‘Crazy Rich Asians’: How The Asian Rom-Com Happened Without Netflix | Hollywood Reporter

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ film creators turned down a “gigantic payday” at Netflix to ensure the first Asian-American-focused studio movie in 25 years would be seen in theaters and, if all goes well, reshape the Hollywood landscape: “The biggest stage with the biggest stakes — that’s what we asked for”
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