By Monique
What is really funny is that the first article for today was about the #ExpressiveAsian movement to illustrate the ridiculously racist idea some casting folks in Hollywood have against casting Asians (the belief that they aren’t “expressive”). As if to counter that racist idea, here’s talk about a rom-com film starring some very expressive Asian actors, Ali Wong and Randall Park.
Comedic actors Wong (who is also a stand-up comedian) and Park, who we know on Fresh Off the Boat, will star in a romantic comedy coming to Netflix. According to Vulture via Deadline, the film will be based on a script Wong and Park wrote with Michael Colameco. The film will follow “two childhood friends who find themselves in vastly different socioeconomic situations when they fall in love as adults.”
The film has no set release date, but you already know that people are going to shut Netflix down when this film comes to Netflix. It seems like Netflix has been hitting it out of the park these days with diverse content for diverse audiences, which is great, since its original ties with Adam Sandler weren’t helping.
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