Crazy Rich Asians
2018 film by Jon M. Chu
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| February 2025 | A TV series based on the Crazy Rich Asians book series is announced to be in development by Max. |
| January 2025 | Planned start of filming for Crazy Rich Asians 2. |
| June 2024 | Elle magazine reported ongoing plans for a Warner Bros production of Crazy Rich Asians 2. |
| April 2024 | World of Reel announced that filming for Crazy Rich Asians 2 is set to begin at the start of 2025. |
| April 17 2024 | A musical adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians was announced, with Jon M. Chu set to direct, Leah Nanako Winkler writing the book, Helen Park composing the music, and Amanda Green and Tat Tong creating the lyrics. |
| 2022 | Deadline reported that Amy Wang, who worked on The Brothers Sun and From Scratch, was selected to write the script for Crazy Rich Asians 2. |
| April 29 2019 | CNBC reports plans for back-to-back filming of two sequels to 'Crazy Rich Asians', scheduled for 2020. |
| 2018 | Film soundtrack and film score albums were released to accompany the Crazy Rich Asians movie, expanding the franchise's multimedia presence. |
| 2018 | Cheryl K recorded two versions of 'Money (That's What I Want)' in English and Chinese for the soundtrack. |
| 2018 | Jon M. Chu wrote a passionate letter to Coldplay to secure permission to use a Chinese cover of 'Yellow' in the film's final scenes, which was approved within 24 hours. |
| 2018 | Jon M. Chu and Gabe Hilfer compiled a multilingual soundtrack featuring Chinese songs from the 1950s and 1960s, as well as contemporary covers. |
| 2018 | Katherine Ho recorded the Chinese cover of Coldplay's 'Yellow' for the film after Li Wenqi declined to reprise her previous cover. |
| November 30 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians was released in China. |
| November 30 2018 | The film was released in China. |
| November 20 2018 | The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray. |
| November 20 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray. |
| November 6 2018 | The film was released digitally. |
| September 28 2018 | The film was released in 75 theaters in Japan. |
| September 14 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians was released in the United Kingdom, earlier than the originally planned November date. |
| September 14 2018 | The film was released in the United Kingdom, moved forward from the originally planned November date. |
| August 23 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians was released internationally, expanding its global reach and cultural representation. |
| August 22 2018 | The film was released in Singapore. |
| August 15 2018 | Film is released in the United States, earlier than the originally scheduled August 17 date. |
| August 15 2018 | Kevin Kwan is tasked with developing a film adaptation of the sequel 'China Rich Girlfriend'. |
| August 15 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures, marking a significant milestone as the first modern Hollywood film with a majority Asian cast since 1993's The Joy Luck Club. |
| August 10 2018 | The film's soundtrack and score albums, composed by Brian Tyler, were released through WaterTower Music. |
| August 7 2018 | The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. |
| April 2018 | An early screening was held at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, receiving strong emotional reactions from the audience. |
| 2017 | Kevin Kwan publishes 'Rich People Problems', the third novel in the Crazy Rich Asians series. |
| June 23 2017 | Principal photography for Crazy Rich Asians was completed. |
| June 23 2017 | Principal photography for the film was completed. |
| April 24 2017 | Principal photography for 'Crazy Rich Asians' began, with filming taking place in various locations around Malaysia and Singapore. |
| June 2015 | Kwan publishes 'China Rich Girlfriend', which becomes an international bestseller. |
| 2013 | Kevin Kwan publishes the first novel 'Crazy Rich Asians', which becomes a national and international bestseller and is inspired by his childhood in Singapore. |
| 2013 | Nina Jacobson secures film rights to 'Crazy Rich Asians', with Kwan selling the rights for $1 and maintaining near total creative control as an executive producer. |
| August 2012 | Film rights to Kevin Kwan's novel 'Crazy Rich Asians' were purchased, initiating the movie project. |
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