"The letters are out" in To All the Boys I've Loved Before. This teen romance film directed by Susan Johnson, adapted by Sofia Alvarez, and based on Jenny Han's 2014 novel of the same name. When her secret love letters somehow get mailed to each of her five crushes, Lara Jean finds her quiet high school existence turned upside down.
In June 2014, Will Smith and James Lassiter's production company Overbrook Entertainment optioned Han's New York Times Best Selling young adult romance novel, with writer Annie Neal hired to adapt the book for the screen. Han mentioned in an interview that loads of studios were interested in adapting the book into a feature film, with only one condition: change the race heritage of Lara Jean to Caucasian. Han, determined to keep Lara Jean's heritage as half Korean, half American, said only one studio agreed with her choice and cast an Asian actress as Lara Jean. However, Han did not insist any of the boys be cast as Asian. As a result, the cast of boys Lara loved consists of only four Whites, one Black, and none of the boys Lara loved are Asian. By early July 2017, Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Israel Broussard and John Corbett were cast. Susan Johnson was hired to direct and Sofia Alvarez was hired to pen the adaptation. At the same time, principal photography commenced, and wrapped in early August. Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. In March 2018, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film for an August 17, 2018 release date.
The film stars Condor, Centineo, Parrish, Cathcart, Arthur, Baranac, Broussard and Corbett. Terrific performances were given by the cast. And anyone with a sense of movie history will be moved by the casting of Condor, who, unfortunately, didn't get the chance to shine in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), as the beloved socially awkward but enduring heroine. Anyone, in this case, means anyone. This film includes us all.
With a terrific cast and a surprisingly heartwarming story, To All the Boys I've Loved Before takes a satisfying step forward for screen representation while deftly drawing inspiration from the classic - and still effective - teen romance formula. The film is bright, buoyant, and hilarious. The film is an escapist rom-com delight. It will more than satisfy the sweet tooth of romantic comedy fans everywhere who have lately despaired that the frothy, frolicsome genre they adore has been subsumed by raunch and various shades of gray"; she also compared the film's rom-com themes to John Hughes' films. To many in Hollywood, the film might look like a risky bet. It's the first modern story with Asian cast members; the last films do this were Crazy Rich Asians, which was released earlier this month. It's an earnest romantic comedy in a sea of action and superhero films. In fact, it seems destined to be a hit. It's simply great fun, a winsome romantic comedy and an occasionally down-to-earth romance that never flags.
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