It really influenced the energy of the whole shoot, she says.
It was such a pleasure to feel like I wasnt there for a tokenistic reason.
Awkwafina, who plays Rachels (Constance Wu) Singapore-based college friend Goh Peik Lin, agreed.
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That does set you apart.
In this movie, that dynamic doesnt exist, and thats profound.
Profound, yes, and more than a little gratifying.
It was a party, marvels Ken Jeong, who plays Peik Lins father, Goh Wye Mun.
I felt like I was a butterfly on the wall of something incredibly special.
With that, though, comes pressure.
And every day he wrote, he looked at that word.
He said, Every day you shoot, dont forget that thats what the storys about.'
It was a release.
The team needed that freedom to move forward.
This is notCrazy Rich Asians Who Will Solve All of Hollywoods Representation Problems.
And I think thats all we can hope for.
In other words, as Wu puts it: We need many stories.
We need another rom-com thats totally different fromCrazy Rich Asians.
There just needs to bemore.
Crazy Rich Asianshits theaters Aug. 17, 2018.
