Exclusive: The Apple TV+ series Murderbot is rounding out its leading cast with Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride), Tattiawna Jones (Orphan Black: Echoes), Akshay Khanna (Polite Society) and Tamara Podemski (Outer Range). The quad will star opposite Alexander Skarsgård, who also executive produces.
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, the 10-episode series Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Wu plays ‘Pin-Lee,’ Jones plays ‘Arada,’ Khanna plays ‘Ratthi’ and Podemski plays ’Bharadwaj.’
The ensemble cast also includes Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian.
The series hails from Paramount Television Studios. The Weitz Brothers will showrun, write, direct and...
Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, the 10-episode series Murderbot centers on a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
Wu plays ‘Pin-Lee,’ Jones plays ‘Arada,’ Khanna plays ‘Ratthi’ and Podemski plays ’Bharadwaj.’
The ensemble cast also includes Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian.
The series hails from Paramount Television Studios. The Weitz Brothers will showrun, write, direct and...
- 3/7/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Gold House and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics) in Entertainment released the fourth annual Gold List, which spotlights outstanding work and talent within the Aapi community over the past 12 months.
“The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season. It received a nod for best picture, director and original screenplay for Song and performance in a leading role for Greta Lee. Teo Yoo...
“The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season. It received a nod for best picture, director and original screenplay for Song and performance in a leading role for Greta Lee. Teo Yoo...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
After last awards season’s banner haul for artists of Asian descent, Gold House and Cape are hoping the community will strike gold again.
The two leading Asian Pacific nonprofits in the entertainment industry have revealed the results of their fourth annual Gold List, which draws attention to the top Api hopefuls in the awards race. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work – particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Gold House executive director and COO Jeremy Tran said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s Past Lives tops the Gold List with four selections, plus an honorable mention, while May December’s Charles Melton, The Boy and the Heron...
The two leading Asian Pacific nonprofits in the entertainment industry have revealed the results of their fourth annual Gold List, which draws attention to the top Api hopefuls in the awards race. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work – particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Gold House executive director and COO Jeremy Tran said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s Past Lives tops the Gold List with four selections, plus an honorable mention, while May December’s Charles Melton, The Boy and the Heron...
- 1/10/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Netflix on Monday morning unveiled Verified Stand-Up, a new series featuring short sets from 10 comedians that’s set to premiere globally on November 28. Rising comedians that perform in the two-parter, filmed at Webster Hall in New York City, include Asif Ali, Dulcé Sloan, Gianmarco Soresi, Isiah Kelly, Leslie Liao, Nimesh Patel, Robby Hoffman, Rosebud Baker, Sabrina Wu, and Vanessa Gonzalez.
News of Netflix’s new stand-up series comes following its announcement of Improv: 60 And Still Standing, a comedy special celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Improv comedy clubs, which is set to premiere November 7th. Top comics dropping in for short sets as part of that project included Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Bert Kreischer, Craig Robinson, Deon Cole, Fortune Feimster, Jeff Dunham, Kevin Nealon, Mark Normand, Jo Koy, and Whitney Cummings.
Linda Mendoza directed Verified Stand-Up, with Anne Harris serving as executive producer.
Previously seen on Disney+’s WandaVision and The Mandalorian,...
News of Netflix’s new stand-up series comes following its announcement of Improv: 60 And Still Standing, a comedy special celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Improv comedy clubs, which is set to premiere November 7th. Top comics dropping in for short sets as part of that project included Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Bert Kreischer, Craig Robinson, Deon Cole, Fortune Feimster, Jeff Dunham, Kevin Nealon, Mark Normand, Jo Koy, and Whitney Cummings.
Linda Mendoza directed Verified Stand-Up, with Anne Harris serving as executive producer.
Previously seen on Disney+’s WandaVision and The Mandalorian,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Ashley Park, who is gearing up for the Ott debut of her drama-comedy or dramedy film ‘Joy Ride’, has called her character in the film-Audrey Sullivan,’ an honour to play’ and one of those roles which come, the moment you need them. Detailing how she felt playing the role, Ashley Park said: “Audrey Sullivan has been an honour to play. I feel like there are certain roles that find you in your life exactly when you need them. It was my first time playing the protagonist in the story.”
Describing the character, she added: “She’s a character that feels like she has it all together and understands how to navigate this world, this community, this industry that has been built for and people who don’t look like her.
“She doesn’t understand that there’s something missing in her own identity until she goes on to...
Describing the character, she added: “She’s a character that feels like she has it all together and understands how to navigate this world, this community, this industry that has been built for and people who don’t look like her.
“She doesn’t understand that there’s something missing in her own identity until she goes on to...
- 9/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actress Ashley Park, who is gearing up for the Ott debut of her drama-comedy or dramedy film ‘Joy Ride’, has called her character in the film-Audrey Sullivan,’ an honour to play’ and one of those roles which come, the moment you need them. Detailing how she felt playing the role, Ashley Park said: “Audrey Sullivan has been an honour to play. I feel like there are certain roles that find you in your life exactly when you need them. It was my first time playing the protagonist in the story.”
Describing the character, she added: “She’s a character that feels like she has it all together and understands how to navigate this world, this community, this industry that has been built for and people who don’t look like her.
“She doesn’t understand that there’s something missing in her own identity until she goes on to...
Describing the character, she added: “She’s a character that feels like she has it all together and understands how to navigate this world, this community, this industry that has been built for and people who don’t look like her.
“She doesn’t understand that there’s something missing in her own identity until she goes on to...
- 9/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
From the producers of Neighbors and the co-screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, Joy Ride stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola,Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
Joy Ride is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD on September 12.
Enter for your chance to win a Blu-ray of Joy Ride, along with a wavy noodle ring from Sonia Hou Jewelry,...
Joy Ride is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD on September 12.
Enter for your chance to win a Blu-ray of Joy Ride, along with a wavy noodle ring from Sonia Hou Jewelry,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Slant Staff
- Slant Magazine
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ looks for piece of the action.
Shark sequel Meg 2: The Trench is the first major challenger to the Barbenheimer supremacy, opening in 544 cinemas at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.
Meg 2 will look to challenge both its Warner Bros stablemate Barbie, and Universal’s Oppenheimer, while benefitting from the surge in audiences those titles have brought in the past fortnight.
The first title, 2018’s The Meg, started with £3.7m also in early August; and ended on a sharp £15.9m.
Jason Statham returns for the sequel, which sees a research team encounter multiple threats...
