, he will have to do it without Crazy Rich Asians screenwriter Adele Lim, who has left the sequel due to the pay disparity that Warner Bros offered. According to reports, her co-writer Peter Chiarelli was offered $800,000 to $1 million, while Lim was only offered $110,000-plus. More on the report below.
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New Trailer For ‘The Goldfinch’ Starring Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman Released
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for The Goldfinch, which is based on author Donna Tartt‘s book of the same name.
The movie comes from Brooklyn and Boy A director John Crowley, and stars Ansel Elgort and Nicole Kidman. You can find a lengthy synopsis for The Goldfinch below, along with the new trailer, a previously released trailer and first-look video for anyone who missed them, and a poster.
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Tags: Aimee Laurence, Aneurin Barnard, Ansel Elgort, Ashleigh Cummings, Boyd Gaines, Brad Simpson, Courtenay Valenti, Denis O'Hare, Donna Tartt, Finn Wolfhard, Jeffrey Wright, John Crowley, K.K. Barrett, Kasia Walicka Maimone, Kelley Dixon, Kevin McCormick, Luke Wilson, Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Nicole Kidman, Nina Jacobson, Oakes Fegley, Peter Straughan, Roger Deakins, Sarah Paulson, Sue Kroll, The Goldfinch, Trevor Gureckis, Warner Brothers, Willa Fitzgerald
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel In Development With Jon M. Chu and Creative Team Returning
Crazy Rich Asians made a very impressive debut last weekend, opening to $25 million and finishing with a grand total of $36 million if you count the five-day total after it officially opened on Wednesday. The rom-com captivated the world with its fantastic performances from Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, and Michelle Yeoh. And now it looks like a sequel is in order.
According to new reports, the creative forces that helped put the first movie together are getting back together for a sequel titled China Rich Girlfriend — both of which are adaptations of author Kevin Kwan‘s books of the same name. More on the story below. Minor spoilers will follow.
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Tags: Adele Lim, Brad Simpson, China Rich Girlfriend, Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians, Gemma Chan, Harry Shum Jr., Henry Golding, John Penotti, Nina Jacobson, Peter Chiarelli, Warner Brothers
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‘Y: The Last Man’ TV Series Being Developed By FX
A movie adaptation of writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra‘s extraordinary comic book series Y: The Last Man has been in the works for many years now, but it never felt right. The series ran 60 issues, and there was far too much great content to fit into a movie. Even a trilogy of movies would have been difficult. On top of that many believed the movie would have to be R-rated, and that was something the movie studio wasn’t very likely to do. No, this was something that belonged on TV somewhere with few rules and restrictions such as HBO.
If you were among those who wished with crossed fingers that Y: The Last Man would not work out as a movie and would one day end up being turned into a TV series, it appears that your wishes are coming true. It’s being reported that the comic is now being developed as a series at FX.
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