There is an important distinction between Asian cinema and the inclusion of Asians within mainstream Hollywood. Recently, global streaming platforms such as Netflix are opening the path to Asian movies and TV series: what do you think this will mean for the future of Asian cinema? And if money talks, then Hollywood should finally be realizing what we have known all along – just how worthy Asians are. “Crazy Rich Asians,” followed immediately by the success of “ Searching,” has proved that Asian led projects are financially viable, that Asian actors are bankable. That our tales are just as important and valid as any other. Its phenomenal success proves that there is a desperate need for Asian stories, Asian faces and Asian voices. “Crazy Rich Asians” defying all box office expectation has changed the Hollywood landscape in ways we could only have dreamed of a few short years ago. But we were so lucky with heavyweights like Nina Jacobson, John Penotti and Jon M Chu championing this film to happen with their unshakeable belief and passion. “Crazy Rich Asians” was always a risky investment as it has been 25 years since its former business model of an all-Asian contemporary film. Hollywood speaks money it is a business after all.
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What will the huge success of this movie change in the industry, in your opinion, in an era when Hollywood is starting to open up? “I do feel a little less alone having seen this movie” #CrazyRichAsians #RepresentationMatters” – I cried ugly. You’ve never seen a cast like this in Hollywood. You see a movie with an all-Asian cast at a screening and for some reason, you’re crying and you can’t stop. Similarly, Kimberly Yam, the Asian Voices editor for The Huffington Post wrote a thread on Twitter about being made to feel ashamed of her Asian heritage growing up, ending with: Her words, “I do feel a little less alone having seen this movie,” will stay with me forever. She talks about crying throughout the movie upon seeing her identity reflected back at her, and in turn, I cried at listening to her reaction. Journalist and radio producer Stephanie Foo recorded her response to watching “Crazy Rich Asians” for Vox. “Crazy Rich Asians” is killing it at the box office: what was the best reaction you heard from a fan? She brings the “ Mean Girls” aspect to “Crazy Rich Asians,” which was great fun for me, as I have always loved Regina George. Rachel is already feeling deeply insecure and out of place in Singapore, so Amanda goes to extreme lengths to push her to the limit. So when Nick (Henry Golding) brings Rachel (Constance Wu) to Singapore for Colin’s wedding, you can imagine Amanda is not too thrilled about that.įor those who are familiar with the book, Amanda in the film is an amalgamation of Amanda and Francesca. In the book and film, she is Nick Young’s ex-girlfriend, who was favored by his mother Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) to be his suitor. The novelist Kevin Kwan told me that Amanda is based on a dear friend of his. I could just be me, something I am quite good at, and definitely more enjoyable than striving for unobtainable standards.Ībout “Crazy Rich Asians,” what can you unveil about the film and your character, Amanda? Since I realized that, everything changed.
It is about being real and truthful and most of the time, that is not pretty. But through time and experience, I learnt that acting is not about perfection. I put a lot of pressure on myself to get things perfect, and as a result, I never enjoyed the work.
I was totally clueless to the technical aspects of being on set, camera angles, lighting, but also the flexibility needed during a project as things change all the time, especially in a monsoon prone country like Malaysia, where it was filmed. Back then, I had no idea what acting was. I didn’t have an agent then and got that role through a chance meeting with the lead actor Stephen Rahman-Hughes who recommended me to the director. ” What was acting for you then and how has it change over time? One of your first roles was as Meng Li Hua, the princess in “ Clash of Empires: The Battle for Asia.
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