Shark sequel Meg 2: The Trench is the first major challenger to the Barbenheimer supremacy, opening in 544 cinemas at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend.
Meg 2 will look to challenge both its Warner Bros stablemate Barbie, and Universal’s Oppenheimer, while benefitting from the surge in audiences those titles have brought in the past fortnight.
The first title, 2018’s The Meg, started with £3.7m also in early August; and ended on a sharp £15.9m.
Jason Statham returns for the sequel, which sees a research team encounter multiple threats...
- 8/4/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Joy Ride” is a 2023 American comedy directed by Adele Lim in her directorial debut, and written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, based on a story by Lim, Chevapravatdumrong, and Hsiao. The film stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu, with Ronny Chieng, Meredith Hagnery, and David Denman among others.
The film achieves something quite difficult in pure comedy: naturalness.
Synopsis
Four Asian-American friends bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who they are while traveling through China in search of one of their biological mothers.
About the Film
A comedy about integration and cultural differences in a kind and enjoyable movie that is also funny. Without too many complications or gimmicks, these four comedians join forces in a road movie through China.
The film skillfully balances hilarity with emotion, making it a sure hit at the box office. As always in comedy,...
The film achieves something quite difficult in pure comedy: naturalness.
Synopsis
Four Asian-American friends bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who they are while traveling through China in search of one of their biological mothers.
About the Film
A comedy about integration and cultural differences in a kind and enjoyable movie that is also funny. Without too many complications or gimmicks, these four comedians join forces in a road movie through China.
The film skillfully balances hilarity with emotion, making it a sure hit at the box office. As always in comedy,...
- 7/29/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
It's fair to say that the world is ready to see more of Stephanie Hsu. Following her success with "Everything Everywhere All at Once", the actor has taken on several new projects, including the Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" and the raunchy comedy "Joy Ride," which she stars in alongside "Emily in Paris" star Ashley Park.
The film, which hit theaters on July 7, centers around a lawyer named Audrey (Park) who travels to China with a group of her closest friends in search of her birth mother. The unapologetic, hilarious nature of the flick gave Hsu a chance to do something outside her normal bubble, which was a thrill to experience, according to the actor. "It felt so exciting to get to do what we never get to do, which is to be completely unhinged, disgusting, grotesque, chaotic, wild, but still so full of heart," she explained in a July 2023 interview with Elle.
The film, which hit theaters on July 7, centers around a lawyer named Audrey (Park) who travels to China with a group of her closest friends in search of her birth mother. The unapologetic, hilarious nature of the flick gave Hsu a chance to do something outside her normal bubble, which was a thrill to experience, according to the actor. "It felt so exciting to get to do what we never get to do, which is to be completely unhinged, disgusting, grotesque, chaotic, wild, but still so full of heart," she explained in a July 2023 interview with Elle.
- 7/27/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Sabrina Wu’s family and friends didn’t really comprehend that they were starring in the raunchy comedy “Joy Ride” alongside Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu and Sherry Colauntil until the movie hit theaters. Before then, the stand-up comic’s only Hollywood job was as a writer on Disney+’s “Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.” “I remember calling my dad and telling him I got the part,” Wu tells me. “This is verbatim what he said: ‘Sabrina, I can’t wait to show you my new car.’ It went right over his head because it was too bizarre.”
Like their character Deadeye, the 25-year-old Wu uses “they/them” pronouns. They asked that Deadeye not have a big coming-out scene about their gender identity. “I definitely begged them to do it that way because I don’t think this R-rated comedy needed a moment where I’m like, ‘Hey, guys, I’m nonbinary.
Like their character Deadeye, the 25-year-old Wu uses “they/them” pronouns. They asked that Deadeye not have a big coming-out scene about their gender identity. “I definitely begged them to do it that way because I don’t think this R-rated comedy needed a moment where I’m like, ‘Hey, guys, I’m nonbinary.
- 7/19/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
I love, love, love “Joy Ride.” I laughed hard and cried harder! One of its greatest weapons is the charming cast featuring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. I spent some time with both Hsu and Wu to talk about their interest in joining the cast, how they bonded, their favorite moment
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- 7/14/2023
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Sabrina Wu and Stephanie Hsu, who both star in the new film Joy Ride, spoke about the importance of Asian and female representation and their experiences on set in their new exclusive uInterview.
Wu and Hsu explained the scenes they were more embarrassed to perform on set. Wu detailed how she had to be a part of a K-pop music video in the film where directors continuously asked her to “add more swagger.”
“It was so hard for me to do the K-pop music video,” Wu said. “Like I am sort of an, like most of my life I’m an awkward comic … I was like what swagger? Like where am I gonna find this swagger?”
Hsu shared that personally, she was most embarrassed about the scene where a body double was used to reveal a tattoo that her character, Kat, gets in the film. She was mainly worried what...
Wu and Hsu explained the scenes they were more embarrassed to perform on set. Wu detailed how she had to be a part of a K-pop music video in the film where directors continuously asked her to “add more swagger.”
“It was so hard for me to do the K-pop music video,” Wu said. “Like I am sort of an, like most of my life I’m an awkward comic … I was like what swagger? Like where am I gonna find this swagger?”
Hsu shared that personally, she was most embarrassed about the scene where a body double was used to reveal a tattoo that her character, Kat, gets in the film. She was mainly worried what...
- 7/12/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Indiana Jones’ reign atop the box office was short-lived. In its second weekend in theatres, the Disney release was usurped by another franchise fifth – “Insidious: The Red Door.” The horror film starring and directed by Patrick Wilson scared up $32.7 million in ticket sales from 3,188 theatres, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
It did better than the last installment, “Insidious: The Last Key,” from 2018 and is the most any PG-13 horror movie has earned in its debut in the past two years.
“Insidious 5” was not well reviewed — but modestly budgeted scary movies are often critic-proof when it comes to the box office. This Blumhouse-produced franchise starring Wilson and Rose Byrne began in 2011 under the direction of James Wan and has been responsible for over $570 million in global box office returns — and none of the films have cost more than $16 million to produce. Only the first movie received a “fresh” rating...
It did better than the last installment, “Insidious: The Last Key,” from 2018 and is the most any PG-13 horror movie has earned in its debut in the past two years.
“Insidious 5” was not well reviewed — but modestly budgeted scary movies are often critic-proof when it comes to the box office. This Blumhouse-produced franchise starring Wilson and Rose Byrne began in 2011 under the direction of James Wan and has been responsible for over $570 million in global box office returns — and none of the films have cost more than $16 million to produce. Only the first movie received a “fresh” rating...
