. >> THAT’S YOUR LATEST WEATHER.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> ALL RIGHT, AL, THANK YOU.
NOW TO "TODAY’S" TALKER, THE
MOVIE THAT HAS EVERYONE TALKING.
>> "CRAZY RICH ASIANS" FOLLOWS
M’S HER BOYFRIEND TO MEET MTSZ
HIS FAMILY LOADED WITH OLD
MONEY.
MONEY. WE’LL TALK TO THE CAST.
FIRST WHY THEIR FILM IS SUCH A
CRAZY BIG DEAL.
IT’S A TALE AS OLD AS TIME, SORT
OF.
OF. BOY MEETS BOY, GIRL FALLS IN
LOVE WITH BOY, GIRL FINDS OUT
BOY IS ONE OF SINGAPORE’S
WEALTHIEST FAMILIES.
WEALTHIEST FAMILIES. GIRL TRAVELS WITH BOY TO MEET
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> WE’RE COMFORTABLE.
>> THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT A SUPER
RICH PERSON WOULD SAY.
>> DRAMA ENSUES.
WELCOME TO CRAZY"CRAZY RICH ASIA
IT’S ALREADY MAKING WAVES FOR
GROUND LEVEL REPRESENTATION.
HOLLYWOOD COMING UNDER CRITICISM
FOR WHITEWASHING ASIAN GOALS.
IT HAS AN ALLATION CAST, THE
FIRST SINCE JOY LUCK CLUB YEARS
AGO.
AGO. IT WAS FILMED ON LOCATION IN
SINGAPORE IN ASIA AND TELLS THE
STORY OF ASIANS ANDATION
AMERICANS FROM VARYING
EXPERIENCES.
EXPERIENCES. CONSIDERING ASIANS MAKE UP 60%
OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION THE
SCALE OF REPRESENTATION IN THIS
MOVIE FOR SOME IS A WELCOME AND
LONG OVERDUE CHANGE.
>> IT’S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE STOOD
UP TO AUNT ELEANOR.
YOU NOT ME.
>> SECOND FOR INCLUSIVITY THE
CHARACTERS AND ROM COM TRAPPINGS
THAT SIGNAL M’S FOR YEARS TO
COME.
COME. >> THEY ARE SO POSH AND SNOBBY
THEY ARE SNOSHY.
>> I LIKE IT.
>> THE STARS OF "CRAZY RICH
ASIANS".
ASIANS". HI, YOU GUYS.
>> HI.
>> HI. >> THIS IS A GROUND BREAKING
MOMENT THAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. ARE YOU GUYS FEELING THE LOVE,
NOT JUST FROM ASIAN COMMUNITIES
BUT FROM ALL?
TALK TO US ABOUT THAT?
>> WE’VE BEEN DOING PRESS TOURS
AND SCREENS, A LOT OF PEOPLE.
EVERYBODY IS MOVED BY IT BUT
THINKS IT’S FUNNY.
PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IS.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
IT’S GROUND BREAKING AND COOL
BUT JUST A FUN MOVIE.
>> FOR EVERYBODY.
>> NOT A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.
IT’S LIKE A LOVE LETTER TO ASIA.
I WANT TO LIVE AND HAVE ALL THE
OF THE CLOTHES.
>> DON’T YOU WANT TO GO THERE.
>> THE JEWELS.
THE WHOLE THING IS SO IF YOU
PLEASE.
PLEASE. >> MICHELLE, TALK TO US ABOUT --
AMONG THIS GROUP, YOU’RE REALLY
A LEGENDARY ACTRESS.
YOU BEING IN THIS IS SUCH A HUGE
DEAL FOR EVERYBODY.
TELL US WHAT THIS MOVIE MEANS TO
YOU.
YOU. >> I’M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF
THIS.
THIS. IT’S A LONG TIME COMING.
ALL THE THINGS YOU SAID BEFORE,
IT’S SO TRUE.
BUT YOU KNOW, TO BE REPRESENTED,
WE’RE NOT JUST A TOKEN FOR
DIVERSITY.
DIVERSITY. YOU KNOW, REAL REPRESENTATION
MEANS YOU HAVE A HE MEANINGFUL
CHARACTER THAT HAS HOPES AND
DREAMS.
DREAMS. THIS IN "CRAZY RICH ASIANS,"
THAT’S WHAT WE ALL HAVE.
IT’S SO DIVERSE BUT AT THE SAME
TIME IT’S GOT HEART.
IT’S ABOUT LOVE, IT’S ABOUT
FAMILY.
