Tony Lee

4 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Tony Lee

Bowen Yang is in a splashy new movie, “The Wedding Banquet,” but he also has some serious thoughts about his high-profile role playing Vice President JD Vance on “Saturday Night Live.” While discussing the new film, in theaters Friday, about a man who gets caught up in a sham marriage between his boyfriend and his best girlfriend over a green card and in vitro fertilization, Yang reflected on his identity as a gay Asian American and how it affects his work playing Vance.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Tony Lee

Director Bong Joon-ho is out with a new sci-fi film, “Mickey 17,” showcasing his signature blend of drama and absurdist comedy. Directed and written by Bong, the film is an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s novel “Mickey7” and stars Robert Pattinson as an “expendable” — a worker who takes on potentially fatal assignments during an expedition to a new planet, with the expectation of being cloned if he dies.

Nov 18, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Kalhan Rosenblatt |Tony Lee

Nov. 19, 2024, 10:00 AM UTCCan you sing along to “Wicked” show tunes in a movie theater? Depends on who you ask. The cinematic retelling of the famed Broadway musical has sparked a debate online among die-hard fans about whether it’s appropriate to belt along with the on-screen cast while at the movies. Moviegoers who spoke to NBC News said they expect excited “theater kids” to know the etiquette of not singing over the actors during the show.

Nov 14, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Tony Lee

Nov. 14, 2024, 2:00 PM UTC“Wicked” director Jon M. Chu reflected on how the feature film might have greater meaning in the wake of the election. In an interview with NBC News, he pointed out that Oz works have always come out during times of national change and reckonings: World War I, 9/11 and now the 2024 election. He said he hopes people can glean a message of resilience and belonging. “‘The Wizard of Oz’ was always sort of prophetic in a way,” Chu said.

May 13, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Tony Lee

May 13, 2024, 6:56 PM UTCIf he was going to play an artificial intelligent villain, he didn’t want it to be too evil — just threatening enough, said actor Simu Liu. In his new role in Netflix’s “Atlas,” Liu plays a rogue murderous robot named Harlan who is being hunted by a disillusioned analyst Atlas Shepherd, played by Jennifer Lopez — with whom he shares a chilling past.