Jon M. Chu is ready to jump back into the world of Crazy Rich Asians as he awaits a go-ahead on production.
Following his 2018 feature adaptation of Kevin Kwan‘s book, the director recently shared an update on the HBO Max series, explaining why it’s “hard to do” a continuation of the movie starring Henry Golding and Constance Wu.
“It’s a real thing,” he told Esquire. “We have scripts, and we’re waiting to be officially ready to go.”
Chu added, “It’s hard to do the continuation of the books, because our characters changed so much in the first movie. It’s so different [from] the books, actually, even though it feels like it’s the same. So you couldn’t go one-to-one. But we can use a lot of inspiration from the book to dig out more story from it.”
Although no actors have been confirmed to reprise their roles, Chu has no doubt “our cast will be there” when the show is ready to begin production.
The Warner Bros. TV series previously opened a development room led by executive producer and showrunner Adele Lim, who penned the movie with Peter Chiarelli. Chu and Kwan also serve as executive producers on the show.
As of February, the original cast was in unofficial chats about returning. A source told Deadline the series will not replace the long-awaited sequel of the 2018 film, but will be based on the same book series.
Nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Crazy Rich Asians grossed more than $239 million globally, breaking several box office records.
The movie stars Wu as Rachel Chu, an NYU professor who accompanies her longtime boyfriend Nick (Golding) to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore, where she learns he’s from an extremely wealthy family and considered the country’s most eligible bachelor.
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