Crazy Rich Asians' Astrid and Charlie are getting their own spinoff,Deadline reports. The romantic comedy, not to be confused with theCrazy Rich Asianssequel, will follow the relationship between Astrid Young Teo and Charlie Wu.Crazy Rich Asiansdirector Jon M. Chu, Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, and SK Global’s John Penotti will serve as producers. A potential title has not been named and there is no projected premiere date.
Jason Kim, who was nominated for an Emmy in 2019 and won a Writers Guild Award for Best Comedy Series in 2020 for his work onBarry, pitched the idea to Warner Bros. He is onboard to write the rom-com. Kim’s KPOP, the first Broadway musical about the musical genre and Korean culture, will open this fall.
Crazy Rich Asiansintroduced audiences to Astrid and Charlie, played byGemma Chanand Harry Shum Jr. While the film begins with a married Astrid, we quickly watch her marriage implode after the revelation of her husband’s affair: He blames the difference in their socio-economic statuses while she blames his ego for the demise of their marriage.Crazy Rich Asiansteased the romantic potential between a newly single Astrid and her first love and ex-fiancee Charlie. During an end-credits scene the two make eye contact at her cousin’s engagement party. It is unclear if Chan and Shum Jr will be a part of the upcoming Warner Brothers project.
Crazy Rich Asiansreceived a Screen Actors Guild nomination for feature cast ensemble nomination, Golden Globe nominations for Best Comedy/Musical and Comedy or Musical Actress (for Constance Wu), and won the Critics Choice Awards for Best Comedy in 2019.
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China Rich Girlfriend: The Crazy Rich Asians Sequel
Warner Bros. announced two additional installments to theCrazy Rich Asiansuniverse back in 2018 but,largely due to a pay disparity issue concerning writers Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, production was delayed. It was announced earlier this year that writer and Director Amy Wang would be replacing both. Wang won a Cannes Lion award for the shortUnnaturalin 2018.
The sequel will be based onChina Rich Girlfriend,writer Kevin Kwan’s follow up toCrazy Rich Asians.The book, an international bestseller, followsNick Young, played by Henry Golding and his girlfriend Rachel Chu, played by Constance Wu, on a trip to Shanghai, where Rachel hopes to find her birth father.
Kwan released a final installment of the trilogy titledRich People Problems, in May 2017.
