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The Lookout: Star-Studded New Releases and Updates on AAPI Current Events
A look at new movie trailers, an up and coming singer-rapper and more on Netflix’s new campaign to spotlight AAPI talent.
Masala: Taylor Takahashi’s Jump From Assistant To Starring Role With ‘Boogie’
First-time actor Taylor Takahashi’s journey to starring in the highly-anticipated “Boogie” is parallel to a Cinderella story, going from being someone’s personal assistant to a leading man overnight. Takahashi […]
Wang Quan’an To Tackle Border Issues In ‘American Wall’
Acclaimed Chinese director Wang Quan’an is producing his first English-language film about Trump’s proposed border wall. In 2006, Wang gained international attention when he won the Berlin International Film […]
‘The Sun Is Also A Star’ Trailer Reveals An Age-Old Love Story With A Modern Conflict
Today, “The Sun Is Also a Star” dropped its very first trailer. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon, the film follows pragmatic, Jamaican-born […]
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Adds Harry Shum Jr.
Add Harry Shum Jr. to the growing list of the cast of Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” the film adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel! The “Shadowhunters” actor […]
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Film Finds Male Lead
“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 […]
The Return of Asian Horror Remakes
The U.S. film industry is no stranger to adaptations of popular Asian movies, but the early 2000s were especially loaded with Asian horror movie remakes. The frenzy started in […]
Scorsese’s new Japanese novel-based film ‘Silence’ is coming December
“Silence,” the Martin Scorsese-directed film based on the 1966 Shusaku Endo novel of the same name, will get a limited run starting Dec. 23 and a wide release in […]
Chinese actress Jing Tian joins ‘Pacific Rim’ sequel
Chinese actress Jing Tian will join John Boyega, Scott Eastwood and Cailee Spaeny for the still-untitled “Pacific Rim” sequel. Based on the world created by del Toro and Travis […]
The women behind short film ‘Alice’
The short film “Alice” was an official selection at The HollyShorts Film Festival, which ran for an entire week at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in August. The film […]
John Cho to star in film ‘Columbus’ by anonymous Korean American filmmaker
The debut feature film project by Kogonada, a Korean American filmmaker with an unknown identity, will star John Cho in the leading role. “Columbus,” set and filmed in the […]
Filmmaker Andrew Ahn wants you to take your parents to ‘Spa Night’
Four years ago, filmmaker Andrew Ahn came out to his parents through the best method he knew – a short LGBT movie, “Dol,” which means “First Birthday” in Korean. “Dol” […]
Korean American animator paints coming out story in ‘Arrival’
The short animated film “Arrival” explores a young boy’s relationship with his faraway mother and how he reveals who he is and whom he loves – namely his boyfriend, with whom […]
Meet Moana, Disney’s First Polynesian Princess
Exciting news from Disney! The newest Disney princess, Moana, is Disney’s very first Polynesian princess! Marking Disney’s 56th animated feature film, this new princess will be available to us […]
