"I refuse to do accents. I’m not OK with someone writing the Asian experience for an Asian character," she said. "I make it very clear, I don’t ever go out for auditions where I feel like I’m making a ...
Set in 2030, Katie (Ocean’s 8 star Awkwafina) unwittingly becomes the holder of a futuristic lottery ticket worth $3.6 billion dollars, but there’s a state-sanctioned catch — anyone who kills the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: ComingSoon) ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Jackpot director Paul Feig and star Awkwafina about ...
This interview was based on the Quiz Lady screening at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Quiz Lady is a hilarious and heartwarming film about the bond between two mismatched sisters, ...
John Cena and Awkwafina, stars of the upcoming Amazon MGM film Jackpot! visit WIRED to answer their most searched for questions on Google. Does John Cena still wrestle? What role did Awkwafina win a ...
The actresses also talk about portraying sisters in the Emmy-nominated comedy and shifting the narrative to have an Asian-American focus. By Esther Zuckerman When Quiz Lady premiered at the Toronto ...
Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with acclaimed director Paul Feig about his work on ‘Jackpot!’, his first reaction to the screenplay, making a comedic version of ‘The Purge’, his ...
When Jen D’Angelo’s screenplay for the Hulu TV movie “Quiz Lady” first came to Awkwafina, she knew exactly who she wanted as her costar: Sandra Oh. The two actors are longtime friends and the story ...
Before she ever appeared on the silver screen in “Ocean’s Eight,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” and “The Farewell” (which netted her a Golden Globe for best actress), Awkwafina—born Nora Lum—was making art ...