Crazy Rich Asians is considered a watershed moment for Hollywood.
With its all-Asian cast, there was quickly a lot of buzz about it, and for good reason. The movie was a critical and financial success that, according to some people, single-handedly revived the romantic comedy genre. It’s a movie about a college professor, Rachel Chu, who travels with her boyfriend, Nick Young, to Singapore only to find out that he has fabulous wealth, along with a hard-to-please mother. Without giving too much away about the movie, here are 26 facts about Crazy Rich Asians.[/nextpage][nextpage]
26. Crazy Rich White People
One of the producers who originally wanted to purchase the rights to Crazy Rich Asians from its author Kevin Kwan wanted to cast a white actress for the book’s lead character, Rachel Chu. Thankfully, “Crazy Rich White People,” doesn’t have the same ring as “Crazy Rich Asians.”[/nextpage][nextpage]
25. Any Part Will Do
Ken Jeong wanted to be part of Crazy Rich Asians so badly that he was prepared to take literally any role they would give him. He didn’t need the acting work, as thanks to The Hangover he is pretty famous, he just wanted to be part of this movie because he considered it a passion project. Jeong said, “It’s just something I wanted to be part of. It’s about wanting to be part of something monumental. Something that’s bigger than me. I’m so giddy I’m part of this, I can’t even tell you.”[/nextpage][nextpage]
24. It’s a Hit!
Crazy Rich Asians made $170,110,588 (and counting) domestically, and only cost a scant $30 million to produce. That’s a box office winner![/nextpage][nextpage]
23. Over Two Decades
The last time there was a major Hollywood motion picture that had a majority Asian cast was The Joy Luck Club back in 1993. This is important because in the top 100 films of 2017, 66% didn’t have any Asian female characters.
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