Disney+ have released the trailer for the action-comedy ‘American Born Chinese‘, which featured a cast including ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Stephanie Hsu, and premieres this May on the streaming service.
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, ‘American Born Chinese’ chronicles the trials and tribulations of a regular American teenager whose life is forever changed when he befriends the son of a mythological god. This is the story of a young man’s battle for his own identity, told through family, comedy, and action-packed Kung-Fu.
The coming-of-age adventure features an all-star international cast, including Academy Award winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Ben Wang (“Chang Can Dunk”), International Emmy Award Nominee Yeo Yann Yann (“Wet Season”), Chin Han (“Mortal Kombat”), Daniel Wu (“Reminiscence”), former Taekwondo champion Jimmy Liu and Sydney Taylor (“Just Add Magic”).
Introducing audiences to a pantheon of iconic Chinese mythical characters, are guest stars Academy Award nominee Stephanie Hsu (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) as Shiji Niangniang, the Goddess of Stones; Ronny Chieng (‘The Daily Show’, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’) as unconventional monk, Ji Gong; Jimmy O. Yang (‘Silicon Valley’) as Dragon King, Ao Guang; James Hong (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) as Jade Emperor; Leonard Wu (‘Marco Polo’, ‘Bosch’) as Niu Mowang/Bull Demon; and Poppy Liu (‘Dead Ringers’, ‘Hacks’, ‘Better Call Saul’) as Princess Iron Fan. The series also welcomes Lisa Lu (‘Crazy Rich Asians’) as soon-to-be retired acupuncturist Ni Yang and Rosalie Chiang (‘Turning Red’) as student activist Suzy Nakamura.
Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Kelvin Yu (“Bob’s Burgers,” “Central Park”) serves as executive producer and showrunner. Destin Daniel Cretton (Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “Short Term 12”) directs and serves as executive producer, alongside Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan (both of “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and “Jumanji: The Next Level”), Erin O’Malley (“Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.”), Asher Goldstein (“Short Term 12,” “Just Mercy”) and Gene Luen Yang.
‘American Born Chinese‘ premieres Wednesday, 24th May 2023 on Disney+ worldwide.
