LOS ANGELES, March 29 — Malaysian-English actor Henry Golding will play opposite Constance Wu of Fresh Off the Boat in his feature film debut, Jon M. Chu’s Singaporean-set comedy Crazy Rich Asians.

Golding is to play Nick, boyfriend of Wu’s Rachel who, upon attending a wedding in Singapore, discovers that his family is actually unimaginably wealthy, and everyone else wants to marry him instead.

Among those previously cast is Malaysian-born Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies) who, as Nick’s mother, will make it plain that Rachel does not meet her standards.

Golding, who lives in Singapore himself, has worked as a host for TV travel shows, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

Warner Bros. is backing the production, which is based on the bestselling Kevin Kwan novel of the same name. Jon M. Chu is known for his work on the dance-oriented Step Up 2, Step Up 3D and The LXD, as well as two Justin Bieber documentaries, toy license action film G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 80s revival Jem and the Holograms and action comedy Now You See Me 2. — AFP-Relaxnews