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American born chinese yang6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() And then came this guy named Destin, who’s pretty good with a camera,” Kelvin Wu said jokingly of the Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director. “American Born Chinese is a seminal work of literature… there comes a time when TV and film is ready to make the thing. ![]() The panel’s admiration for Gene Luen Yang, and their respect for the graphic novel he created which serves as the show’s source material, was evident throughout. An enthusiastic crowd took their seats at the Main Stage of the Javits Center on Friday afternoon during New York Comic Con 2022 for the American Born Chinese panel, hyping the upcoming Disney+ streaming series based on the acclaimed 2006 graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang.įollowing a brief teaser interspersing clips of the show with commentary from the cast and crew (including star Michelle Yeoh, who did not appear onstage but garnered spirited applause every time she appeared onscreen), panel moderator Juju Chang (best known as an anchor on ABC News’ Nightline) introduced the panelists: executive producer and director Destin Daniel Cretton, cartoonist and executive producer Gene Luen Yang, showrunner Kelvin Wu, and actors Ben Wang and Daniel Wu, who star as Jin Wang and 'Monkey King' Sun Wukong, respectively. ![]()
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