“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” director Destin Daniel Cretton has boarded Oscar-qualifying live-action short “Same Old” as an executive producer.
Written and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, “Same Old” tells the story of “a Chinese delivery driver in New York City who discovers his e-bike has been stolen, and must come to terms with the fragility of the life he’s built in America,” according to the logline.
Variety can reveal Choi and Cretton are also working on a feature-length adaptation of the film, which Choi will write and direct. Cretton’s production company Family Owned will produce the project, with Family Owned’s Ron Najor and Asher Goldstein overseeing it.
“Same Old,” which stars Limin Wang and Mingjie Li, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Palme d’Or competition and has also screened at TIFF, New York Film Festival and Raindance, where it won best short.
Written and directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, “Same Old” tells the story of “a Chinese delivery driver in New York City who discovers his e-bike has been stolen, and must come to terms with the fragility of the life he’s built in America,” according to the logline.
Variety can reveal Choi and Cretton are also working on a feature-length adaptation of the film, which Choi will write and direct. Cretton’s production company Family Owned will produce the project, with Family Owned’s Ron Najor and Asher Goldstein overseeing it.
“Same Old,” which stars Limin Wang and Mingjie Li, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Palme d’Or competition and has also screened at TIFF, New York Film Festival and Raindance, where it won best short.
- 12/13/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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