In spite of Anna May Wong’s storied career filled with groundbreaking firsts—first Asian American movie star, first Asian American to lead a television show, first Asian American to appear on U.S. currency—the “what ifs” still linger. What if the Motion Picture Production Code hadn’t banned her from playing women who fall in love with white romantic leads? What if Josef von Sternberg or Irving Thalberg or Frank Capra had identified and nurtured her talent? What if she had abandoned Hollywood for good and stayed in Europe for the rest of her life? And the biggest what if of them all: What if MGM had cast her as O-lan in 1937’s “The Good Earth”? With the advent of AI image generators, it occurred to me that I could retroactively put Anna May Wong into any movie my heart desired. Here, I’ve reimagined what “The Good Earth” could have looked like with Anna May playing O-lan. These images, even with the weird errors and visual artifacts introduced by AI (extra fingers, unwanted lines, objects that look familiar but are slightly off), are strangely satisfying to me, as if the picture itself has the power to right ancient wrongs. Over the next few months, I’ll be releasing more images like these that imagine Anna May in classic and popular Hollywood films. I’m calling the series #StarringAnnaMayWong, in homage to @its_willyu’s genius viral campaign #StarringJohnCho, in which he photoshopped actor John Cho’s face into leading male roles on movie posters. I’m no photoshop expert, but I’ve gotten good enough at using @mid.journey to let my imagination run wild. I hope you enjoy the series! What film would you like to see Anna May Wong appear in next? #annamaywong #notyourchinadoll #annamaywongtribute #annamaywongbook #thiswashollywood #oldhollywood #oldhollywoodglamour #oldhollywoodstars #oldhollywoodactress #asianamerican #chineseamerican #asianamericanwomen #asianamericanhistory #thegoodearth #midjourney #midjourneyart #ai #aiart #aiphotography #digitalart
Me?? 🥸 On Netflix?? @verachowdesigns put my #StarringJohnCho art in The Brothers Sun and its soooooo fun 👹 watch it NOW!!! tysm Vera & @its_willyu 🙇🏻♀️ u r so cool 🤩 #thebrotherssun
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ASA’s first article: #starringjohncho More features are on there way :) Writer: Rei Seltzer
NEUROSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT is a US film development company founded by William Andrew Mundell and Ina-Alice Kopp. The Los Angeles-based company finances the development of projects from ideation to script, with a thematic focus on heartfelt, inspiring stories related to the US and China. Neurosphere’s mission is to build a better understanding between the two countries and encourage learning from each other. PAST PROJECTS include ”Better Angels”, a documentary on US–China relations, directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winning director Malcolm Clarke, and ”Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused practice of drawing electoral districts to fix elections, directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert. UPCOMING PROJECTS include ”Untitled Dean Lung Project”, a true story about a Chinese manservant in 19th century America, who donated his life’s savings to the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Filming is expected to start in 2023 and John Woo is attached to direct. #hollywoodentertainment #chinaentertainment #asianlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #diversitymatters #representation #starringjohncho #johnwoo #femaleentrepreneur #womenowned
NEUROSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT is a US film development company founded by William Andrew Mundell and Ina-Alice Kopp. The Los Angeles-based company finances the development of projects from ideation to script, with a thematic focus on heartfelt, inspiring stories related to the US and China. Neurosphere’s mission is to build a better understanding between the two countries and encourage learning from each other. PAST PROJECTS include ”Better Angels”, a documentary on US–China relations, directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winning director Malcolm Clarke, and ”Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused practice of drawing electoral districts to fix elections, directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert. UPCOMING PROJECTS include ”Untitled Dean Lung Project”, a true story about a Chinese manservant in 19th century America, who donated his life’s savings to the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Filming is expected to start in 2023 and John Woo is attached to direct. #hollywoodentertainment #chinaentertainment #asianlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #diversitymatters #representation #starringjohncho #johnwoo #femaleentrepreneur #womenowned
NEUROSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT is a US film development company founded by William Andrew Mundell and Ina-Alice Kopp. The Los Angeles-based company finances the development of projects from ideation to script, with a thematic focus on heartfelt, inspiring stories related to the US and China. Neurosphere’s mission is to build a better understanding between the two countries and encourage learning from each other. PAST PROJECTS include ”Better Angels”, a documentary on US–China relations, directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winning director Malcolm Clarke, and ”Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused practice of drawing electoral districts to fix elections, directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert. UPCOMING PROJECTS include ”Untitled Dean Lung Project”, a true story about a Chinese manservant in 19th century America, who donated his life’s savings to the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Filming is expected to start in 2023 and John Woo is attached to direct. #hollywoodentertainment #chinaentertainment #asianlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #diversitymatters #representation #starringjohncho #johnwoo #femaleentrepreneur #womenowned
NEUROSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT is a US film development company founded by William Andrew Mundell and Ina-Alice Kopp. The Los Angeles-based company finances the development of projects from ideation to script, with a thematic focus on heartfelt, inspiring stories related to the US and China. Neurosphere’s mission is to build a better understanding between the two countries and encourage learning from each other. PAST PROJECTS include ”Better Angels”, a documentary on US–China relations, directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winning director Malcolm Clarke, and ”Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused practice of drawing electoral districts to fix elections, directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert. UPCOMING PROJECTS include ”Untitled Dean Lung Project”, a true story about a Chinese manservant in 19th century America, who donated his life’s savings to the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Filming is expected to start in 2023 and John Woo is attached to direct. #hollywoodentertainment #chinaentertainment #asianlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #diversitymatters #representation #starringjohncho #johnwoo #femaleentrepreneur #womenowned
NEUROSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT is a US film development company founded by William Andrew Mundell and Ina-Alice Kopp. The Los Angeles-based company finances the development of projects from ideation to script, with a thematic focus on heartfelt, inspiring stories related to the US and China. Neurosphere’s mission is to build a better understanding between the two countries and encourage learning from each other. PAST PROJECTS include ”Better Angels”, a documentary on US–China relations, directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winning director Malcolm Clarke, and ”Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused practice of drawing electoral districts to fix elections, directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert. UPCOMING PROJECTS include ”Untitled Dean Lung Project”, a true story about a Chinese manservant in 19th century America, who donated his life’s savings to the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Filming is expected to start in 2023 and John Woo is attached to direct. #hollywoodentertainment #chinaentertainment #asianlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #diversitymatters #representation #starringjohncho #johnwoo #femaleentrepreneur #womenowned
NEUROSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT is a US film development company founded by William Andrew Mundell and Ina-Alice Kopp. The Los Angeles-based company finances the development of projects from ideation to script, with a thematic focus on heartfelt, inspiring stories related to the US and China. Neurosphere’s mission is to build a better understanding between the two countries and encourage learning from each other. PAST PROJECTS include ”Better Angels”, a documentary on US–China relations, directed and narrated by two-time Academy Award winning director Malcolm Clarke, and ”Gerrymandering”, a documentary on the widely abused practice of drawing electoral districts to fix elections, directed by Academy Award winner Jeff Reichert. UPCOMING PROJECTS include ”Untitled Dean Lung Project”, a true story about a Chinese manservant in 19th century America, who donated his life’s savings to the founding of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. Filming is expected to start in 2023 and John Woo is attached to direct. #hollywoodentertainment #chinaentertainment #asianlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #diversitymatters #representation #starringjohncho #johnwoo #femaleentrepreneur #womenowned
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My tribute to the Netflix version of Cowboy Bebop - this one got a lot of hate but I loved it, definitely deserved a season 2! #cowboybebop #netflix #season2 #starringjohncho #johncho #poster #filmposter #movieposter #posterdesign #filmart #cinema #filmillustration #posterart #screenprint #artistsoninstagram #movieflyer #posterdesign #graphicdesign #photoshop #graphicdesign #adobephotoshop #photoshopart #digitalart #digitalartist #advertising #webstagram #posterdesign #marketingdigital
