The movie was a massive success, no doubt, so it was no surprise when reports emerged about a sequel to the film based on the book by the same name by Singapore-born author Kevin Kwan.
But what’s happened to this supposed sequel? It’s been over half a decade – more than the usual waiting time between films – with hardly any updates. According to Screenrant, Warner Bros. haven’t announced any official confirmation or updates in recent months either.
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It hasn’t all been radio silence though – some exciting news came to light just this week. According to Variety, Warner Bros. is in the process of developing a Broadway adaptation of the blockbuster film under the helm of its original director, Jon M. Chu.
Here’s what we know.
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Apparently, there were disputes around payment for the writers, which could have contributed to the film’s delay. According to a report from Deadline in 2022, Warner Bros. and Color Force confirmed Australian writer Amy Wang to replace Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim following an issue with pay parity. The same report adds that Wang will write Chu’s sequel solo.What will it be about?
The follow-up film is likely to centre around China Rich Girlfriend, Kwan’s second book in his series. According to the plot’s description on IMDB, the story will focus on Rachel Chu’s engagement to Nicholas Young. On the eve of their wedding in Hong Kong, Chu reportedly meets her biological father, who turns out to be a rich politician and owner of a pharmaceutical company.
Who’s on the cast list?
Although nothing is confirmed yet, Digital Spy notes that it’s likely that many of the original cast members like Wu, Golding, Chan, Awkwafina, Lisa Lu, Jeong, Yeoh and Harry Shum Jr will return.
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What have previous cast members said?
Despite being busy with new projects, it seems like many of the previous cast members are still keen to join the sequel. In 2020, Golding told Digital Spy, “They’ve got the two books that Kevin Kwan wrote still to come, and they’re trying to find an angle to convert those from page to script to film. It’s a very complicated process because, visually, sometimes a novel doesn’t make as much sense as it would on the screen in a direct adaptation. So you have to really change it up to make it interesting.”
Yeoh, who won the best actress Oscar last year for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, also has high hopes. “We are still waiting on it,” she told E! News in 2022. “We know there’s a writer on it, so we’ll see. Fingers crossed.”Meanwhile, Shum told Cinemablend in 2023, “I think at this point they’re writing it and trying to just get it right. So as far as I know now, I don’t know any concrete date of when it would go, but I’m just as excited as the audience to get this going.”
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