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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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New Showrunner Hired For ‘Y: The Last Man’ TV Series
Back in April we found out that the latest attempt to adapt Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra‘s comic book classic Y: The Last Man, a TV series set up at FX going simply by the title Y, had lost showrunners Michael Green (American Gods, Logan) and Aïda Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage, Jessica Jones) after years of developing the series, putting together a cast, and even filming a pilot episode.
But while FX had made the decision to not move forward with Green and Croal’s take on the story “in its current form,” it was made clear that they would be searching for a replacement and the show would go on. Now that replacement has been found, as Eliza Clark has been hired to take over showrunner duties.
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Tags: Aida Mashaka Croal, Amber Tamblyn, Barry Keoghan, Brian K. Vaughan, Diane Lane, Eliza Clark, FX, Imogen Poots, Juliana Canfield, Lashana Lynch, Marin Ireland, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Green, Nick Grad, Nina Jacobson, Pia Guerra, Rodrigo Prieto, Rona-Lee Shim'on, Y, Y The Last Man
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequels To Shoot Back-To-Back
It was a crazy rich year for everyone involved with Crazy Rich Asians. Not only did it make truckloads of money, it’s also a turning point in the representation movement, particularly for Asian representation.
So after the film earned itself two Golden Globe nominations, plans for the sequels are coming to light. According to new reports, the plan now is to shoot the two sequels to Kevin Kwan‘s novels back-to-back. More on the report below.
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Tags: Adele Lim, Awkwafina, China Rich Girlfirend, China Rich Girlfriend, Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians, Gemma Chan, Henry Golding, Jon M. Chu, Kevin Kwan, michelle yeoh, Nina Jacobson, Peter Chiarelli, Rich People Problems, Sonoya Mizuno
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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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