- 7/10/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
It was quite a shocking weekend at the box office, as “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” lost first place to the fifth installment of a more recent franchise, “Insidious: The Red Door.” Read on for the weekend box office report.
Normally, a horror franchise like the “Insidious” movies might feel like old hat by the fifth installment, even when compared to a movie starring an 80–year-old Harrison Ford as one of his most popular film characters. “Insidious: The Red Door” marked the directorial debut by Patrick Wilson, who returned as his character from the original two movies, along with Ty Sympkins and Rose Byrne.
See 14 most anticipated movies for July include ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,’ ‘Barbie’ … [Photos]
Sony held onto reviews as long as humanly possibly, probably realizing that critics wouldn’t be kind with the movie only receiving a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews didn’t really matter,...
Normally, a horror franchise like the “Insidious” movies might feel like old hat by the fifth installment, even when compared to a movie starring an 80–year-old Harrison Ford as one of his most popular film characters. “Insidious: The Red Door” marked the directorial debut by Patrick Wilson, who returned as his character from the original two movies, along with Ty Sympkins and Rose Byrne.
See 14 most anticipated movies for July include ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,’ ‘Barbie’ … [Photos]
Sony held onto reviews as long as humanly possibly, probably realizing that critics wouldn’t be kind with the movie only receiving a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews didn’t really matter,...
- 7/9/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Big summer tentpoles continue to struggle at the domestic box office, where a horror pic took down Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Insidious: The Red Door opened to an estimated $32.7 million to win the July 7-9 weekend, beating out Indy 5, which fell to No. 2 in its sophomore outing with an estimated $26.5 million.
The Red Door overperformed despite weak reviews, scoring the second-best domestic opening of the series behind 2013’s Insidious: Chapter 2 ($40.3 million), not adjusted for inflation. Overseas, the movie also did frightfully well, grossing $31.4 million for a global bow of $64.1 million against a reported budget of just $16 million.
Heading into the weekend, prerelease tracking had suggested that the fifth and final Insidious installment, helmed by series star Patrick Wilson in his feature directorial debut, would earn $25 million or more. Screen Gems partnered with Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse on the horror pic, which reteams the original cast,...
Insidious: The Red Door opened to an estimated $32.7 million to win the July 7-9 weekend, beating out Indy 5, which fell to No. 2 in its sophomore outing with an estimated $26.5 million.
The Red Door overperformed despite weak reviews, scoring the second-best domestic opening of the series behind 2013’s Insidious: Chapter 2 ($40.3 million), not adjusted for inflation. Overseas, the movie also did frightfully well, grossing $31.4 million for a global bow of $64.1 million against a reported budget of just $16 million.
Heading into the weekend, prerelease tracking had suggested that the fifth and final Insidious installment, helmed by series star Patrick Wilson in his feature directorial debut, would earn $25 million or more. Screen Gems partnered with Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse on the horror pic, which reteams the original cast,...
- 7/9/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indiana Jones had a short-lived box office reign. Disney’s action-adventure “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” dropped to the No. 2 spot in its second weekend of release, earning $26.5 million from 4,600 North American theaters. It was dethroned by Sony’s horror-thriller “Insidious: The Red Door,” which beat expectations with its $32.6 million debut from 3,188 venues.
Ticket sales for “Indiana Jones,” the fifth and final installment to star Harrison Ford’s swashbuckling adventurer, declined by 56% from its $60 million opening weekend, continuing the theatrical misfortunes for the nearly $300 million-budgeted movie. “Dial of Destiny” added $31.8 million at the international box office, bringing worldwide ticket sales to $247.9 million. It has a long and winding journey to get out of the red, at least in its box office run.
The fifth “Insidious” movie cost just $16 million to make, so it’s already reaping big rewards in its box office run. That improves on the start of its predecessor,...
Ticket sales for “Indiana Jones,” the fifth and final installment to star Harrison Ford’s swashbuckling adventurer, declined by 56% from its $60 million opening weekend, continuing the theatrical misfortunes for the nearly $300 million-budgeted movie. “Dial of Destiny” added $31.8 million at the international box office, bringing worldwide ticket sales to $247.9 million. It has a long and winding journey to get out of the red, at least in its box office run.
The fifth “Insidious” movie cost just $16 million to make, so it’s already reaping big rewards in its box office run. That improves on the start of its predecessor,...
- 7/9/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Stephanie Hsu has revealed that a gay romance was cut from 'Joy Ride'.The 32-year-old actress stars alongside Sabrina Wu, Ashley Park and Sherry Cola in Adele Lim's comedy about a group of friends who go on a road trip across China to discover their birth mothers and revealed that a "whole gay track" between her character and Lolo - played by Sherry - ended up on the cutting room floor but teased that the idea could be saved for a potential sequel.She told Collider: "There's a whole gay track between Sherry's character and my character that kind of got edited and will be saved for the sequel. Sherry's livid about it."In the joint interview, Sabrina - who also stars alongside Ashley Park and Sabrina Wu in the movie - agreed that the idea of a romance did "need to happen" in a follow up before...
- 7/9/2023
- by Jordan Beck
- Bang Showbiz
Summer is in full swing, and even as Hollywood’s actors circle a July 12 strike deadline, A-listers are finding reasons to celebrate and keep things hopping. While pink is sure to become the color of the season with “Barbie”‘s July 9 premiere, Ashley Park and Stephanie Hsu took a “Joy Ride” into theaters this week, Netflix brought its top chefs to cook for Angelenos and Arnold Schwarzenegger looked to rule the world of coffee table books.
“Joy Ride” Los Angeles Premiere
Regency Village Theatre, Westwood
Stephanie Hsu was all smiles at the “Joy Ride” Los Angeles premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
Hitting the “Joy Ride” premiere was quite a jaunt for comedy lovers in L.A., as Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu brought some of her pals and costars to the center of Westwood for the fun. Joined by her fellow stars Ashley Park,...
“Joy Ride” Los Angeles Premiere
Regency Village Theatre, Westwood
Stephanie Hsu was all smiles at the “Joy Ride” Los Angeles premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
Hitting the “Joy Ride” premiere was quite a jaunt for comedy lovers in L.A., as Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu brought some of her pals and costars to the center of Westwood for the fun. Joined by her fellow stars Ashley Park,...
- 7/8/2023
- by Jenny Peters
- The Wrap
Indiana Jones has faced Nazis and aliens, snakes and the fury of an Old Testament God — but he has never faced the terrors of the Red Door.
