The Internet Goes Crazy Over ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Trailer

By Sameer Rao Apr 24, 2018

Twitter users rejoiced over all the Asian disasporic talent on display in the trailer for "Crazy Rich Asians," which premiered yesterday (April 23). 

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu ("Now You See Me 2") directed this seriocomic adaptation of the best-selling novel by Singaporean author Kevin Kwan. The movie stars Asian-American actress Constance Wu ("Fresh Off the Boat"), an outspoken critic of Hollywood’s treatment of Asians, as college professor Rachel Chu. The native New Yorker confronts immense wealth and social elitism when she accompanies her boyfriend Nick (Henry Golding, making his feature film debut) on a family trip to his native Singapore. The story follows Chu as she tries to prove her worth to her beau’s family, including mother Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh, "Star Trek: Discovery"), cousin Eddie (Ronnie Chieng, "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah") and matriarch Shang Su Yi (Lisa Lu, "The Joy Luck Club"). Other stars include Nora "Awkwafina" Lum ("Ocean’s 8") and Ken Jeong ("Community"). 

"Crazy Rich Asians," which is distributed by Warner Bros., stands out as the first major studio film in nearly a quarter century with an all-Asian leading cast and director. Asian Americans and their supporters took to Twitter to celebrate the casting and the movie’s non-sterotypical portrayal of Asian romantic leads: 

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rntCheck out the "Crazy Rich Asians" trailer before the movie hits theaters on August 17.