Get your tissues! stars in ALL MY LIFE. Based on the true story of Solomon Chau and Jennifer Carter, the story centers on a couple whose wedding plans are thrown off course when one of them is diagnosed with cancer. Watch the trailer now:
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Lilly Singh aka @IISuperwomanII has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot, BRIGHT FUTURES. She'll play Sid, "one of the roommates, she’s a recent med school graduate and who became a doctor mostly so people would call her a doctor.
In light of the Atlanta spa shooting on March 16, 2021, has made their 5-part documentary series, ASIAN AMERICANS, available for FREE to stream on their website. Watch 150 years of #AsianAmerican history unfold. #StopAsianHate
WATCH HERE: pbs.org/show/asian-ame
#Attention: A donation page was created by the to directly support victims and their families affected by the violent acts that took place on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. If it's in your financial bandwidth, we encourage you to support.
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. joins and in the sequel to 's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE (based off the book by ). He'll play Trevor Pike, Peter Kavinsky's () biggest ally and best friend.
Asian American Representation in Media 101.
Hollywood and the entertainment at large have been complicit in perpetuating narratives that hypersexualize and fetishize Asian women. Two of the most common stereotypes you see for Asian women are “Dragon Lady” and “The Butterfly.”
Here is the final trailer to starring ! The film comes out August 2nd nationwide! #LoriPeleniseTuisano, #CliffClurtis, , #JoshMauga and #JohnTui also star as part of Hobbs' family!
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Oh, hell yeah. Get your tickets for @FastFurious Presents: @HobbsAndShaw. Watch the final trailer now. fandango.com/HobbsAndShaw #HobbsAndShaw
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Congrats to DOMEE SHI for winning the #AcademyAwards for Best Animated Short for her @DisneyPixar film BAO!
In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (#AAPIHM), we are proud to share “Awakening,” a celebration of #AsianAmerican artists, with a spotlight on artists whose work has changed the world. #StopAsianHate #AAPIHeritageMonth
Happy Day and #MayThe4thBeWithYou! Today we celebrate all the awesome #AsianAmerican & #PacificIslander heroes (and some villains, too!) from the #StarWars universe! #AAPIHM #AAPI
Congrats to for making it on #30under30 list for Hollywood & entertainment! forbes.com/30-under-30-20
A big move from Warner Bros.
. 4 coming at ya May 21, 2021! The third installment, John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum, made $57 million for its opening weekend at the US box office. hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jo
Meng’er Zhang’s character Xialing originally had a red-colored hair extension. After reading that it was a trope for tough/rebellious Asian women, she called Director and requested it to be removed. He and production were behind it 100%.
Chinese superstars Jet Li and Gong Li are joining ’s live-action Mulan. Jet Li will play the emperor of China while Gong Li is set to play the main villain, a departure and change from the animated film.
.'s new series is now titled AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS. It stars (Also EP-ing), , #LoriTanChinn & . , Steve Tsuchida and are some of the directors while will write/EP!
Our thoughts and hearts are with the loved ones of the 8 victims of tonight’s violence in Atlanta, the Atlanta community and our Asian American family at large tonight.
Join our friends and communities THIS SATURDAY 3/13 @ 3:30PM PT for “Love our Communities: #StopAsianHate” a grounding, healing space in the wake of anti-Asian Violence. ADA accessibility and streaming details to be announce.
"I didn't think this day would come. It was a day I wanted for so long, for decades. And it's finally here. When you have a dream and you kind of bury it because you think it won't come true, to see it finally come true is incredible." - Ke Huy Quan
Congratulations to Chloe Zhao for winning Best Director at the for ! Zhao is the first Asian woman to be nominated and win in this category! #considergold
OUT NOW THIS WEEKEND: Watch #CrazyRichAsians in theaters and stream #ToAllTheBoysIveLovedBefore starring on . And then watch it again. And again. And again.
#Blackpink's Jennie has been cast in 's series THE IDOL, which is set to the backdrop of the music industry in Los Angeles.
ABC has given the greenlight for 's father-daughter single cam comedy pilot based on her own life. The script was co-written by Simone who will both star and EP.
Congrats to who joins the sequel to #ToAllTheBoysIveLovedBefore starring . He'll play John Ambrose McClaren, Lara Jean's other potential love interest! #FunFact: Jordan is also multiracial and is of Cambodian and Tahitian descent.