Sony’s “Insidious: The Red Door,” the latest installment in the supernatural series, blew by expectations on its opening day with a $15.2 million gross from 3,188 venues — a figure that includes $5 million in Thursday previews. Horror entries usually face front-loaded weekend performances, but the Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse co-production has fired off with a commanding lead. It looks to land the top spot on domestic charts for the weekend, projecting a $31 million haul and toppling last week’s victor “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” in the process.
Ho-hum, it’s another unimpeachable box office success story for the horror genre. Studios and exhibitors are still having trouble fully bouncing back after the Covid pandemic shuttered business — this summer’s box...
Sony’s “Insidious: The Red Door,” the latest installment in the supernatural series, blew by expectations on its opening day with a $15.2 million gross from 3,188 venues — a figure that includes $5 million in Thursday previews. Horror entries usually face front-loaded weekend performances, but the Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse co-production has fired off with a commanding lead. It looks to land the top spot on domestic charts for the weekend, projecting a $31 million haul and toppling last week’s victor “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” in the process.
Ho-hum, it’s another unimpeachable box office success story for the horror genre. Studios and exhibitors are still having trouble fully bouncing back after the Covid pandemic shuttered business — this summer’s box...
- 7/8/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Insidious: The Red Door scared up a hefty $15 million-plus at the Friday box office — including $5 million in Thursday previews — for a projected $30 million to $33 million opening in North America. The horror pic should now have no trouble scaring off Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and winning the weekend.
Elsewhere, Lionsgate’s R-rated raunchy comedy Joy Ride is stalling in its domestic debut, while the conservative-leaning movie Sound of Freedom continues to set off fireworks after opening on July Fourth.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is falling to No. 2 in its second outing in more bad news for the big-budget tentpole. The pic, from Lucasfilm and Disney, looks to fall 58 percent or more to $25 million to $28 million. That’s the biggest decline of the series.
Insidious: The Red Door is overperforming despite bad reviews. Heading into the weekend, prerelease tracking had suggested that the fifth and final Insidious installment,...
Elsewhere, Lionsgate’s R-rated raunchy comedy Joy Ride is stalling in its domestic debut, while the conservative-leaning movie Sound of Freedom continues to set off fireworks after opening on July Fourth.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is falling to No. 2 in its second outing in more bad news for the big-budget tentpole. The pic, from Lucasfilm and Disney, looks to fall 58 percent or more to $25 million to $28 million. That’s the biggest decline of the series.
Insidious: The Red Door is overperforming despite bad reviews. Heading into the weekend, prerelease tracking had suggested that the fifth and final Insidious installment,...
- 7/8/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence.
It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.
In first-time director Adele Lim’s ebullient, chaotic, nothing’s-too-gross-if-it’s funny road comedy “Joy Ride,” that moment came for me when watching Ashley Park swallow a disgusting concoction in a drinking contest, pretending all’s fine as her insides erupt. Expert comic chops cannot be faked. Park had me from that guzzle (and cemented it later with her Gollum impression.
It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.
In first-time director Adele Lim’s ebullient, chaotic, nothing’s-too-gross-if-it’s funny road comedy “Joy Ride,” that moment came for me when watching Ashley Park swallow a disgusting concoction in a drinking contest, pretending all’s fine as her insides erupt. Expert comic chops cannot be faked. Park had me from that guzzle (and cemented it later with her Gollum impression.
- 7/7/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
“Joy Ride” opened to strong numbers at the box office from Thursday previews alone.
The R-rated comedy cleaned up with $1.1 million, with predictions for the film’s opening weekend in the $7 million to $9 million range, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Read More: ‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Has The Perfect Response To Critic Who Said The Movie ‘Targets White People’
It had tough competition with the third installment in the “Insidious” franchise, “The Red Door”, making $5 million in previews, and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, which earned around $5.2 million on Thursday.
The raunchy comedy from the producers of “Neighbors” and the co-screenwriter of “Crazy Rich Asians”, stars Joy Ride stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu as four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.
Read More: ‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Talks Working With Seth Rogen, Reveals Film’s Original Title
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The R-rated comedy cleaned up with $1.1 million, with predictions for the film’s opening weekend in the $7 million to $9 million range, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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It had tough competition with the third installment in the “Insidious” franchise, “The Red Door”, making $5 million in previews, and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”, which earned around $5.2 million on Thursday.
The raunchy comedy from the producers of “Neighbors” and the co-screenwriter of “Crazy Rich Asians”, stars Joy Ride stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu as four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.
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- 7/7/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Sabrina Wu, Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, and Stephanie Hsu in Joy Ride: Photo Credit Ed Araquel/Lionsgate Even though it’s a raunchy R-rated comedy, Joy Ride has nonetheless been getting great reviews, with many critics citing the movie’s heart as one of its strengths. When Joy Ride star Ashley Park read the script for the first time, she loved the balance between its crazy comedy and its emotional core, but she says she also really appreciated that the script was written by Asian women, for Asian women, and that really made a difference. (Click on the media bar below to hear Ashley Park) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ashley_Park_Joy_Ride_.mp3 Joy Ride is now playing in theaters.
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- 7/7/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
In Popsugar's series "In Our Queue," we're reviewing the buzziest new projects with a critical eye on what works - and what doesn't. This week, Victoria Edel is breaking down "Joy Ride."
Can one vacation be a total, life-destroying trainwreck, a drug-fueled party, and also the best thing that ever happened to you - all at the same time? That's pretty much what happens in "Joy Ride," the new friendship comedy starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu that hits theaters this weekend. In the film, Park's Audrey - a Chinese-American lawyer with white adoptive parents - heads to China on a business trip with her wild best friend Lola (Cola) in tow. But Lola intends to turn this trip into something much bigger for both of them, and she brings her cousin Deadeye (Wu) along for the ride. When they meet up with...
Can one vacation be a total, life-destroying trainwreck, a drug-fueled party, and also the best thing that ever happened to you - all at the same time? That's pretty much what happens in "Joy Ride," the new friendship comedy starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu that hits theaters this weekend. In the film, Park's Audrey - a Chinese-American lawyer with white adoptive parents - heads to China on a business trip with her wild best friend Lola (Cola) in tow. But Lola intends to turn this trip into something much bigger for both of them, and she brings her cousin Deadeye (Wu) along for the ride. When they meet up with...
- 7/7/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers for”Joy Ride”
The new comedy “Joy Ride” may be filled with many raunchy, R-rated scenes, but one emotional arc towards the end of the film includes a cameo that will make viewers grab their tissues.
