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Crazy Rich Asians has landed a sequel just a week after the movie opened with $34 million in North America. It has been opening throughout Asia this week. The movie adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s bestselling book of the same name was the first major Hollywood production to boast an almost all-Asian lineup in 25 years, since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club. Its opening is the biggest debut for a romantic comedy since Amy Schumer’s 2015 release, Trainwreck. The followup, based on Kwan’s second book, China Rich Girlfriend, will explore the romance between characters Charlie and Astrid, played by former Glee star Harry Shum Jr. and Gemma Chan, The Hollywood Reporter says.