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EXCLUSIVE: Justin Chon is continuing to champion Asian narratives with his lastest project Blue Bayou, which is being co-financed by Charles D. King ‘s MACRO and Entertainment One. Chon will also star in the film alongside Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Tomb Raider), Mark O'Brien (Ready or Not, Halt and…

UPDATED with additional titles: A pair of premieres brought in solid numbers the weekend after the Labor day holiday and amidst the hustle and bustle of the Toronto International Film Festival. Oscilloscope Laboratories latest family drama Ms. Purple from filmmaker Justin Chon managed to bring in solid numbers with…

Oscilloscope Laboratories has released the first trailer for Justin Chon’s sibling drama Ms. Purple, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year. A follow up to Chon’s critically acclaimed Gook and the second installment of a family drama trilogy, Ms. Purple is oneof the few films that explores brother-sister…

EXCLUSIVE: Sujata Day from HBO’s Insecure is set to make her directorial debut with Definition Please which will star Ritesh Rajan (Russian Doll, Disney's The Jungle Book) and Jake Choi (Single Parents, The Sun Is Also A Star). Day wrote the script and will produce alongside Cameron Fife of June Street Productions. Goo…

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent is looking to enrich and inspire the industry with its latest lineup of keynotes, films and panelists for its 14th annual Film Independent Forum. Keynotes will be delivered by Late Night filmmaker Nisha Ganatra and Len Amato President of HBO Films. The Forum will kick off with a screening…

EXCLUSIVE: After the warm reception it received at its world premiere at Sundance in January, Justin Chon’s sibling drama Ms. Purple has found a home. Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Ms. Purple which features breakout performances from Tiffany Chu and Teddy Lee…

EXCLUSIVE: As an Asian American filmmaker, Justin Chon has made his own lane when it comes to telling Asian American narratives. His film Gook premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017 and put him on Hollywood’s radar as an up and coming filmmaker. The black and white film about two Korean brothers during the…

After winning the NEXT Audience Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival for Gook, Justin Chon is back in Park City this year with his latest, Ms. Purple, another intimate and compelling portrait of Korean Americans living in Los Angeles. Set in Koreatown, the drama follows Kasie (Tiffany Chu), a young woman dealing…

Justin Chon is recognizable from many of his roles on TV and film — but many might recognize him as Bella’s non-vampire friend Eric in the gigantic supernatural teen blockbuster Twilight franchise. As a filmmaker, Chon is hitting his stride, specifically with his film Gook, which played to critical acclaim and…

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Chon, the multi-hyphenate actor-writer-director whose film Gook won the Next category at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is partnering with MACRO on his next original feature. Chon will write and direct a yet untitled feature whose storyline is being kept under wraps for a late 2018 start. He was…

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Gook, Justin Chon’s Sundance Audience Award winner. An August release is planned. Chon wrote, directed and stars the pic, which is set in Los Angeles just before the 1992 riots break out. It revolves around Eli (Chon) and Daniel (David So), Korean-American…

Elliot Knight (American Gothic) has been cast in a lead role opposite Lucy Hale in Life Sentence, the CW's dramedy pilot from WBTV and Bill Lawrence's studio-based Doozer Prods. Written by Significant Mother creators Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith and directed by Lee Toland Krieger, Life Sentence centers on Stella…