In the film, Audrey (Ashley Park) travels to China to close a business deal. Her best friend Lolo (Sherry Colaa) encourages Audrey to contact her birth mother while there. While in China, Audrey makes a discovery that will change her life forever.
Turn back now if you don’t want to be spoiled.
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‘Joy Ride’ Review: A Hilarious but Heartfelt Buddy Film That Hits All the Right Notes
Audrey, Lolo and Lolo’s cousin Deadeye (Sabrina Wu) fly to China so Audrey can secure a deal on behalf of her law firm. While in China, they meet up with Kat (Stephanie Hsu), Audrey’s best friend from college.
The new comedy “Joy Ride” may be filled with many raunchy, R-rated scenes, but one emotional arc towards the end of the film includes a cameo that will make viewers grab their tissues.
In the film, Audrey (Ashley Park) travels to China to close a business deal. Her best friend Lolo (Sherry Colaa) encourages Audrey to contact her birth mother while there. While in China, Audrey makes a discovery that will change her life forever.
Turn back now if you don’t want to be spoiled.
Also Read:
‘Joy Ride’ Review: A Hilarious but Heartfelt Buddy Film That Hits All the Right Notes
Audrey, Lolo and Lolo’s cousin Deadeye (Sabrina Wu) fly to China so Audrey can secure a deal on behalf of her law firm. While in China, they meet up with Kat (Stephanie Hsu), Audrey’s best friend from college.
- 7/7/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
“What’s the worst that could happen?” has become cliche famous last words for a reason. That’s a lesson that four friends are about to learn in “Joy Ride,” the newest release from Lionsgate that hits movie theaters on Friday, July 7.
The movie centers on four Asian-American friends — played by Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu — as they travel through Asia in search of one of their gang’s birth mothers. Along the way, their experience becomes one of bonding, friendship, belonging, and no-holds-barred debauchery. It’s just a road trip, what could possibly go wrong??
The film is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, gathering a 92% rating. Critics point out there’s plenty of base humor in the film, but it’s balanced with a surprisingly earnest emotional story that will leave viewers cry-laughing all the way home.
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The movie centers on four Asian-American friends — played by Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu — as they travel through Asia in search of one of their gang’s birth mothers. Along the way, their experience becomes one of bonding, friendship, belonging, and no-holds-barred debauchery. It’s just a road trip, what could possibly go wrong??
The film is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, gathering a 92% rating. Critics point out there’s plenty of base humor in the film, but it’s balanced with a surprisingly earnest emotional story that will leave viewers cry-laughing all the way home.
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- 7/7/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Sony’s “Insidious: The Red Door” scared up $5 million in Thursday night screenings, a strong start for the moderately-priced horror flick. It was also nearly enough to displace “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which made $5.2 million on the same day. Indy may still top the box office in its second weekend of release, but “Insidious: The Red Door” is proving to be more competitive than some thought. The latest installment in the long-running horror franchise is expected to net $25 million during its debut weekend.
The weekend’s other major new release, Lionsgate and Point Grey’s “Joy Ride,” earned $1.1 million in Thursday previews. The R-rated comedy is expected to generate between $7 million to $9 million in its debut. “Joy Ride” is the feature directing debut of “Crazy Rich Asians” co-screenwriter Adele Lim. It’s the story of four friends who embark on a trip to help one member of...
The weekend’s other major new release, Lionsgate and Point Grey’s “Joy Ride,” earned $1.1 million in Thursday previews. The R-rated comedy is expected to generate between $7 million to $9 million in its debut. “Joy Ride” is the feature directing debut of “Crazy Rich Asians” co-screenwriter Adele Lim. It’s the story of four friends who embark on a trip to help one member of...
- 7/7/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
All eyes on how Harrison Ford’s final outing in the role holds up.
Horror title Insidious: The Red Door from Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse earned a franchise best $5m in Thursday previews through Sony Pictures.
The final instalment in the saga of the Lambert family and the sinister realm known as The Further reunites the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor. Wilson makes his feature directorial debut.
The most recent entry in the series, Insidious: The Last Key, opened on $29.5m in January 2018 and finished just shy of $70m. The highest...
Horror title Insidious: The Red Door from Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse earned a franchise best $5m in Thursday previews through Sony Pictures.
The final instalment in the saga of the Lambert family and the sinister realm known as The Further reunites the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor. Wilson makes his feature directorial debut.
The most recent entry in the series, Insidious: The Last Key, opened on $29.5m in January 2018 and finished just shy of $70m. The highest...
- 7/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
All eyes on how Harrison Ford’s final outing in the role holds up.
Horror title Insidious: The Red Door from Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse earned a franchise best $5m in Thursday previews through Sony Pictures.
The final instalment in the saga of the Lambert family and the sinister realm known as The Further reunites the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor. Wilson makes his feature directorial debut.
The most recent entry in the series, Insidious: The Last Key, opened on $29.5m in January 2018 and finished just shy of $70m. The highest...
Horror title Insidious: The Red Door from Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films and Blumhouse earned a franchise best $5m in Thursday previews through Sony Pictures.
The final instalment in the saga of the Lambert family and the sinister realm known as The Further reunites the original cast of Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor. Wilson makes his feature directorial debut.
The most recent entry in the series, Insidious: The Last Key, opened on $29.5m in January 2018 and finished just shy of $70m. The highest...
- 7/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Raunch-coms live or die by their ability to make you go “Oh my god!” or “Ewwww!” or do a spit-take that spews popcorn over whoever is unlucky enough to be sitting in front of you. So you can give it up for Joy Ride, director Adele Lim’s variation on the road-trip-gone-awry story that doesn’t skimp on the holy-shit moments, or gags that actually make you gag a little bit. We don’t want to spoil anything for viewers, so let’s say that there could be bags of...
- 7/7/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Image Source: Jonny Marlow / Photo Illustration by Aly Lim
Diversity does not equal representation, an unfortunate truth many Asian and Asian American actors in Hollywood have grappled with for decades. When Sherry Cola realized she'd been cast as a lead actor in "Joy Ride," which hit theaters on July 7, the mental shift required to process the reality of the situation was jarring.
"There was a moment where Ashley [Park] and I had a really long day, and the two of us were in the van, going back to our hotel, and we were so tired because it'd been like 12 hours of filming this incredible, rare film," Cola tells Popsugar. "And I tell Ashley, 'Wow, everything we've filmed so far is important, like every scene is a big scene.' I was just in shock, reflecting, and she looks at me and says, 'I guess this is what it's like to be a lead.
