3.12.2020

I Guess "Coronavirus-Inspired Hate Crime" is Now a Thing

And Other Things to Know From Angry Asian America.



Asian Man Assaulted, Told "Fuck You, Chinese Coronavirus"
In New York, police have released surveillance footage of a teen who is wanted for attacking an Asian man in the Upper East Side in a coronavirus-inspired hate crime. The 59-year-old victim was walking in East Harlem on Tuesday evening when a teenager approached the him from behind and kicked him the back, knocking him to the ground. The teen reportedly told the man to go back to his country and yelled "Fuck you, Chinese coronavirus."

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'Mulan' Release Delayed in Wake of Coronavirus
In a move I'm surprised wasn't announced sooner, Disney has postponed the theatrical release of Mulan amid growing concerns over coronavirus. The live-action remake -- starring Liu Yifei and directed by Niki Caro -- was slated to debut in North American theaters on March 27. Now it's delayed indefinitely.

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'Fast & Furious 9' Release Pushed Back a Year Due to Coronavirus
It looks like we'll have to wait a lot longer for Justice for Han. In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Universal has pushed back the theatrical release of Fast 9 to next year. The latest installment of the auto action franchise, directed by Justin Lin, will now open globally in April 2021 and in the U.S. on April 2.

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Meet the Cast of Netflix's "The Baby-Sitters Club"
Meet Momona Tamada, who is playing Claudia Kishi in Netflix's upcoming new Baby-Sitters Club series.

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A Shang-Chi Comic for Summer, Ahead of the Hero's Marvel Film
Next February, the superhero Shang-Chi will become part of the extended Marvel Studios film universe when Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings arrives in theaters. Before that, though, the character, a martial arts expert, will have a five-issue comic book series beginning in June from Marvel Entertainment, written by award-winning graphic novelist and cartoonist Gene Luen Yang.



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