FAMILY. I THINK IT REALLY SHOWS THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE ASIANS TO OUR
FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD.
IT WILL BE VERY IMPACTFUL,
BECAUSE IT’S A STUDIO MOVIE.
IT’S NOT JUST AN INDY FILM, OR
ON TV.
ON TV. I THINK THAT WILL IR SPINE MORE
BEHIND THE SCENES, IN FRONT OF
THE CAMERA.
THE CAMERA. I LOOK AT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
AWE, SERIOUSLY, THEY ARE SO
BRILLIANT.
BRILLIANT. YOU’RE RIGHT, THIS IS THE BEST
ROMANTIC COMEDY.
ROMANTIC COMEDY. BECAUSE WE’RE WITH NOT GOING TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE MOVIE
ITSELF IS NOT GOOD.
JOHN CHU DID A FABULOUS --
>> HENRY, THIS IS YOUR FIRST
ACTING JOB.
ACTING JOB. NO BIG DEAL.
I HEARD THEY HAD TO CHASE YOU A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. >> A LITTLE BIT.
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> JOHN DID AN AMAZING JOB
LOOKING FOR THE EXACT RIGHT
ACTOR FOR EACH AND EVERY ROLE.
HE LITERALLY SCOURED THE WORLD.
HE WAS STRUGGLING TO FIND THE
CORRECT NICK YOUNG.
AT THE TIME I WAS PRESENTING,
DOING TRAVEL SHOWS AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. SO THEY REACHED OUT.
BECAUSE I WAS A PRESENTER, I WAS
LIKE, NO, NO, NO, I WON’T READ
FOR IT.
FOR IT. I’M STAYING IN MY LANE.
I HAD THIS MENTAL BLOCK.
BUT HE REACHED OUT, HE’S A VERY
CONVINCING HUMAN BEING AND A
WONDERFUL ONE AT THAT.
YEAH, THE REST IS HISTORY.
>> AWKWAFINA, YOU AND KEN ARE
NUTS.
NUTS. WHO CRACKED EACH OTHER UP MORE
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU?
>> EQUAL.
>> EQUAL. IT WAS EQUAL.
>> SHE PLAYS YOUR DAUGHTER.
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE HER IN THE
FILM?
FILM? >> I DESCRIBE HER AS LIKE
COMEDIC KINSHIP.
COMEDIC KINSHIP. I REALLY DO.
I THINK JOHN CHU JUST CAST US
WONDERFULLY AS FATHER DAUGHTER.
WE HAD A SHORTHAND THAT WE
DIDN’T EVEN HAVE TO EXPLAIN ON
SET.
SET. >> I LOVE HOW YOU CALLED HER IN
THE MOVIE THE ASIAN ELLEN
BECAUSE YOU HAD BLONDE HAIR.
>> REALLY GOOD.
REALLY GOOD ONE.
>> IT’S A HUGE MOMENT FOR YOU,
TOO, AWKWAFINA.
TOO, AWKWAFINA. REMEMBER WE CHATTED, YOU WERE IN
OEGZ
OEGZ OCEAN’S EIGHT.
OCEAN’S EIGHT. >> YUP YUP.
A WILD RIDE.
>> CONSTANCE, THE MOVIE IS YOUR
STORY.
STORY. IT CENTERS AROUND YOU.
YOU WROTE SUCH A MOVING POST,
WHICH I READ A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU.
HOW HAS THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE
BEEN.
BEEN. ARE YOU STILL KIND OF PINCHING
YOUR SELF?
YOUR SELF? >> DEFINITELY I FEEL SO LUCKY
AND SO GRATEFUL.
THIS BEGAN FOR ME FIVE YEARS AGO
WHEN MY TELEVISION SHOW "FRESH
OFF THE BOAT" THE FIRST TV SHOW
IN OVER 20 YEARS TO FEATURE AN
ALL AMERICAN ASIAN STORY.
TO DO IT ON A LARGER SCALE,
MEETING MORE PEOPLE AND HEARING
THEIR STORIES AND WHY IT’S
IMPORTANT TO THEM TO SEE THEIR
STORIES REFLECTED ON SCREEN,
IT’S BEEN A REALLY MEANINGFUL
PROCESS.
PROCESS. >> WE THINK IT’S AN AWESOME
MOVIE.
MOVIE. WE CAN’T OVEREMPHASIZE ENOUGH,
IT’S A GREAT ROM COM.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU’RE FROM,
PEOPLE WILL ENJOY IT AND LEARN A