✺ 線上專題｜#亞裔崛起 專題 ➜ 完整專題請見官網 ▍ 2015 年與 2016 年，奧斯卡所有演員獎項的提名都給了白人，引發網路掀起「奧斯卡好白」（ #OscarsSoWhite）運動，接著帶動「反洗白」（ #WhiteWashedOUT）風潮，抗議許多原本設定為亞洲人的角色，在拍成電影時都選了白人演員，例如《奇異博士》的蒂妲史雲頓、《飛越情海》的艾瑪史東和《攻殼機動隊》的史嘉蕾喬韓森等等。差不多同一時間，韓裔藝術家 William Yu 發起「周約翰主演」（ #StarringJohnCho）運動，將主流電影如《絕地救援》、《我就要你好好的》與《全面攻佔2：倫敦救援》等等的海報主角，換成韓裔美國演員周約翰的臉，強調亞裔能夠在任何電影中扮演任何角色，不該被刻板印象給框住。 一波波的支持浪潮，在 2018 年有了指標性的開花結果。首先，#周約翰 還真的主演了由亞裔導演 Aneesh Chaganty 執導的驚悚電影《#人肉搜索》，製作成本不到 100 萬美金，但在全球拿下 7 千 550 萬美金票房。最值得關注的是，這部片沒有特別需要亞裔人來演的理由，「亞裔主角」不是一個必須刻意解釋的元素、不用成為某種標籤、也沒被拿來當作行銷噱頭，《人肉搜索》的主角父女檔就是個平凡美國家庭，只不過剛好是亞裔，跟在電影裡看到主角是白人家庭一樣正常，毋須大驚小怪。 這呼應了 #StarringJohnCho 活動的精神：周約翰可以成為任何題材的美國電影主角，管它是哪部科幻片還是浪漫喜劇，他的出現都應該是正常、自然的，不需要特別理由，不用刻意做些假鬼假怪的口音，不該背負西方人的東方想像，因為他就是一個美國人，他的臉孔與傳承也是美國的一部分。⋯⋯➤ 全文請至官網閱讀 文｜Lizzy @lizzyfilmchat ‘ ✸ 新刊発售！《釀電影》五月號：影迷這種生物 ✸ ➜ 官網｜誠品｜博客來｜讀冊，皆可購買
John Cho wearing a shirt made of boyfriend material. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #celebrityportrait #celebritycrush #comiccon #boyfriendmaterial
That John Cho glow. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #celebrityportrait #fireworks #portraitphotography
Good thing John Cho has his library card, cuz he is totally checking you out. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #cheesypickuplines #heygirl #fineashell
John Cho at the 95th Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #oscars #academyawards #governorsball
John Cho akimbo. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #celebrityportrait #whentheywereyoung #leatherjacket #mensstyling
John Cho giving hella side-eye. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #sideeye #redcarpet #suitandtie
John Cho caught defacing a Star Trek poster. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #startrek #startrekfan #startrekmovie
John Cho don't play. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #toughguy #dontplay @theexorcisttv
John Cho just got this outfit out of that vending machine. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #cowboybebop #canadiantuxedo #mensstyling
Happy AAPI month! Meet William Yu! William Yu created the global phenomenon #StarringJohnCho and writes Asian American stories he wishes he knew. His romantic comedy IT WAS YOU was selected to the Black List and attached Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu as a producer. GOOD BOY, Yu's dramedy pilot, was workshopped with Sundance and was named to the CAPE List as a top screenplay by an AAPI writer. William was selected as a writer in the NBCUniversal Launch Writing Program.
John Cho, styled by Flowbee. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #flowbee #celebrityportrait #leatherjacket
John Cho in the snow. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #sundance #parkcityutah #sundancefilmfestival
John Cho in black and white. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #portraitphotography #blackandwhitephotography #classicphotography
John Cho making out like a bandit at the Ekco Unltd. Style Suite in 2004. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #giftsuite #swagbag #eckonation
John Cho wearing the hell out of a purple three-piece suit. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #purplesuit #threepiecesuit #mensfashion
John Cho wondering how he scored an invite to some Frederick's of Hollywood thing in 2007. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #redcarpet #fredericksofhollywood #lucky
John Cho's "whut?" face. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #portraitphotography #navysuit #whut
John Cho speaking at Amherst College on April 24, 2023. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #amherstcollege #troublemaker #collegedays
John Cho, floating head. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #portraitphotography #matchingbackground #blendin
John Cho catching a bit of reflected glow off Sarah Silverman and Missi Pyle. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #sarahsilverman #missipyle #hollywoodreporter #keyartawards
Dr. Mindy Lahiri presents an Oscar with her brother's drug dealer, Big Murder. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho John Cho #oscars #academyawards #oscars2023 #mindykaling
John Cho goofing off with Brianna Hildebrand at Buzzfeed's ComicCon photo booth. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #briannahildebrand #theexorcist #theedorcistfox #comiccon #comiccon2017
John Cho trying to play it cool in a Diablo Cody-Megan Fox sandwich. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #guyschoiceawards #meganfox #diablocody #awardsshow
John Cho and Lola Kirke lurking in the bushes. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #lolakirke #geminimovie #shadows
John Cho interpreting for Jim Parsons. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #comiccon #jimparsons #nerdlife
John Cho and Courtney B Vance, attorneys-at-law. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #courtneybvance #flashforward #guysinsuits
