China Rich Girlfriend (film)

***China Rich Girlfriend*** is an upcoming film based on the book *China Rich Girlfriend*. It is a sequel to the 2018 film *Crazy Rich Asians*.

## Production

### Pre-Production

Prior to the film's release, Jon M. Chu said he would be eager to direct a sequel if the first film was a success, stating, "We have other stories outside of the *Crazy Rich Asians* world that are ready to be told too, from filmmakers and storytellers who haven't had their stories told yet." On August 22, 2018, following the film's strong opening, Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed a sequel was in development, with Chiarelli and Lim returning to write the script, based on the book's sequel, *China Rich Girlfriend*. Chu and actors Wu, Golding, and Yeoh all have options for a sequel, although several of the key actors are committed to other projects until 2020.
*Time* reported on August 15, 2018 that Kwan has been tasked with developing the sequel to *Crazy Rich Asians* from his follow-up novel *China Rich Girlfriend*. It August 2020, it was reported that he planning is still in pre-production as of August 2018, with several of the key actors committed to other projects until 2020. Awkwafina was interviewed in January 2019 and indicated that there were still no scripts for the sequel and that production filming had not started. According to *Town and Country* magazine, the filming and premiere of the film is not scheduled to take place until 2020. According to a *Slash Film* journal article, the two sequels, including *Rich People Problems*, will be shot back-to-back in 2020 once the filming commences. On April 29, 2019, *CNBC* reported that Harry Shum Jr. is to be cast in the role of playing Astrid's previous boyfriend in the sequel to *Crazy Rich Asians*, stating, "Shum will play Charlie Wu, the former flame of Astrid Young Teo (played by Gemma Chan), cousin of lead character Nick Young, in *China Rich Girlfriend*, which is currently pre-production.".

Producer Nina Jacobson later announced that *China Rich Girlfriend* and an adaptation of the final installment in Kwan's trilogy, *Rich People Problems*, will be filmed back-to-back in 2020 to reduce the wait time between those two films.

### Writing

Screenwriter Adele Lim declined to work on the sequels because of an equal-pay inequity dispute during negotiations in fall 2018. Color Force had hired the experienced Peter Chiarelli to write the screenplay for the *Crazy Rich Asians* adaptation; when Chu joined the original production, he brought Lim on to add authentic details from Singapore and Malaysia. For the sequels, Warner Brothers had initially offered Lim a salary approximately 1/8th of Chiarelli's pay; although they later made an offer closer in parity to Chiarelli's, who had offered to split his fee with Lim, Lim declined.

In an interview with Digital Spy in September 2020, Golding said that the writers are still working on the script and "they're trying to find an angle to convert those from page to script to film."

## References

1. ↑ China Rich Girlfriend sequel in development
2. ↑ Crazy Rich Asians 2: Everything We Know About The Sequel's Story
3. ↑ *Crazy Rich Asians* Is Going to Change Hollywood. It's About Time |date=August 15, 2018
4. ↑ crazy-rich-asians-2-story-china-rich-girlfriend
5. ↑ Awkwafina interview
6. ↑ A Crazy Rich Asians Sequel Is in the Works and We Can't Wait
7. ↑ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequels to Shoot Back-to-Back
8. ↑ Growing up different helped me do my job better, says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Harry Shum Jr.
9. ↑ Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson Of Color Force Celebrate Diversity At Globe Noms, Tease 'Crazy Rich Asians' Sequels Detail
10. ↑ 'Crazy Rich Asians' Co-Writer Exits Sequel Amid Pay Disparity (Exclusive)
11. ↑ Stakes Are High for 'Crazy Rich Asians' — And That's the Point