Viewers will soon be able to hear James Hong in “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” an animated prequel series of the movie franchise.
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In the series “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan,” Hong played the son of the titular Chinese detective. He had to stomach watching a white lead actor “put on fake eye pieces” so that his eyes would look more “Asian.” Hong's “iconic voice” was at the top of the show's wish list. There's something about his delivery that is “equal parts gravitas and incredible humor," Chun said.
“We just kind of went out to our first choices,” Chun said. “These are people that I’ve looked up to like for my entire life.” Gene Luen Yang, author of the “American Born Chinese" graphic novel and also a producer on the show, says Hong's life epitomizes Asian American history. “I’m going to be thinking of another project to do. Why? Because online and all these streaming things have created a whole new different field,” he said. “You don’t have to make a whole feature. You can make a something 10 minutes or half an hour or hour long and still get it so-called displayed.”
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