The struck movie Everything Everywhere All at Once would have been a totally various film is Jackie Chan had actually been cast as the lead character instead of Michelle Yeoh, however that’s practically what took place. When the movie was initially composed by the Daniels, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the concept was for Chan to play the lead function with Yeoh in a supporting function as his character’s spouse. After Chan refused the movie, nevertheless, the Daniels had the concept to move Yeoh into the lead character area with Ke Huy Quan as her hubby.


In a brand-new interview with CNN, Yeoh reviewed how Chan was initially cast for her part. She presumes that the movie script was composed in this manner as, normally, it would be a male star as the lead character in an action-filled movie like this. As Yeoh describes:

“It was written for a man when the Daniels set out to do this. I think whenever filmmakers tell a story, they also have to be mindful. It is show business. ‘I also have to write something that somebody will make it into a film.’ So, they wrote it that way, that they will make it into a film.’ So, they wrote it like that way, with Jackie, and me as the wife, so it was completely, the role was reversed.”

After the movie was launched to terrific recognition, Yeoh states Chan, a long time buddy, jokingly razzed her with a text. He sent her a message of congratulations in addition to a suggestion that he was the one who was initially thought about to star in the film. For her part, Yeoh might just provide her thanks, as this provided her an amazing chance.

“I remember Jackie texting me and saying, ‘Congratulations! You know, did you realize that your boys came to see me first?’ And I’m like, ‘Thank you, bro, you did me a huge favor!'”


The Daniels Realized There Was Greater Potential in Making Michelle Yeoh the Protagonist

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Yeoh likewise discussed why things didn’t exercise with Chan, recommending it was mainly due to scheduling problems. The excellent news, as we understand now, is that the Daniels fasted to understand they had a simple service, as soon as they determined that Yeoh was more than efficient in bring the movie in this method herself. As Yeoh recommends, that might originate from how the Daniels are motivated by the strong ladies they understand in reality.

“I think it was mutual, because Jackie is very, very busy and he’s got so many things going on. And I think the Daniels also stepped back and said, ‘We’re doing something that’s already been done before. We should do something differently.’ They both have very strong women in their lives, whether it’s their mothers, or their partners. So, they are very inspired, and they’re not afraid of strong women. I think that is the most beautiful thing about these boys, is that they celebrate strong women.”

We’ll learn if Yeoh wins the Oscar for her function in Everything Everywhere All at Once when the awards event takes place on Sunday, March 12, 2023.