Fans of Crazy Rich Asians are getting what they want.
A sequel is in the works just one week after its national debut last Wednesday.
The Hollywood Reporter reports director Jon Chu will get to work on the follow up after completing his adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit, In the Heights, which is scheduled for released on June 26, 2020.
Deadline confirms screenwriters Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim will once again join forces.
Warner Bros will likely give the greenlight to the project once a script is completed. With a $35 million dollar haul in just the first five days, few have doubt about what WB CEO and chairman Kevin Tsujihara will decide. His risk casting an all-Asian cast has clearly paid off.
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“Making a sequel won’t be a cynical play,” producer Brad Simpson told Deadline because Kwan “always had a roadmap” with the books.
If you haven’t seen the movie yet, don’t walk out on the credits. You’ll get a preview of what the sequel will be about just a minute or so into the credit roll.
I won’t give any spoilers here. However, the legions of people who read the trilogy already know. For the uninitiated, there are three books in Kevin Kwan’s series. The others are China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems.
According to Hollywood Reporter, Henry Golding, Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh all have options to return for the sequels.
Golding has already indicated he’d like to return.
“I hope there’s something in the future,” he tells THR. “It would be so much fun to get everybody back together, back to sweaty old Singapore.”
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