Diversity does not equal representation, an unfortunate truth many Asian and Asian American actors in Hollywood have grappled with for decades. When Sherry Cola realized she'd been cast as a lead actor in "Joy Ride," which hit theaters on July 7, the mental shift required to process the reality of the situation was jarring.
"There was a moment where Ashley [Park] and I had a really long day, and the two of us were in the van, going back to our hotel, and we were so tired because it'd been like 12 hours of filming this incredible, rare film," Cola tells Popsugar. "And I tell Ashley, 'Wow, everything we've filmed so far is important, like every scene is a big scene.' I was just in shock, reflecting, and she looks at me and says, 'I guess this is what it's like to be a lead.
- 7/7/2023
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
“Joy Ride,” the raunchy girl’s trip comedy starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu opens this week.
It’s the first studio movie to feature a predominantly Asian cast since Marvel’s “Shang-Chi: The Legend of the 10 Rings” in 2021, and the first since “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018 to feature Asian female leads.
In the film, lawyer Audrey Sullivan (Park) is tasked with securing a business deal in China. She brings along her childhood friend Lolo (Cola) as her translator, as Audrey was adopted by white parents. They’re joined by Deadeye (Wu), Lolo cousin. While in China, they meet up with Audrey’s college roommate Kat, a successful actress. Lolo encourages Ashley to search for her birth mother, and hijinks — with an emphasis on “high” — ensue.
When did “Joy Ride” premiere and when is its release date?
“Joy Ride” premiered at SXSW on March 17, 2023. It opens...
It’s the first studio movie to feature a predominantly Asian cast since Marvel’s “Shang-Chi: The Legend of the 10 Rings” in 2021, and the first since “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018 to feature Asian female leads.
In the film, lawyer Audrey Sullivan (Park) is tasked with securing a business deal in China. She brings along her childhood friend Lolo (Cola) as her translator, as Audrey was adopted by white parents. They’re joined by Deadeye (Wu), Lolo cousin. While in China, they meet up with Audrey’s college roommate Kat, a successful actress. Lolo encourages Ashley to search for her birth mother, and hijinks — with an emphasis on “high” — ensue.
When did “Joy Ride” premiere and when is its release date?
“Joy Ride” premiered at SXSW on March 17, 2023. It opens...
- 7/7/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The criticism around “Joy Ride” has swerved in an unexpected direction.
The Aapi-led R-rated comedy, which stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu as pals who set out on a wild and raucous trip through China, is executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “Joy Ride” debuted at SXSW earlier this year, but first-time director Adele Lim is only now having to field racist criticisms of the film, as it hits wide release this week.
On Wednesday, Lim retweeted a tweet from film critic Jackson Murphy (aka Lights Camera Jackson) in which Murphy wrote that the film is “embarrassing and incredibly unpleasant” while also alleging that the comedy “objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her retweet response, Lim wrote, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a t-shirt” followed by a series of prayer hands and crying-laughing face emojis.
Per the film’s official synopsis,...
The Aapi-led R-rated comedy, which stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu as pals who set out on a wild and raucous trip through China, is executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “Joy Ride” debuted at SXSW earlier this year, but first-time director Adele Lim is only now having to field racist criticisms of the film, as it hits wide release this week.
On Wednesday, Lim retweeted a tweet from film critic Jackson Murphy (aka Lights Camera Jackson) in which Murphy wrote that the film is “embarrassing and incredibly unpleasant” while also alleging that the comedy “objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her retweet response, Lim wrote, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a t-shirt” followed by a series of prayer hands and crying-laughing face emojis.
Per the film’s official synopsis,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The new movie Joy Ride, a riotously funny comedy about a group of four Asian-American pals — Audrey (Ashley Park of Emily in Paris), Kat (Stephanie Hsu, Oscar-nominated star of Everything Everywhere All at Once), Lolo (Sherry Cola), and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu) — who head to China to try to help Audrey close a business deal (and find her birth mother), was originally titled Joy Fuck Club. It served as a recognition of those that came before them in the Asian cinema canon, but also a reminder of just how gleefully chaotic this road-trip adventure is.
- 7/6/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
After a dearth of R-rated big screen hijinks, the industry bets again on films like No Hard Feelings and Joy Ride to lure crowds
Joy Ride, in theaters this Friday, is not for the modest. The R-rated road trip movie, from the director Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians), follows four friends, played by Ashley Park, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola and the Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (from Everything Everywhere All at Once), on a weeklong romp through China that is deliriously deranged and unapologetically lascivious. There’s a moving plot about searching for one’s identity after a life in white America and a pointed subversion of the trope of meek Asian women. But Joy Ride is primarily crass and vigorous, viscerally horny comedy, pulling from such R-rated touchstones as The Hangover, Bridesmaids and Girls Trip – binge drinking and vomit, copious references to several orifices, cartoonish clouds of cocaine, a raucous...
Joy Ride, in theaters this Friday, is not for the modest. The R-rated road trip movie, from the director Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians), follows four friends, played by Ashley Park, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola and the Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (from Everything Everywhere All at Once), on a weeklong romp through China that is deliriously deranged and unapologetically lascivious. There’s a moving plot about searching for one’s identity after a life in white America and a pointed subversion of the trope of meek Asian women. But Joy Ride is primarily crass and vigorous, viscerally horny comedy, pulling from such R-rated touchstones as The Hangover, Bridesmaids and Girls Trip – binge drinking and vomit, copious references to several orifices, cartoonish clouds of cocaine, a raucous...
- 7/6/2023
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
From left: Sabrina Wu, Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola in Joy RidePhoto: Lionsgate
Comedies with strong studio backing are something of a rarity in theaters these days, which makes Joy Ride one of the funniest theatrical offerings in recent memory, almost by default. This is not to damn debut...
Comedies with strong studio backing are something of a rarity in theaters these days, which makes Joy Ride one of the funniest theatrical offerings in recent memory, almost by default. This is not to damn debut...
- 7/6/2023
- by Leigh Monson
- avclub.com
Joy Ride director Adele Lim is addressing a social media reaction to her Lionsgate film ahead of its theatrical release later this month.
Lim took to Twitter on Tuesday to weigh in about an unfavorable assessment from Jackson Murphy, whose Twitter bio describes himself as a film critic for 99.5 The River, an iHeartRadio station based in Albany, New York. Murphy’s tweet criticized the feature as “embarrassing” and “incredibly unpleasant,” along with adding about the movie: “Objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her response, Lim, who is making her directorial debut following writing credits on such films as Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon, posted, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a tshirt.”
