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Shirley Chen To Topline Amy Wang’s Satirical Drama ‘Slanted’; McKenna Grace, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Among Others Set
Satirical drama 'Slanted' has cast Shirley Chen, McKenna Grace, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Amelie Zilber, Vivian Wu and Fang Du, with Amy Wang to direct.
Slanted centers on Joan Huang (Chen), a desperate to fit in, insecure Chinese American teenager who undergoes experimental trans-racial surgery to become white and secure her chances of being named Prom Queen and winning the acceptance of her peers. Soon to be seen starring in Sean Wang’s acclaimed coming-of-age pic Dìdi, which won multiple awards in its Sundance debut and is slated for release by Focus on July 26, Slanted ‘s lead Chen has previously been seen in the 20th/Hulu comedy Quiz Lady, as well as such series as The Resident, Speechless and Parenthood. Most recently tapped to pen a sequel to the pop culture phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians for Warner Bros and Color Force, Wang was a producer on the Michelle Yeoh starrer The Brothers Sun from Brad Falchuk and Netflix, staffing prior to that as a writer on the limited series From Scratch from Netflix/Hello Sunshine.
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