Crazy Rich Asians Spin-Off Movie Announced!
The crowd-pleasing rom-com “Crazy Rich Asians” ends, like so many movies these days, with a mid-credits scene. The film asks the question what happens next for Gemma Chan’s Astrid? Well, a Crazy Rich Asians spin-off movie of course…
CelebnMovies247.com reports that the Crazy Rich Asians spin-off will follow Gemma Chan’s Astrid and her ex-fiance Charlie (Harry Shum Jr.).
We are extremely excited since “Crazy Rich Asians” is one of the best movies made, an instant classic that can last the test of time in movie history.
Like movies of the past with Doris Day and Rock Hudson, “Crazy Rich Asians” will always be remembered and loved by all.
As for the Crazy Rich Asians spin-off hinted-at romance is getting its own full-length movie, with Deadline reporting that a spin-off about Astrid and Charlie is in the works.
The spin-off news comes ahead of the second installment in the planned “Crazy Rich Asians” series.
How Many Books Are In The Series?
There are a total of three books in the literary series by Kevin Kwan, and both the spin-off and sequel will reportedly be tied to the second book, “China Rich Girlfriend.” Warner Bros has optioned the third of Kwan’s books as well, meaning this could well end up a four-movie franchise including the spin-off.
The story about Charlie and Astrid, which is as yet untitled, will be written by Jason Kim, who has written for shows like “Barry” and “Girls.” John M. Chu will produce the film alongside Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, and John Penotti. The project is still in the early stages with no director attached, but it’s worth noting that Chu directed the first film in the series.
Kwan’s second book in the series is set two years after the events of the first and follows both Astrid and Charlie and the first film’s main protagonists, Rachel (Constance Wu in the film) and Nick (Henry Golding). The spin-off will reportedly be based on an original pitch from Kim, which makes sense since the second book sees Astrid still married to her husband, whereas her onscreen counterpart left him at the end of the first film. Meanwhile, “China Rich Girlfriend” sees Rachel and Nick further develop their relationship and seek out Rachel’s long-lost family in the process.
It’s unclear at this point how much the big-screen adaptation will resemble the book, as the “Crazy Rich Girlfriend” sequel was reportedly stuck in the script development stages for quite a while.
via Digital Spy:
It’s a very complicated process because, visually, sometimes a novel doesn’t make as much sense as it would on the screen in a direct adaptation. So you have to really change it up to make it interesting.
