Jon M Chu is speaking out about the long-awaited Crazy Rich Asians sequel!
The first movie came out six years ago, and shortly after its release, it was announced a second film was in development.
However, there have been little updates over the years and now, Jon, who helmed the first movie, is offering a new update.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I won’t bring everyone back unless it’s worth it,” Jon told Deadline. “There’s too much on the line for everybody.”
“I want the best thing. I want it to be worthy of what Crazy Rich Asians 1 was. We’ve tried all different versions,” he continued. “It’s hard because people think the first movie is like the book, but it actually is not. It’s the right spirit, but the plotting is very different. And so, you can’t just go and translate. And we’ve tried versions and the fact is, is that we just haven’t gotten there.”
“And there’s no way I’m dragging the audience back. There’s no way, the bar is too high. So, in time when we when we get there, we will,” Jon said.
He did offer hope for more from the world of Crazy Rich Asians though.
“To me, that sequel right now is that the Broadway musical that we’re working on. That’s very exciting and very fun,” he teased.
Jon is set to direct the upcoming stage musical version, making it his Broadway debut!
If you didn’t know, there’s also a spinoff movie in the works as well…
