| The Great Wall of Lucy Wu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jon M. Chu |
| Screenplay by | Gabe Frost |
| Based on | The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang |
| Produced by | Gabe Frost Arry Frost Roy Lee Dan Lin |
| Starring | Kai Zen Rosalie Chiang Sandra Oh Randall Park Ben Wang Lisa Lu |
| Cinematography | Alice Brooks |
| Edited by | Myron Kerstein |
| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
| Production companies | New Line Cinema Walden Media New Eden Pictures Rideback Vertigo Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | May 5, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Mandarin |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $49.2 million |
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is a 2023 American comedy-drama film based on the 2011 novel of the same name. It was directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Gabe Frost. The film focuses on eleven-year-old Lucy Wu, a Chinese-American, who has to share a room with her aunt, and her school year begins falling apart.
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu was released on May 5, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $49.2 million worldwide.
Premise[]
Lucy Wu, an aspiring basketball player and sixth-grader, has high hopes for the school year to be her best yet. Her sister, Regina, will be going to college soon and she'll have an entire room all to herself. But all those dreams fall apart when her grandmother's sister, Yi Po, will be staying over for the next several months. And even worse, Lucy has to deal with a girl who tries to scare her off the basketball team and pick up with the know-it-all kid Talent. Is Lucy's year ruined? Or can it still be achieved?
Cast[]
- Kai Zen as Lucy Wu
- Rosalie Chiang as Regina Wu
- Sandra Oh as Mrs. Wu
- Randall Park as Mr. Wu
- Ben Wang as Kenny Wu
- Lisa Lu as Yi Po
Production[]
On September 6, 2021, it was announced that New Line Cinema had acquired the film rights to the novel The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, with Jon M. Chu set to direct and Gabe Frost to write the screenplay. Arry Frost, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin joined the film as producers. Michelle Yeoh served as an executive producer.
Kai Zen joined the cast as Lucy on February 4, 2022, followed by Randall Park and Lisa Lu as Mr. Wu and Yi Po on February 27, respectively. In April, Rosalie Chiang and Sandra Oh, both of whom worked on Turning Red, joined the cast.
Release[]
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 5, 2023.