Joy Ride, which hits theaters July 7, centers on a woman traveling across China to find her birth mother and was written by Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao. The R-rated comedy premiered...
Lim took to Twitter on Tuesday to weigh in about an unfavorable assessment from Jackson Murphy, whose Twitter bio describes himself as a film critic for 99.5 The River, an iHeartRadio station based in Albany, New York. Murphy’s tweet criticized the feature as “embarrassing” and “incredibly unpleasant,” along with adding about the movie: “Objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her response, Lim, who is making her directorial debut following writing credits on such films as Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon, posted, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a tshirt.”
Joy Ride, which hits theaters July 7, centers on a woman traveling across China to find her birth mother and was written by Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao. The R-rated comedy premiered...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The underperformance of “Bros” this past fall has seemingly stoked a passion to reclaim the R-rated comedy’s place at the movies. “Joy Ride” is one of four rescue efforts being deployed this summer. Originally titled “The Joy F**k Club” – a wink at the 1993 benchmark for Asian American representation in mainstream film that it clearly aims to stand alongside – Adele Lim’s directorial debut, produced by “Superbad” writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, follows a mismatched quartet on their comically hazardous trip east.
Audrey (Ashley Park), adopted from China by white parents (David Denman and Annie Mumolo), has always experienced trouble belonging, even as a stellar student and now successful lawyer on the cusp of making partner. Aimless but effortlessly self-possessed, her best friend Lolo (Sherry Cola) is the opposite. Inseparable ever since a childhood skirmish with a playground bully, the two travel to China for a business deal...
Audrey (Ashley Park), adopted from China by white parents (David Denman and Annie Mumolo), has always experienced trouble belonging, even as a stellar student and now successful lawyer on the cusp of making partner. Aimless but effortlessly self-possessed, her best friend Lolo (Sherry Cola) is the opposite. Inseparable ever since a childhood skirmish with a playground bully, the two travel to China for a business deal...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
The Los Angeles premiere of “Natty Knocks” was held June 30, 2023 at the Harmony Gold Theater in Hollywood. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to interview stars Robert Englund, Charlotte Fountain-Jardim, Thomas Robie, Noen Perez, Channah Zeitung, Anuschka van Lent and Joey Bothwell, as well as director David H. Little. Check out the exclusive red carpet interviews above!
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“Natty Knocks” stars Fountain-Jardim as a small-town babysitter struggling to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve. From the legendary horror director, Dwight H. Little (“Halloween 4”), writer Benjamin Olson and producers Jason James Richter and Sandy Little comes this independent film from Vertical Entertainment also starring Bill Moseley and Danielle Harris. “Natty Knocks” will be released theatrically on July 21, 2023.
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“Natty Knocks” stars Fountain-Jardim as a small-town babysitter struggling to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve. From the legendary horror director, Dwight H. Little (“Halloween 4”), writer Benjamin Olson and producers Jason James Richter and Sandy Little comes this independent film from Vertical Entertainment also starring Bill Moseley and Danielle Harris. “Natty Knocks” will be released theatrically on July 21, 2023.
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- 7/5/2023
- by Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
July 2023 launched with a fairly disappointing weekend ahead of the 4th of July, and this weekend, three new movies – one a sequel, the other two original – take on the second weekend of Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
Even with three new films in wide release this weekend, it doesn’t feel like any of them have the strength to really make much of an impact against Indy, so we probably can expect “Indiana Jones” to win a second weekend with between $24 and 26 million.
As far as the new entries, we first have “Insidious: The Red Door,” the fifth movie in the horror franchise launched by James Wan and Leigh Whannell 13 years ago, starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins. All three are back for “The Red Door” with Wilson making his directorial debut for a...
Even with three new films in wide release this weekend, it doesn’t feel like any of them have the strength to really make much of an impact against Indy, so we probably can expect “Indiana Jones” to win a second weekend with between $24 and 26 million.
As far as the new entries, we first have “Insidious: The Red Door,” the fifth movie in the horror franchise launched by James Wan and Leigh Whannell 13 years ago, starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins. All three are back for “The Red Door” with Wilson making his directorial debut for a...
- 7/5/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Comedy fans are anxiously awaiting the premiere of “Joy Ride”, the hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centring on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure, starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu.
Director Adele Lim spoke with Et Canada’s Keshia Chanté about the new film, revealing there were a few scenes that didn’t make the film’s final cut.
Read More: ‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Talks Working With Seth Rogen, Reveals Film’s Original Title
“I think, to everyone’s credit, we used almost every single one of our scenes. There are there are three scenes I can think of that didn’t make the cut — two because they were too crazy and too raunchy,” she said.
“And if, you know, if you watch a movie, you’re like, what could those scenes be? It’s a lot.
Director Adele Lim spoke with Et Canada’s Keshia Chanté about the new film, revealing there were a few scenes that didn’t make the film’s final cut.
Read More: ‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Talks Working With Seth Rogen, Reveals Film’s Original Title
“I think, to everyone’s credit, we used almost every single one of our scenes. There are there are three scenes I can think of that didn’t make the cut — two because they were too crazy and too raunchy,” she said.
“And if, you know, if you watch a movie, you’re like, what could those scenes be? It’s a lot.
- 7/5/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new “hard-r-rated” comedy “Joy Ride,” featuring Stephanie Park (“Emily in Paris”) and the recently Oscar nominated Stephanie Hsu of Best Picture “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” In theaters on Friday July 7th.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Audrey (Ashley Park) is the adopted daughter of American parents, whose best friend growing up is Lolo (Sherry Cola). Audrey is a big time lawyer, and has to close a deal in Beijing, China, with party guy client Mr. Chao (Ronny Chieng). Lolo comes with her, but she adds to the trip her cousin nicknamed Dead Eye (Sabrina Wu). Once in China they meet up with Audrey’s college bestie Kat (Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu), and the gang starts their in-country misadventures.
”Joy Ride” is in theaters beginning July 7th. Featuring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu and Ronny Chieng, Screenplay by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Audrey (Ashley Park) is the adopted daughter of American parents, whose best friend growing up is Lolo (Sherry Cola). Audrey is a big time lawyer, and has to close a deal in Beijing, China, with party guy client Mr. Chao (Ronny Chieng). Lolo comes with her, but she adds to the trip her cousin nicknamed Dead Eye (Sabrina Wu). Once in China they meet up with Audrey’s college bestie Kat (Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu), and the gang starts their in-country misadventures.
