Sometimes we read casting and film announcements and sigh in despair that another bunch of mediocre white guys are getting another boring movie. But not today. Today we get to celebrate because there’s going to be some serious Asian excellence on our screens soon thanks to the news that Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park are teaming up for an unnamed Asian-led heist film!
Say it with me: YEEESSSSSSS!
The film comes from an original story developed by Park and Kim, who are good friends in real life even though they played rivals in Ali Wong’s Always Be My Maybe. The screenplay will come from Young Il Kim, of Showtime’s Billions and will reportedly focus on a group of high school friends that come together to plan a heist. And will have a lighter tone.
“I think it has nods to Ocean’s 11, The Full Monty as well as Better Luck Tomorrow,” Kim told Deadline along with the announcement. “It’s a story that kind of highlights community, friendship, unity in a very familiar genre that people I think will enjoy.” Kim added: “We love heist movies. We want to be inclusive and we feel like there’s a story here to be told. It’s super exciting… Randall and I have wanted to do something together for a while. This is just a great reason to bring together talented actors who have been friends for a really long time and really have fun on a project that, with any luck, will be able to make an impact.”
Everything about this sounds amazing and we cannot wait for this caper.
(Via: Deadline, Images: Left: Mat Hayward/Getty, Right: Frazer Harrison/Getty)
Here are a few other things we saw today.
- Animal Farm … the game? (via Kotaku)
- Maya Rudolph still doesn’t know if SNL wants her as Kamala? How is this a question?! (via Huff Post)
- How can horror avoid the “slip and trip” cliche? (via SyfyWire)
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Romeo: Juliet is the sun.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: *loudly from the balcony* NO SHE ISN’T
— octopus/caveman (@OctopusCaveman) August 17, 2020
- Even Charles Dance didn’t like the final season of Game of Thrones. (via TVLine)
- Victor Zsasz may be coming to Batwoman. (via Comicbook Resources)
- Once Upon A Time is moving from Netflix to Disney+. (via Comicbook.com)
- Don’t miss this excellent video on queer representation and fandom from our own Princess Weekes:
What have you seen today?
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