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| The cast and crew posed for this shot at the Hollywood premiere of 'Crazy Rich Asians.' |
One of the key elements of Kevin Kwan's novels was his knowledge of fashion, name-dropping highen labels and fashion designers throughout the story so it was apropos that yesterday's premiere was a fashionista's dream.
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| Romantic leads Henry Golding and Constance Wu were a picture of elegance at the 'Crazy Rich Asians' premiere. |
The all-Asian cast, assembled from all parts of the world, didn't disappoint at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. All that was missing was the red carpet. Instead, there was an emerald carpet.
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| Malaysia’s Carmen Soo, left, and Britain’s Gemma Chan were stunning in their designer gowns |
Michelle Yeoh looked stunning in a black tiered Armani Privé dress with purple rhinestones on the hemlines. But she was more excited about her dazzling accessory.
"You should look at this Crazy Asian watch!" she insisted. "It has a flower that blossoms [on the hour]. It's Richard Mills. It costs $1.8 million."
RELATED: 'Crazy Rich Asians' presents a new dimension to Asian menKris Aquino, the Queen of All Media in Manila, looked queenly in her flowing yellow gown designed by Michael Tran of the Philippines. Aquino has a small part in CRA playing a Malaysian princess. Yellow, you might recall, was the color of the Peoples Power movement that removed strongman Ferdinand Marcos after Aquino's father, Benigno Aquino, was assassinated.
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| Singapore in the house:CRA cast members (from left) Fiona Xie, Pierre Png and Tan Kheng Hua |
Other Hollywood Asian American luminaries welcomed the cast at the premiere including Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, Steven Yuen, Chloe Bennett, Ming Na, Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim among others. By attending the premiere Hollywood's AAPI artistic community demonstrated their support for the CRA project and its all-Asian cast. The last time a Hollywood studio backed a predominantly Asian cast was 25 years ago with the Joy Luck Club.
CRA director Jon M. Chu hopes that the film will open doors for Asian and Asian American actors in more Hollywood features where they have been severely underrepresented and usually relegated to supporting roles, according to a report, from Professor Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism,
The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, based on the first book of a best-selling trilogy by Kevin Kwan, will be released in U.S. and Canadian theaters on August 15.
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CRA director Jon M. Chu hopes that the film will open doors for Asian and Asian American actors in more Hollywood features where they have been severely underrepresented and usually relegated to supporting roles, according to a report, from Professor Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism,
The romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, based on the first book of a best-selling trilogy by Kevin Kwan, will be released in U.S. and Canadian theaters on August 15.
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