A sequel for the groundbreaking Crazy Rich Asians is already in development, which is no surprise given the critical acclaim and the movie's tremendous US box office success.

There is no shortage of source material, with Kevin Kwan's original book enjoying two sequels. And Simu Liu, who stars in Kim's Convenience, has expressed interest in playing one character in particular in any potential follow-up film.

The actor told Digital Spy that he auditioned for the first movie multiple times, including for the lead male character Nick Young (which eventually went to Henry Golding).

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While he was not successful, he sees Carlton Bao as a potentially better fit. In the book China Rich Girlfriend, Carlton is introduced as Rachel Chu's (Constance Wu) troublesome half-brother.

"I auditioned for the original about four times, so I think there was some definite interest," Simu said. "But at the end of the day, when I watched the characters on screen, I understand where they went with it. A lot of the characters have an older feel, I read a little bit younger at the time.

"What's really interesting to me about Carlton is that he's a bit younger and he's got a bit of a wild streak to him. I hope I'm going to get a chance to read for that role, and I certainly will be ready for it."

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Simu revealed that he had also auditioned for Nick's childhood best friend Colin Khoo and Astrid's husband Michael Teo.

In addition to Kim's Convenience, Simu has kept himself incredibly busy. He recently starred in Wong Fu Productions' web series Yappie, notable for telling stories related to Asian American issues, and wrote, produced, and starred with Tina Jung in the heartbreaking short Meeting Mommy.

Yappie creator Philip Wang previously told Digital Spy that he would love to do a second season if possible, and Simu said that he would definitely be interested.

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"Yappie is tremendously fun to shoot," Simu said. "I think we were able to touch on just a lot of topics and show a very authentic experience of what it means to be Asian American in today's society, and it's all part of this movement of these voices that have not been heard, that are now getting out.

"I think [Philip]'s debating right now between whether or not to have a second go, a second season of Yappie. I'm 100% on board for him, and hopefully it happens."

Meanwhile, Meeting Mommy enjoyed a NBCUniversal Short Film Festival nomination last month. It centres on a young girl who discovers on her sixth birthday why she can only see her mother once a year.

You can watch the emotional short below:

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"We wanted to show love persevering in an unlikely situation, and I think we can agree that there's nothing stronger than a mother's love for a child," Simu said. "I wanted to explore a way in which a mother's love for her child transcended even death.

"Tina and I were super-excited writing it," Simu said. "Every step of the way, we would find ourselves in puddles and puddles of tears.

"Even when we watch it today – we've screened it maybe a half-dozen times at festivals all around the continent – it still gets us. And it's not because we're very self-congratulatory, watching ourselves! But I really think there's something special about that story."

Simu touched on the difficulty of making it as an actor of Asian descent, and offered advice to anybody who was looking to a career in acting.

"If I was to give any advice to actors starting out – specifically Asian American, Asian Canadian, Asian British actors – it would be that you can't necessarily wait for the perfect role to drop into your lap, and that sometimes you have to create the opportunities for yourself," he said.

"That was something that I knew intrinsically from the beginning when I started out as an actor. I didn't have the luxury of simply just saying that I was going to be an actor, sitting there and waiting for an audition, waiting for the phone to ring, waiting for my agent to call.

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"It was always going to be a battle, and I was always going to have to do twice the amount of work to get the same amount of credit, but I was always ready to fight it.

"And in order for us to continue to make the progress we've been making, that's something that we have to do."

Kim's Convenience seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch on Netflix internationally.

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