"To All Boys I've Loved" Star Lana Condor on Bringing More Diversity on Movies.

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Based on the 2014 novel of the same name, the film tells the story of Lara Jean Covey ( Lana Condor), a meek high school student whose life gets turned upside-down when she finds out the five love letters she’s written and kept stashed away have inadvertently been mailed out.

 

Casting Condor as the lead was an easy choice for Johnson, especially as she and author Jenny Han insisted the role be filled by an Asian-American (keeping true to the book). “When you see the film, you’ll know just as quickly as I did,†shared Johnson, “She’s so beautiful, smart, effervescent, and kind. I thought she had a line into Lara Jean’s psyche that no one else did.â€

 

Seeing characters brought to life on the big screen is many authors’ dream, and for Han, it was no different. “It was very surreal,†she said. “To write a book and then be on set and see all these people working to make my story come to life was a big honor.â€

 

 

With the recent release of “Crazy Rich Asians†(the first studio film in 25 years to feature an all Asian-American cast), Condor revealed that she rarely felt represented growing up. “It got to the point where there was so little representation,†she said. “I just thought it was normal. My whole reason for doing this is so girls who look like me feel seen.â€

 

 

Hawaiian-born Parrish agreed. “It’s time, that’s all I have to say. Let’s keep on going, more diversity, all of it. I’m so happy to represent the community.â€

 

 

 

Read more: https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-lana-condor-diversity-1202908675/

 

 

 

 

POC and Asian Presentation are winning this year  

[Mingming 'Beto' Carlson]

You mean every POC except full blooded Asian American Men are winning.

[STORM BLOOM]

You mean every POC except full blooded Asian American Men are winning.

 

[Your Juan and only]

You mean every POC except full blooded Asian American Men are winning.

How they are more Asian Male actors getting roles than female actresses. The fact only now we've seen two female Asain actresses finally have lead roles in film shows the lack of them