Lulu Wang Doesn’t Love that Ron Howard Is Directing Chinese Pianist Lang Lang’s Biopic
Lulu Wang is not convinced that Ron Howard is the right guy to direct Chinese pianist Lang Lang’s biopic.
On Tuesday Wang, who last year explored distinctions between Chinese and American perspectives on illness and loss in her comedy-drama The Farewell, tweeted out an article about the project with skepticism.
“As a classically-trained pianist born in China, I believe it's impossible to tell Lang Lang's story without an intimate understanding of Chinese culture + the impact of the Cultural Revolution on artists & intellectuals + the effects of Western imperialism,” Wang wrote. “Just saying.”