Asian leads don't sell? Tell that to the 80 MILLION PLUS subscribers who viewed #ToAllTheBoysIveLovedBefore starring ! variety.com/2018/digital/n
#CrazyRichAsians DOMINATED the domestic box office this weekend and finished off with $34 MILLION for its 5-day opening (double its initial estimatES a few weeks ago)! Nearly 40% of CRA’s audience were Asian making it a true #GoldOpen! We did it! hollywoodreporter.com/news/weekend-b
Congrats to 's Maitreyi who will star as Lizzie Bennett in a teen romcom adaptation of #JaneAusten's #PrideAndPrejudice for (think #EasyA or #10ThingsIHateAboutYou)! The film will be Maitreyi's feature film debut!
WE BARE BEARS is getting a movie on and a potential spinoff both to be executive produced by series creator Daniel Chong! Congrats !
Many people, both within and outside the community, are learning for the first time about the history of violence against Asian Americans.
Read ’s ’s great overview here.
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Shoutout to all the Asians and #AsianAmericans on 's Young Hollywood Impact Report this year! #BlackPink (), , , #PeytonElizabethLee, , , and @RhianneGabriel1. See the full list!
#CastingCall for #VIETNAMESE/VIETNAMESE-SPEAKING actors 4 roles on Netflix's The OA. Send inquiries to aufierohorncasting@gmail.com. G'luck!
. will star in Universal's ALL MY LIFE, inspired by the life of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau. The bittersweet story centers on a young couple as they plan their wedding in the face of a devastating cancer diagnosis.
“This was really the first time where I felt like the #VietnamWar story was completely centered around the Vietnamese perspective. It wasn't diluted in a way to cater for a white audience. It was unapologetically the Vietnam perspective.” -
“A few words” from #TheHalfOfIt Writer-Director (and CAPE New Writers Award winner!) on her upcoming film which premieres this Friday! Join us for the virtual watch party at 5pm PT/8pm ET on 5/1! #goldopen
Michelle Yeoh joins the female-driven assassin film GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE alongside Karen Gillan, Lena Headey And Angela Bassett.
Newcomer and deaf actress Kaylee Hottle is the new star entering the scene in GODZILLA VS KONG (now out in theaters and .) She's also #KoreanAmerican!
“You don’t understand how important representation is until you see it and realize you’ve been missing it your whole life.” -
.- #romcom ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE has added #KeanuReeves and ! , , @Charlyne_Yi, #JameSaito, , and @soos_park also join this mega #AsianAmerican cast!
. joins TITANS as Jericho! An amazing casting as Chella is deaf (while Jericho is mute in the comics) & identifies as genderqueer. With 173K YouTube subscribers, he’s also a contributing writer w/ focus on gender, identity, race, & disability.
TRESE is a anime series set in Manila, and its English dub features a voice cast that includes many Filipino Americans and Canadians including , , , , , , , and more!
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First trailer for 'Trese' anime brings the supernatural to Manila 
Coming to @netflix on June 11
Coming to @netflix on June 11
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Check out the trailer to OVER THE MOON, upcoming animated feature coming this fall. It features some familiar voices such as , , , , , , Cathy Ang, and Robert G. Chiu!
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Sometimes all you need is a bit of belief and a very cute bunny sidekick. Over the Moon lands this autumn 
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.@JHenwick will star opposite of in MONSTER PROBLEMS, a romance-tinged sci-fi feature about a "young man living in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monsters who travels through a hostile environment to find the girl of his dreams..."
Jon Park, otherwise known as , has joined the cast to 's self-titled series for . He joins a cast that includes , and #LoriTanChinn.
August is going to be 🔥🔥🔥 #AsianAugust
THE DARKEST MINDS: in theaters 8/3
DOG DAYS: in theaters 8/10
THE MEG: in theaters 8/10
CRAZY RICH ASIANS: in theaters 8/15
TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE: on Netflix
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SEARCHING: in theaters 8/24 (liimited) & 8/31 (wide)
“We can’t wait to realize Aang’s world as cinematically as we always imagined it to be, and with a culturally appropriate, non-whitewashed cast.” #datshadetho thewrap.com/netflix-turnin
Korean star Park Seo-joon will officially join the #Marvel Cinematic Universe - as confirmed from his agency! 😭
“My parents are both war refugees from Vietnam. They had to leave their country & come to a new one, didn’t have their parents with them, didn’t see them for 20-plus years. So, [Rose's story is] very much entrenched in my family, & my family’s history."
A-MAJOR will also adapt 's YA novel "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" with "about a #KoreanAmerican girl who uses Korean drama techniques to woo the boy of her dreams." Korean superstar #ByunghunLee and BH Entertainment's Charles Pak will produce.
