Last May, filmmaker Jon M. Chu promised he would cast "amazing Asian actors" in every role of his film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians.
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After months of Chu scouring the globe for talent, Warner Bros. has announced some members of the star-studded cast.
Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu will play the lead, Rachel Chu, a Chinese-American girl-next-door who is suddenly thrown into her Singaporean boyfriend's unwelcoming, old-money world.
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Newcomer Henry Golding, a well-known television host in Malaysia, will make his film debut playing Rachel's boyfriend, Nick Young, an NYU professor who actually comes from one of Singapore's wealthiest families.
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Michelle Yeoh, an action star best known for her part in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, has been cast as Eleanor Young, Nick's proud mom who disapproves of Rachel.
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British actor Gemma Chan, who also stars in Humans, will play the role of Astrid Leong, Nick's cousin, a well-to-do socialite who seems to have it all.
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Rapper and Neighbors 2 and Ocean's 8 actor Awkwafina will play Goh Peik Lin, Rachel's best friend and "fairy godmother." The daughter of a millionaire from Singapore, she helps Rachel navigate her boyfriend's world of over-the-top wealth.
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Sonoya Mizuno, best known for her roles in Ex Machina and La La Land, will play Araminta Lee, a fashion icon who's engaged to Nick's best friend.
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Marco Polo and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny actor Chris Pang will play Colin Khoo, Nick's best friend and Araminta's fiancé. Their nuptials — the most talked-about wedding in all of Asia — is the reason Rachel and Nick visit Singapore.
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Australian actor Remy Hii, who previously starred in Marco Polo, will play Alistair Cheng, Nick's cousin who works in the Hong Kong film industry. Alistair is in a relationship with Kitty Pong, a social-climbing soap opera star who is more interested in his money than in him.
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The supporting cast includes Stan Lee's Lucky Man's Jing Lusi, The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng, Silicon Valley's Jimmy O. Yang...
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Dr. Ken's Ken Jeong, Superstore's Nico Santos, Shadowhunters's Harry Shum Jr. ...
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Singaporean actors Pierre Png, Fiona Xie, and Tan Kheng Hua...
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And singer and Single by 30 actor Kina Grannis!
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This post will be updated as more casting is announced.
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