Kelvin Yu, who adapted Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel, American Born Chinese, for Disney+, said Yang’s characters belong with the other legends in the Disney pantheon. That includes Disney’s own pr…
has wanted to adapt Yang’s graphic novel since it was published in 2006. Yang had reservations about characters being taken out of context in a negative way but Yu’s take won Yang over., the Monkey King is living in modern day with a teenage son in high school.
“It’s been 3000 years,” Wu said. “He’s got this son who’s come down to earth on this mission and is screwing things up. Yes, my son is making mistakes like I did when I was a kid. Do I let him and let him learn from that?”Journey to the West“Everyone felt awkward in high school,” Wu said. “Everyone was trying to figure out who they were as a teenager.”has all the goddesses, demons and Kung Fu of Yang’s graphic novel.
also stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Juan and Stephanie Hsu. Destin Daniel Cretton and Lucy Liu direct episodes.Deadline Contenders Television
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