The trailer comes tomorrow, but you can get a sneak peek look at @pearlstudiosh's upcoming animated adventure film #ABOMINABLE at ! The film's voice cast include the likes of , #TsaiChin, and .
. and are set to star in an ABC drama as "adult siblings from wildly different worlds who discover they are elated and must reassess everything they thought they knew about their shared father." hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/harr
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“The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Stereotypes make it easier to dehumanize us and incite violence. We call for narratives that show our humanity.
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Congratulations to @Awkwafina on the #GoldenGlobes WIN for #TheFarewell! 
. joins the indie horror film "Dreamcatcher". The story "follows a group who plan to avenge the mysterious death of their friend at a Music Festival, only to end up stalked by the same assailant."
Happy #TransDayOfVisibility ! 🏳️⚧️ Today we highlight, celebrate and honor trans Asian and Pacific Islander voices!
#AsianAmericans are DOMINATING TV screens #FridayNights! 👊🏼 What are you watching?! #representation #diversity
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Bong Joon Ho's #Parasite just made history at the #SAGAwards as the first foreign language film to take home the statue for cast in a motion picture trib.al/yt4Srql
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OPEN CASTING CALL for and ’s upcoming adaptation for #VietThanhNguyen’s #TheSympathizer. JV8INC is looking for multiple #Vietnamese and Vietnamese/English-speaking talent. For more info and to apply (must have a GMail account to access): forms.gle/StxdJLLKEvsafz
We may be getting an Asian lead for 's upcoming live-action of THE ETERNALS (directed by Asian director Chloé Zhao!) Word going around is that they are looking for an openly gay/bisexual Asian actor for their LEAD ROLE.
#HBOMax has ordered two unscripted kids competition series! will host "Karma" while will host "Craftopia". Both series will hit #HBOMax streaming service Spring 2020! deadline.com/2019/10/hbo-ma
We surprised our #CrazyRichAsians VIP screening last night with some of the cast! Thank you (+ bonus !!) for hanging with us! #GoldOpen #AsianAugust
. is teaming up with to produce & star in CRIME AFTER CRIME about "a millennial podcast host who agrees to help the convict she’s devoted her true-crime podcast to prove his innocence after he escapes jail & turns up at her house." deadline.com/2019/04/awkwaf
"I think if we taught the history of, for example, empire and colonialism, I think we would understand much more why we are where we are, why certain countries are where they are." - . Read more at :
The #WeBareBears the Movie trailer is here! 😍 Available on your preferred VOD platform in the US and Canada on June 8th. (Also, we need a polar bear emoji!) Cannot wait, !
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#WeBareBears Movie is here!!! 
Join the Bear Bros on the road with the digital movie premiere on June 8...Available on Apple, Google Play, Amazon! (USA and CA only)
#WeBareBearsMovie #CartoonNetwork #BearStack
Join the Bear Bros on the road with the digital movie premiere on June 8...Available on Apple, Google Play, Amazon! (USA and CA only)
#WeBareBearsMovie #CartoonNetwork #BearStack
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Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate 30 years of CAPE and support our creative community, help us raise $30,000 this #GiveInMay and #AAPIHM! #APAHM
👉 giveinmay.org/capeusa
"I’m really fucking tired of white men in Hollywood trying to tell me who #BruceLee was." -- #ShannonLee hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n
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Submissions for 2021 CAPE New Writers open Oct 1! For the first time, #CNWF will be held virtually and writers not living Los Angeles welcome to apply - please check full requirements at capeusa.org/cnwf.
"Whether or not the people cracking wise about Asians realize it, they’re helping to dehumanize an entire population for no reason other than their own instant gratification." -
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Congrats to ! He joins and in Mike Gan's thriller PLUME. He'll play "Officer Liu, a wholesome local police officer subject to the obsessive affections of Melinda."
. joins the main cast for the drama pilot LANGDON based on Dan Brown’s best-selling thriller novel The Lost Symbol.
Randall Park will make his feature directorial debut with SHORTCOMINGS. and will also produce under the trio's company, Imminent Collision.
Hey! So we heard from a little birdie that all the episodes of season 1 are now on ... go binge it!
Today, we’re proud to collaborate with , the world’s largest donor platform, & top API cultural leaders devoted to putting our money where our mouths are. At gofundme.com/AAPI, find curated local community organizations, victim relief funds, & more. #StopAsianHate
We are SO happy for our friend who has been cast as RYAN CHOI aka another version of ATOM and will recur on 's #Arrowverse's upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths 5-part crossover! Congrats, Osric!