”Joy Ride” is in theaters beginning July 7th. Featuring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu and Ronny Chieng, Screenplay by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
- 7/4/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Stephanie Hsu as Kat, Sabrina Wu as Deadeye, Ashley Park as Audrey, and Sherry Cola as Lolo in Joy Ride. Photo Credit: Ed Araquel If you go to see producer Seth Rogen’s new movie, Joy Ride, you won’t find actor Seth Rogen on the screen. He took a strictly behind-the-scenes role on the film, the directorial debut of Crazy Rich Asians writer Adele Lim. But the raunchy humor in the film — which sees a group of Asian-American women embarking on a wild road trip across China — wouldn’t feel out of place in the films Rogen made with his mentor, Judd Apatow. And, as a producer, Rogen says that was exactly the kind of film he and producing partner Evan Goldberg wanted to make. (Click on the media bar below to hear Seth Rogen) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Seth_Rogen_Joy_ride_.mp3
Joy Ride opens in theaters on Friday.
Joy Ride opens in theaters on Friday.
- 7/3/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Sabrina Wu as Deadeye, Ashley Park as Audrey, Sherry Cola as Lolo, and Stephanie Hsu as Kat in ‘Joy Ride’ (Photo Credit: Ed Araquel)
Someone didn’t get the memo. A 10-year-old-ish boy sat down with his mom in my row at the press/word-of-mouth screening, and it took maybe five minutes before the woman sitting next to the mom filled her in on Joy Ride. I watched as she hit up Rotten Tomatoes for more info, watched the trailer, and then did right by her son – nearly sprinting out of the theater with 15 minutes to spare before the screening started.
Once Joy Ride began, the raunchy, wild and crazy, completely unfiltered hard R-rated comedy confirmed the mom’s decision was spot on. For the rest of us adults in the theater, what followed the opening minutes also confirmed Joy Ride is the best R-rated female-led comedy – and one of...
Someone didn’t get the memo. A 10-year-old-ish boy sat down with his mom in my row at the press/word-of-mouth screening, and it took maybe five minutes before the woman sitting next to the mom filled her in on Joy Ride. I watched as she hit up Rotten Tomatoes for more info, watched the trailer, and then did right by her son – nearly sprinting out of the theater with 15 minutes to spare before the screening started.
Once Joy Ride began, the raunchy, wild and crazy, completely unfiltered hard R-rated comedy confirmed the mom’s decision was spot on. For the rest of us adults in the theater, what followed the opening minutes also confirmed Joy Ride is the best R-rated female-led comedy – and one of...
- 7/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Joy Ride director Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians, Raya And The Last Dragon) wrote for network shows most of her career, and for her directorial film debut, she went all out raunchy for her comedy starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The writer-turned-director says she felt complete freedom to make the R-rated movie she wanted to make without interference from the studio. ...
- 7/3/2023
- by luperhaas@cinemovie.tv (Lupe R Haas)
- CineMovie
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for The Afterparty, Joy Ride and They Cloned Tyrone.
Joy Ride premiere
Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu joined director Adele Lim, co-writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, and producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Hsiao, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Adele Lim and Ashley Park Josh Fagen, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weave
The Out-Laws premiere
Netflix hosted a special screening of its new comedy in Los Angeles on Monday, with stars Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Michael Rooker, Blake Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, Lil Rel Howery, Laci Mosley and producer Adam Sandler.
Adam DeVine, Nina Dobrev and Pierce Brosnan Adam DeVine and Adam...
Joy Ride premiere
Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu joined director Adele Lim, co-writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, and producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Hsiao, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Adele Lim and Ashley Park Josh Fagen, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weave
The Out-Laws premiere
Netflix hosted a special screening of its new comedy in Los Angeles on Monday, with stars Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Michael Rooker, Blake Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, Lil Rel Howery, Laci Mosley and producer Adam Sandler.
Adam DeVine, Nina Dobrev and Pierce Brosnan Adam DeVine and Adam...
- 6/30/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Summer has traditionally been a time for television to take a little break while everyone enjoys a little outdoor time (and maybe heads to the movies), but that’s hardly the case this year. This July is short on splashy debuts but long on old favorites on everything from Prime Video to Hulu and beyond.
You’ll find a few of the more unexpected releases (both theatrical and on your TV screen) below,...
Summer has traditionally been a time for television to take a little break while everyone enjoys a little outdoor time (and maybe heads to the movies), but that’s hardly the case this year. This July is short on splashy debuts but long on old favorites on everything from Prime Video to Hulu and beyond.
You’ll find a few of the more unexpected releases (both theatrical and on your TV screen) below,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
The tone of Crazy Rich Asians co-screenwriter Adele Lim’s directorial debut, Joy Ride, is more accurately conveyed by its working title, The Joy Fuck Club. The film falls squarely in the recent tradition of “women behaving badly” comedies like Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids and Malcolm D. Lee’s Girls Trip, with a handful of gut-busting, outrageous comic set pieces that push the boundaries of good taste. But alongside all the coke-fueled, outlandish sexual escapades and vagina tattoo jokes that allow Joy Ride’s four leads to smash the stereotype of the quiet, submissive Asian woman, we also get a heartfelt, if sometimes clunky, tale of cultural heritage and belonging that heads in surprising, and surprisingly complicated, directions.
The film initially follows Audrey (Ashley Park) and Lolo (Sherry Cola), childhood best friends who were also the only two Asian kids in White Falls, Washington. An early flashback neatly establishes their...
The film initially follows Audrey (Ashley Park) and Lolo (Sherry Cola), childhood best friends who were also the only two Asian kids in White Falls, Washington. An early flashback neatly establishes their...
- 6/30/2023
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
On June 26, 2023, a lively red carpet, screening, and Asian-American inspired reception was held for “Joy Ride” at Regency Village Theatre Westwood in Los Angeles. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the carpet with stars Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, David Denman, Baron Davis, Debbie Fan, Lori Tan Chinn, Rohain Arora and Victor Lau, as well as director/writer/producer Adele Lim and film editor Nena Erb. Check out the exclusive red carpet interviews above!
See ‘Eeaao’ star Stephanie Hsu gets raunchy in ‘Joy Ride’ trailer
From the producers of “Neighbors” and the co-screenwriter of “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Joy Ride” stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Cola), her irreverent,...
See ‘Eeaao’ star Stephanie Hsu gets raunchy in ‘Joy Ride’ trailer
From the producers of “Neighbors” and the co-screenwriter of “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Joy Ride” stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Cola), her irreverent,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
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