Why he sold Crazy Rich Asians for $1

Author Kevin Kwan sold the movie rights to 'Crazy Rich Asians' for $1 — and it was the best possible decision he could have made (Sources: Vulture, Insider, THR, Deadline, Box Office Mojo) #crazyrichasians #kevinkwan #jonmchu #movietok #movies

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[ryerye]

He passed on being a crazy rich Asian for the integrity of his art.

[kc-kuri]

whitewashing an asian main character in a story about the cultural differences between asian Americans and asians from asia just ruins the entire point of the plot.

[MuslimahNefertari]

Crazy rich Asians, but let’s make the main character white for some reason, why do they do that???😂

[NizmoGo]

That's an Insane 597% Net Profit Margin

[retnuhressiv]

Which is craaazy because WHERE IS THE SEQUAL!
its my favorite comfort movie and i rewatch ALL THE TIME

[armalame]

No wonder the movie wasn’t whitewashed like a lot of non-American American movies !! Go author!

[Taz_Olson]

wait, they wanted to whitewash the main character of a movie called Crazy Rich ASIANS?!?!?! Fire whoever even suggested that

[NICHTVONBEDEUTUNG]

That‘s real diversity!
Let people tell authentic Asian-, European- and African etc. stories!

[vanessagarcia]

We need part 2 and 3!!! I am dying over here.

[jackfein]

In rehab I read the book and didn’t watch the movie just that on the off chance someone brought it up I could say “I didn’t watch the movie but I read the book”.

[PutingPinoy]

…I feel like there is something not being said…like I doubt he only made $1 from the movie. Like, maybe he was paid as an executive producer.

[lightingnabottle]

IT is a movie I constantly re-watch.... BRAVO !

[bumblebee]

There’s some who are still bitter that Henry Golding is half white and complained that they didn’t hite a fully Asian actor but we here in South East Asia are like “He Asian but he ain’t Chinese”.

Don’t mind it really, because from many if us its actually Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh’s character that reflects the real kind of truth of the Asian culture. The guy is just there for plot.

[rowelle]

Does anyone know the reason for the hold up for the sequel? Hopefully with the huge success of Universal’s Wicked, WB can fast track the Crazy Rich Asians sequel with Jon returning as director.

[niasolomon]

One of the best movies I’ve seen in awhile loved it watch it every time it’s on tv

[bingumsbongums]

I truly mean this as a compliment: this is one of my favorite comfort films on a long flight.

[colleenshaw]

Make sense if he was able to keep creative integrity

[e.r.c.]

Imagine that waste of oxygen director who proposed the idea of whitewashing heroine.

[rienjen]

Constantly underestimating the audience, assuming having an all-Asian cast would not work with non-Asian movie-goers. Once again, proven wrong, in the sum of almost $240 million for a romantic comedy.

[jannan]

Hope Leon Jay Williams be in sequel 2!