CRAZY RICH ASIANS Trailer Premiere Watch the first CRAZY RICH ASIANS trailer! The film, directed by Jon M. Chu (Jem and the Holograms, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, and Ken Jeong. CRAZY RICH ASIANS will be released in theaters on August 17. The story follows Rachel Chu (Wu), an American-born Chinese economics professor, who travels to her boyfriend Nick’s (Golding) hometown of Singapore for his best friend’s wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, he’s perhaps the 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.