After Chu reported the Crazy Rich Asians casting scam to the relevant authorities, Baltes’s Twitter account was deactivated.
Director of the movie, Jon M. Chu, was recently made aware of a Twitter user named Alan Baltes, whose bio identified him as an actor and casting associate for the sequel to Crazy Rich Asians, and who had issued a casting call for Asian actors, asking for a $99 submission fee from those wishing to audition.
The advertisement asked for actors of Asian descent, ages 20s through 40s, for lead roles for Crazy Rich Asians 2 and a possible third sequel via “live Zoom auditions.”
The success of 2018’s breakout hit,Crazy Rich Asians is having some unfortunate side effects.