As part of the build-up to the highly anticipated Aug. 15 release of the movie Crazy Rich Asians, three of the movie’s stars along with the director Jon M. Chu graced the cover of The Hollywood Reporter Monday (Aug. 1).
Inside the tabloid is a great story of how the creators of the movie, based on the best-selling novel of Kevin Kwan, turned down a huge financial offer from Netflix to go with Warner Brothers in order to ensure that film would reach the widest movie-going audience.
The director, the author and the movie’s actors are making the rounds of interviews to promote the film, the first Hollywood studio product in 25 years to feature an all-Asian and Asian American cast.
The same day Chu and three of the film’s stars — Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh and Henry Golding — appeared on the cover of the movie industry tabloid, Wu tweeted a powerful message.
“My dear friend Ava DuVernay says, ‘I work in an industry that really has no regard for my voice and the voice of people like me and so, what do I do? Keep knocking on that door or build your own house?'” Wu said.
“My dear Asian American friends, we are building our own damn houses. We got the tools, the ability and we definitely got the style.”
She added: “I hope Asian American kids watch Crazy Rich Asians and realize they can be the heroes of their own stories.
“I know Crazy Rich Asians won’t represent every Asian American. So for those who don’t feel seen, I hope there is a story you find soon that does represent you. I am rooting for you,” said Wu, who also stars in ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat, partially based on Eddie Huang’s memoir.
#CrazyRichAsians opens August 15th. Read below to understand why it means so much to so many people. All love. @CrazyRichMovie @FreshOffABC @WarnerBrosEnt pic.twitter.com/IISLRDMRjU
— Constance Wu (@ConstanceWu) August 1, 2018
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