John Cho on the 2023 Academy Awards red carpet. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #oscars #academyawards #oscars2023 #oscarsredcarpet
John Cho on the 2005 MTV Movie Awards red carpet. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #mtv #mtvmovieawards #redcarpet
John Cho preparing to deliver Blue Steel. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #zoolander #bluesteel #reallyreallyreallyridiculouslygoodlooking
John Cho at Dodger Stadium to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on June 5, 2013. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #dodgerblue #ladodgers #dodgerstadium #itstimefordodgerbaseball
John Cho testing whether it's truly possible to break a camera just by looking at it. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #celebrityportrait #portraitphotography #vintagecamera
What happens every time John Cho enters a room. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #jamescorden #jamescordenshow #standingovation
Whatever you do, do NOT tell John Cho that his new friend is actually a potholder. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #potholder #puppet #puppetmaster #cableknitsweater
No idea whether @theluckywellphilly's #BetterLuckTomorrow cocktail has anything to do with @justinlin's pioneering crime drama, but as an #AsianAmerican #eldermillennial, I felt duty bound to order it off the menu 🍍🍹 #starringjohncho #aapi #rogerebertwasright #cocktailbreak #pineapplemargarita #tatertots #springgarden #philly #springarts #springartsdistrict #philadelphia
John Cho promotes "Gemini" at BUILD Series in 2018. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #instudio #livetv #blackandwhiteoutfit @buildseriesnyc
John Cho wondering what he's supposed to do with all these bow ties. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #bowtie #notie #velvetblazer
John Cho showing how many times per week someone on the street shouts "MILF!" at him. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #americanpie #milfguy #neverforget
John Cho at the Los Angeles premiere of "Cowboy Bebop." #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #redcarpet #cowboybebop #spikespiegel #swordfishii #savecowboybebop
Find someone who hugs you like John Cho hugs Kal Penn. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #kalpenn #haroldandkumar #haroldandkumargotocomiccon #comiccon
John Cho wants to know whatchu lookin' at, punk? #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #toughguys #celebrityportrait #iamsmiling
John Cho trying to read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in a chocolate factory. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #milkandbookies #childhoodliteracy #readaloud
What's it gonna take for John Cho to get you into the new car of your dreams today? #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #carsalesman #headshots #guysinsuits
John Cho at the "Better Luck Tomorrow" afterparty in 2003. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #afterparty #mtvfilms #asiandrama #betterlucktomorrow
Even John Cho finds John Cho irresistible! #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #celebrityportrait #koreanactor #photoshootfun
John Cho attends the premiere of "Backwash" in 2010. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #joshuamalina #michaelianblack #joelotruglio #crackletv
John Cho and Abby Cadabby demonstrate the Word of the Day ("sturdy") in Season 44 of Sesame Street. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #sesamestreet #abbycadabby #wordoftheday
John Cho at the premiere of "The Twilight Zone" in 2018. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #twilightzone #tvseries #jordanpeele
John Cho mic drop. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #micdrop #nuffsaid #celebrityportrait
John Cho at the premiere of "American Pie 2" in 2001. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #americanpie #teenmovie #moviepremiere
John Cho's got that Friday feeling... #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #fridayfeeling #smiley #celebrityportrait
John Cho at the 22nd Annual SXSW Film & Music Festival in 2008. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #sxsw #moviepremiere #redcarpet #indiemovie
John Cho's gonna tell it to you straight... #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #realtalk #aintplayin #forreal
John Cho lookin' fly at the premiere of "Dope." #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #moviepremiere #dopemovie #lafilmfestival #raybans
John Cho doesn't do Mondays. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #ihatemondays #butfirstcoffee #iamsmiling
John Cho, out of gas. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #cadillaclife #madmenstyle #blackandwhitephotography
John Cho accepts the Actor Award at the Inaugural Critics Choice Association Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television in 2022. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #awardsshow #criticschoice #criticschoiceawards
John Cho at The Multicultural Motion Picture Association's 12th Annual Diversity Awards in 2004. #johncho #thedailycho #starringjohncho #awardsshow #redcarpet #kpophair