In 2019, initial plans for the sequel were disrupted when Crazy Rich Asians co-screenwriter Adele Lim left the project after it was revealed that she would be paid a substantially lower fee than co-screenwriter Peter Chiarelli. After her historic win at this year's Academy Awards, she will be appearing in Disney+'s upcoming series American-Born Chinese, Netflix series The Brothers Sun, and Kenneth Branagh's A Haunting in Venice, as well as Jon M Chu's screen adaptation of Wicked. Many will be watching to see whether Yeoh, now even more hotly in demand, will reprise her CRA role as matriarch Eleanor Young.

With so many cast members in high demand, schedules are bound to fill quickly. And let's not forget Yeoh has been winning heaps of awards for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Wu had a starring role in the 2019 crime drama Hustlers, while Gemma Chan, Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh have made appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But COVID happened so those plans were shut down pretty quickly.īut the pandemic is not the only reason – since its original release, everyone has gone on to have prolific careers. In 2018, producer Nina Richardson announced plans to make the sequel and threequel back-to-back to reduce the wait time between the three films.

A sequel feels inevitable as Crazy Rich Asians is the first instalment of a trilogy – the second and third books, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems respectively, branch out into other complicated romantic situations while developing the relationship between Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Nick Young (Henry Golding), so there is potentially more for fans to see and enjoy. The movie also encouraged an influx of Asian-led projects across film and TV – even Everything Everywhere All at Once's Ke Huy Quan credits the romantic comedy as his inspiration to return to acting, leading to his triumphant win at the Oscars earlier this year.įast-forward five years and a potential sequel has yet to be released, let alone a trailer. Highlighting a predominantly Asian cast, it not only became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the 2010s but also highlighted Asian representation in mainstream cinema. In 2018, director Jon M Chu brought the Kevin Kwan novel Crazy Rich Asians to the big screen.

Why is Crazy Rich Asians 2 taking so long? Warner Bros.

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan