1 hour ago
As Gemma Chan prepares to transmission Hollywood’s first Chinese-American movie prima for a biopic, she’s looking guardant to bringing Anna May Wong‘s life and bequest to nan large screen.
The character precocious shared news connected her upcoming biopic, which she said is “still successful development” pinch shaper Nina nan Bongiovi and Working Title Films, for which Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang is adapting Graham Russell Gao Hodges’ 2012 curriculum vitae Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend.
“We person a script,” she told nan Associated Press of nan project, which was first announced successful 2022. “Hopefully much soon.”
“She’s an icon. She was a female up of her time. I consciousness for illustration she ne'er decently sewage her due, and I consciousness for illustration it really resonates today, her story. Who gets to telephone this spot home? Who gets to beryllium American? That’s thing she was wrestling pinch her full profession and her full life, truthful I consciousness that it’s a really resonant story.”
In March 2022, Chan was announced to prima arsenic Wong and executive nutrient nan biopic, pinch Bongiovi producing alongside Working Title co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Wong’s niece Anna Wong is besides attached arsenic a consultant, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Chan’s update comes aft Deadline exclusively reported successful May that Xin Zhilei will represent Wong successful different biopic for Fundamental Films, entitled Sunset Boulevard – The Anna May Wong Story.
Anna May Wong was nan first Chinese-American movie prima successful Hollywood. Born Wong Liu Tsong connected January 3, 1905, her profession spanned some silent movie and talkies.
After being formed successful stereotypical supporting roles successful her early Hollywood career, Wong relocated to Europe, wherever she had notable parts successful Piccadilly, Chin Chin Chow, Daughter of nan Dragon and Josef von Sternberg’s Shanghai Express successful 1932 pinch Marlene Dietrich.
Wong went connected to represent Chinese-Americans successful a affirmative ray successful roles successful nan precocious 1930s, returning to nan spotlight aft WW2 and successful nan 1950s pinch respective tv appearances. She died connected Feb. 3, 1961, leaving down a lasting bequest arsenic a manner icon, trailblazer, and champion for nan practice of Asian-Americans successful films.
