“Crazy Rich Asians” has its male lead in Henry Golding, a Southeast Asian English actor, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The project is a film adaptation taken on by […]
Category: Movies
Social Media Is Not Reacting Well To Netflix’s ‘Death Note’
Netflix is adapting “Death Note,” the popular Japanese manga of the same name, into a live-action film…and it’s cast non-Asian actors in the leading roles and tweaked character names. […]
RocketJump’s Freddie Wong On Creating Work For Yourself, Not Others
Freddie Wong is a creator, writer, producer, director, filmmaker and competitive gamer. The multi-hyphenate grew up with a love for watching films and began uploading videos on YouTube with […]
Watch: PSA Tackles ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Whitewashing Controversy
Watch: Whitewashing PSA Tackles ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Controversy With just weeks left until the live-action “Ghost in the Shell’ film starring Scarlett Johansson in the leading role comes […]
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Searches For Middle Eastern Actors
The search is on for Aladdin and Jasmine — Disney’s making a live-action “Aladdin,” and it’s put out an open casting call for young potential Middle Eastern stars. The […]
CAAMFest Puts On 35th Showing With 11-Day Celebration
The 35th showing of CAAMFest, the annual NorCal festival by the Center for Asian American Media which celebrates community arts and food, is underway. The 11-day event kicked off […]
Michelle Yeoh Joins Constance Wu For ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Movie
Director Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians” is fast coming together. The film, adapted from Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel of the same name, has added Michelle Yeoh to its cast, […]
Here’s A Piece Of Advice From Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Jennifer Yuh Nelson has a dizzying number of accomplishments attached to her name, many of them with descriptors like “first” and “only.” First female to sit on the director’s […]
Donnie Yen To Lead ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Film Adaptation
Donnie Yen has signed on to lead a film adaptation of the popular Hong Kong-set video game “Sleeping Dogs.” Yen, who’s been a martial arts fixture and Chinese action […]
The First Teaser Trailer Of Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Okja’ Is Finally Out
We finally have our first trailer look at director Bong Joon-ho’s super-anticipated fantasy project with Netflix, “Okja”! The teaser shows Tilda Swinton as the seeming creator of a massive […]
John Cho Goes Indie Romance For Kogonada’s ‘Columbus’
Kogonada’s reputation precedes him. His work as a video essayist has amassed a legion of devotees as well as impressive commissions, including from the Criterion Collection. The auteur’s feature […]
‘Spa Night’ Director Andrew Ahn Takes Home Spirit Award
Korean American filmmaker Andrew Ahn’s “Spa Night,” an LGBT story about a young man’s struggle with his sexual awakening that threatens his life as a dutiful son of an […]
Hayao Miyazaki Is Coming Back For Another Feature Film
Rejoice, Studio Ghibli fans. Hayao Miyazaki has pulled himself out of retirement (again) for a new film about a tiny caterpillar named Boro. The legendary 76-year-old director is credited […]
Will Dev Patel Become The Fourth Asian Actor To Win An Acting Oscar?
The last — and only — Asian actor to win an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category was Haing S. Ngor, who took home the trophy in […]
Fans Want An Asian Actor For Marvel’s Rumored Namor Pic
Fact: Marvel Studios has never cast an Asian American male superhero. Fans have noticed, of course, and their thirst for representation in Hollywood’s largest cinematic universe is now surfacing […]
