Morecasting news.... Rapper/actress Awkwafina joins the likes of Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan and Michelle Yeoh in Warner Bros' adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestselling novel. Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel Chu, an American-born Chinese economics professor who travels to her boyfriend Nick's hometown of Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to discover that Nick is heir to a massive fortune, he's perhaps he most eligible bachelor in Asia, and every single woman in his ultra-rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down.Awkwafina will play Peik Lin, Rachel's college friend.According to, the film's ensemble also includes Chris Pang (), Sonoya Mizuno (), Jing Lusi (Stan Lee's) and Ronny Chieng (), as well as a number of Singaporean actors in supporting roles, including Pierre Png, Fiona Xie and Tan Kheng Hua.Directed by Jon M. Chu, from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, the film has started shooting on location in Singapore and Malaysia. Kwan is serving as executive producer.Awkwafina, aka Nora Lum, is best known as a rapper, but she's been rapidly building up her acting career, with roles inand the upcoming, an all-female spinoff ofMore here: Filming Commences on "Crazy Rich Asians"