Rom-com fans are super excited about the recent declaration of the “Crazy Rich Asians” spinoff by Warner Bros. The movie has grossed nearly $239,000,000 at the global box office. The spinoff will focus on the chemistry between Nicks’ cousin Astrid Leong-Teo and Charlie Wu. It looks like the “Crazy Rich Asians” universe is expanding and it’s likely going to be a franchise.
Gemma Chan As Astrid And Harry Shum Jr. As Charlie
In the “crazy rich Asian” spinoff, the main focus will be on Astrid and Charlie. The story is about a love story between Charlie and Astrid who are previously engaged. But her parents broke them off as they didn’t see Charlie as a suitable partner for her.
The movie is based on Kevin Kwan’s second book, “China rich girlfriend.” Warner Bros jump down the offer as soon as the writer Jason came and pitched it to them. Astrid left her husband Michael when she found out that he was having an affair. Charlie helped her investigate Michael’s infidelity in the movie.
Reasons Why Astrid And Charlie’s Scenes Did Not Appear In The First Movie?
It has already been revealed that a lot of filming was done with Shum Jr. than what made into the movie. Director Jon M. Chu has already explained why they had to cut the storyline down to Entertainment Weekly.
“What we put in the movie was great — they actually dance together — and it was so awesome, and Harry’s so charming and so lovable,” Chu, 42, said in 2018. “But the problem was, it made Astrid feel like she was leaving Michael for Charlie, and we didn’t have enough room to expand on the idea. We just had to stay focused. Ultimately it’s about her independence, so that scene was in there all the way until the very end. When we took it out, Astrid’s journey became stronger. It was about her, not about her finding love.”
The director has revealed that along with the spinoff there is already also going to be sequel to the movie. The sequel is about nick and Rachel going on a journey to find Rachel’s father.
The director said, “I can’t wait. There’s so much amazing material in Kevin’s books, they could go any kind of way they want to, really,” she said in 2019. “So yeah, if they want to delve into Astrid’s parishes, I’m not averse to shooting in Paris for a bit.”
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