As the Oscars are set to honor the eleven-time nominee “Everything at Once” on Sunday, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Hui Quan and Stephanie Hsu take a trip to a new multiverse in the “American Born Chinese” teaser trailer Are.
“American Born Chinese,” which will debut May 24 on Disney+, focuses on teen Jin Wang, who juggles high school social life with her immigrant home life. Based on the beloved graphic novel by Jean Luen Yang, Jin meets a new foreign student on his first day of school – a chance encounter that inadvertently embroils him in a battle of Chinese mythological gods, starring Sun Wukong the Monkey King and Guanyin Are included. Angel of mercy.
As Yoh gracefully descends into a brightly colored forest, he warns that “the forces of darkness will be coming” as “the gate between Earth and Heaven is opening.” “The fate of your world hangs in the balance,” he continues, as mythical creatures enter the hallways of an ordinary school.
While Disney+ has teased that the coming-of-age series jumps between action and comedy as it explores themes of identity, culture and family, Yeoh and Kwan once again try their hand at multiverse jumping as the pair explore space and Transports in time and battles forces that threaten the world.
In addition to “everything everywhere at once” royalty, the comedy-action series features an ensemble cast including Ben Wang, Yeo Yan Yan, Chin Han, Daniel Wu, Jimmy Liu and Sydney Taylor.
Arriving from 20th Television, Calvin Yu serves as executive producer and show runner, while “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Daniel Cretton stars Melvin Marr and Jake Kasdan, Erin O’Malley, Asher Goldstein will direct and executive produce with and. Author Jean Luen Yang.
You can watch the teaser above.
‘American Born Chinese’ will premiere on Disney Plus on May 24.
