Henry Golding Confirms Crazy Rich Asians 2 Is in Works: ‘Things Are in Motion, It Is Happening’

Henry Golding has a major update for Crazy Rich Asians fans! The actor has finally confirmed that the sequel to the popular rom-com film is in the works and the project can soon go on the floors.

During the New York screening of Another Simple Favor, co-starring Blake Lively, the actor told E! News, "I think that just getting Adele Lim helming, she's the showrunner. She worked on the first (film), she was one of the writers on the first one with Peter Chiarelli. But she came over to London maybe four weeks ago to see me and Gemma to talk about our characters. So things are happening, they are in motion."

He added, "We got Nina Jacobson back in the producer role, we think we can also lock down Jon Chu somewhere there, like he's a billion USD man at the moment. But you know, we are trying to get back the team as much as possible."

When asked if he knows where the film is going, he said that he kind of knows where it's headed and will mostly be based on the second and third novels by Kevin Kwan, stating that writers would use a bit of creativity to weave everything.

Last month, director Jon M. Chu confirmed that the follow-up to the blockbuster hit will be a television series rather than a sequel. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Chu shared that a TV format would allow for a more expansive adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestselling trilogy.

The 2018 film is based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, and Michelle Yeoh. 

The movie tells the story of a Chinese-American professor, Rachel, who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick and is shocked to discover that Nick's family is one of the wealthiest families in Singapore. It premiered on August 7, 2018, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed over 238 million USD on a budget of 30 million USD, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the 2010s.

Currently, two sequels are in development, according to reports. More details are yet to be revealed.