The cast of "The Wedding Banquet" had a blast filming the remake of the landmark 1993 dramedy by Ang Lee -- all except for Joan Chen and writer-director Andrew Ahn. Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone and "Our Song" actor Han Gi-chan play the principal characters: Yang is Chris,

Bowen Yang’s brand of comedy has produced some amazing moments, including the iconic Titanic iceberg sketch, but he admitted there have been times since going from a writer to a cast member in 2019 that some leaned too hard on just his Asian ethnicity and/or queerness. It’s something he’s apparently spoken out about, too, as he continued:

Writer/director Ahn co-wrote the 2025 take on “The Wedding Banquet” with original co-screenwriter James Schamus, who co-wrote the 1993 film with Lee.