The journey to creating a Crazy Rich Asians sequel hasn’t been easy.
Based on the book of the same name by Kevin Kwan, the film followed Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she discovers that her boyfriend Nick Young’s (Henry Golding) family is extremely wealthy while traveling with him to Singapore for a wedding. Upon its 2018 premiere, the movie became the most successful rom-com in a decade and paved the way for more representation in Hollywood with its predominantly Asian cast.
Given the movie’s massive success, post-credit scene tease and Kwan’s sequel books, a second installment seemed out of the question. However, the follow-up film has been hit with several development delays.
The Crazy Rich Asians team originally planned to film the second and third movies back-to-back in 2020 to accommodate the limited availability of its stars. However, due to the global coronavirus pandemic and other setbacks, the project went on hiatus. Director Jon M. Chu, for his part, went on to work on film adaptations of In the Heights and Wicked.
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