Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim. It is based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 novel of the same name. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Nico Santos, Lisa Lu, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh, and follows a Chinese-American woman who travels to meet her boyfriend's family and is surprised when she discovers they are among the richest in Singapore.

Crazy Rich Asians was released in the United States on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority Asian American cast in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993. The film has grossed $139.5 million worldwide and received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and the production design. In August 2018 Warner Bros. said a sequel is already in development.

Ina Bonilla was also attached to the film, which is the film development.

Filming
Several scenes feature the Merlion Park and the Marina Bay Sands, but the ancestral home, set at Tyersall Park in Singapore.

The scenes where Rachel and Nick arrive at Changi Airport and are then whisked away to Newton Food Centre were shot on location. After settling in, Rachel and Nick stay at a luxury hotel (scenes were shot at the Raffles Hotel) instead of the ancestral Young estate at Tyersall. Astrid's character is introduced by showing her shopping for jewelry at an exclusive designer; the shop was created by redecorating the Astor Bar at the St. Regis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The Goh family lives in an actual residence off Cluny Park in Singapore, although the set decorators were responsible for the excessive gilding and pillars. Colin and Nick escape the party barge (the set was in a parking lot in Malaysia, and a container ship was rented for exterior shots) to relax on Sentosa Island, and the bachelorette party takes place at the Four Seasons on Langkawi. After Eleanor intimidates Rachel at the dumpling party, she is cheered up by Peik Lin at the restaurant Humpback on Bukit Pasoh Road. The wedding of Araminta and Colin was shot at CHIJMES, a former convent in Singapore built in the 19th century. After the wedding, the reception is held in the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay. Rachel agrees to meet Nick at Merlion Park (also filmed at Esplanade Park) before she returns to New York. Eleanor strides through archways in Ann Siang Hill near Singapore's Chinatown before arriving for the mahjong showdown with Rachel, which was filmed at the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang after it was redecorated as a mahjong parlour. A late scene featuring Nick and Rachel was filmed inside a twin-aisle jet at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The film's closing scenes were set at Marina Bay Sands.