Disney+ will continue the oriental craze in the film and television industry. Michelle Yeoh will play “Guanyin” and Daniel Wu will play “Monkey King” in the new drama “American Born Chinese/Journey to the West ABC”!
The 95th Oscar Awards Ceremony came to an end yesterday. The movie “Wonder Woman Saves the Universe” won a big victory. The leading actors Michelle Yeoh and Kwan Ji-wei won the “Best Actress” and “Best Supporting Actor” awards respectively, rewriting Asian actors fate. The atmosphere of celebration has not dissipated, and in a blink of an eye, the trailer of the new work that the two collaborated on has been launched. The original series “American Born Chinese/Journey to the West ABC” launched by Disney+.
As the name suggests, the series will focus on the stories of Chinese-American families. Adapted from the popular comic by American writer Gene Luen Yang, the story tells the story of Wang Jin, a Chinese-American high school student who encounters a mysterious exchange student Sun Weichen on the first day of school, and is then involved in a battle of gods full of oriental mythology . Michelle Yeoh will play “Guanyin” in the film. In addition, the popular male god Daniel Wu will play “Monkey King”; Ouyang Wancheng in “Crazy Rich Aisans” will play “Dragon King Ao Guang”; Wu Hanzhang, a Chinese actor in the series, will play the role of “Jade Emperor”; and Stephanie Hsu, the daughter of “Wonder Woman Play Save the Universe”, will also make a special appearance this time as “Ms. Ten Machines”. In addition, the familiar oriental mythological characters “Bull Demon King” and “Princess Iron Fan” will also make surprise appearances.
The series will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, and it is perfect for the season when the entire Hollywood is celebrating Asian actors. The series will be officially released on Disney+ on May 24. It’s time to reunite with the mythical characters from childhood cartoons and comic books!
