Tim Coddington, Robert Friedland, and Kwan will serve as executive producers, with Warner Bros. Pictures providing worldwide distribution.
The movie will be co-produced by Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games) and Brad Simpson (World War Z) of Color Force, alongside John Penotti (Hell or High Water) of Ivanhoe.
As a highly sought-after suitor, Chu suddenly has a target placed on her back in the form several competing socialites and Nick’s disapproving mother – played in the film by silver screen royalty Michelle Yeoh.
Per an official press release, the rest of the cast and crew involved in the making of Crazy Rich Asians includes such actors as Chris Pang (Marco Polo), Sonoya Mizuno (La La Land), Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show), and several Singaporean actors – most notably including Pierre Png, Fiona Xie, and Tan Kheng Hua.