How ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director Jon M. Chu Earned His Spot | The Big Picture (Ep. 80)
The Big Picture
The Ringer
4.2 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2018
⏱️ 32 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We didn't have the biggest budget. |
| 0:02.0 | So like when the movies called Crazy Rich Asians, |
| 0:04.0 | we can't be crazy moderate Asians. |
| 0:06.6 | And Kevin really screwed me by writing in a lot of description |
| 0:09.6 | in that book of the opulence and the labels and the things. |
| 0:13.4 | And that's what a lot of the readers love. |
| 0:15.8 | I'm Sean Phenese, editor and chief of the ringer. |
| 0:23.0 | And this is the big picture. |
| 0:24.1 | A conversation show with some of the most interesting filmmakers |
| 0:26.2 | in the world. |
| 0:27.4 | If you're listening to this show, |
| 0:28.4 | you've probably heard about Crazy Rich Asians by now. |
| 0:31.0 | It's been hailed as the first Hollywood studio production |
| 0:33.4 | to feature an all Asian and Asian American cast |
| 0:36.0 | since 1993's The Joy Luck Club. |
| 0:38.3 | It's a historic film. |
| 0:39.7 | It's also an energetic, clever, and fun romantic comedy, |
| 0:42.6 | something we don't see much in the movies these days. |
| 0:44.7 | The film's director is John M. Choo, |
| 0:46.8 | who at 38 years old has already made eight full length |
| 0:49.0 | features, including a Justin Bieber documentary, |
| 0:51.7 | two installments in the step-up franchise, |
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