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Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television

Posted by AC Team - on Tuesday, 08 October 2019

Actor Tim Lounibos - Hopeful Opportunities Ahead for APA's in Hollywood Movies and Television
October 8, 2019 Hollywood   Actor Tim Lounibos wrote on his Facebook page  about the positive changes he is currently experiencing in Hollywood. We caught up with him to share his thoughts with us. Asian Americans have historically found limited opportunities as actors in movies and television in Hollywood, but fortunately for Tim he had a great start as a busy actor in the 1990s, but then his career went off a cliff - temporarily.  We thank Tim for sharing his...

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American Born Chinese coming to Disney+ in 2023

Posted by Suzanne Kai on Sunday, 14 August 2022.

American Born Chinese screen 072"American Born Chinese", an exciting, groundbreaking series is slated to premiere in 2023. The Disney+ series was introduced to the Asian American Journalists Association's National Convention this summer. The convention was attended by more than 1,500 journalists from all over the world. 

The Disney+ series is based on Gene Luen Yang's award-winning graphic novel. The main character, Jin Wang, played by actor Ben Wang, navigates supernatural action-comedy adventures between his immigrant family life and teenage life at school. His journey is propelled into a realm of Chinese mythological gods and creatures when he meets a new foreign exchange student.

Cast announcements include Ben Wang (MacGyver), Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once/Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Poppy Liu (Better Call Saul). This Disney cast will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who also helmed Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. 

The President of Disney Branded Television, Ayo Davis said, "We are delighted to continue our relationship with Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan and thrilled that Destin Daniel Cretton is set to direct. The team are visionaries in bringing character-driven adventures to life, and we cannot wait for our audience to experience this fantastically memorable and imaginative adaptation of the graphic novel. This is a great universal story that moves between worlds and explores the impact of culture, identity, and acceptance through the lens of adolescence."

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 Suzanne Joe Kai attends the Disney+ American Born Chinese panel at the Asian American Journalists Association National Convention in Los Angeles (L to R): (attendee) Filmmaker/Journalist/Co-Founder AsianConnections.com Suzanne Joe Kai, Executive Producer Melvin Mar, Executive Producer Kelvin Yu, Writer and Executive producer Gene Luen Yang, and (attendee) KGO-TV San Francisco Senior Producer/Founder AsAm News/Journalist Randall Yip. 

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Disney+ Executive, Director of Communications Lakeitcha Thomas with Suzanne Joe Kai

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources:

American Born Chinese Adds Hacks Star Poppy Liu (collider.com)

American Born Chinese TV Show Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Coming to Disney Plus (collider.com)

American Born Chinese | Disney+ Wiki | Fandom

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