Joy Ride (2023) – New Movie Coming Soon

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From the writers of “Family Guy,” “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” comes a new comedy adventure set in Asia.

Director(s)	Adele Lim
Screenplay By	Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & Teresa Hsiao
Based On	A Story By Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & Teresa Hsiao & Adele Lim
Date Released (In Theaters)	6/23/2023
Genre(s)	Adventure, Comedy, Young Adult
Noted Cast Members
Audrey	Ashley Park
Lolo	Sherry Cola
Kat	Stephanie Hsu
Deadeye	Sabrina Wu
To Be Determined	Ronny Chieng
Todd	Alexander Hodge

Summary

When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin.

Cast/Crew & Character Guide

Please Note: This character guide is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, and character descriptions may contain what can be considered spoilers.

Director

• The Director’s Past and Future Projects Include: Writing “Raya and the Last Dragon,” and “Crazy Rich Asians.”

Writer

• Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Past and Future Projects Include: “Family Guy,” “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens,” and “The Orville.”
• Teresa Hsiao Past and Future Projects Include: “Family Guy,” “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens,” and “What’s Up Warthogs!”

Audrey (Ashley Park)

• The Actor’s Past and Future Roles Include: Mindy Chen in “Emily In Paris,” Ashley Gold in “Girls5eva,” and Ani Winter in “Tales of the City.”

Lolo (Sherry Cola)

• The Actor’s Past and Future Roles Include: Alice in “Shortcomings,” Alice Kwan in “Good Trouble,” and an unknown role in Netflix’s upcoming “A Family Affair.”

Kat (Stephanie Hsu)

• The Actor’s Past and Future Roles Include: Shiji Niangniang in the upcoming “American Born Chinese,” Mei in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and Joy Wang/ Jobu Tupaki in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Deadeye (Sabrina Wu)

• The Actor’s Past and Future Roles Include: Rei in a upcoming, and untitled, Lauren Ludwig/FX Project

TBD (Ronny Chieng)

• The Actor’s Past and Future Roles Include: An Unknown Role in the upcoming “History of the World: Part II,” David in “M3GAN,” and Jon Jon in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Todd (Alexander Hodge)

• The Actor’s Past and Future Roles Include: Elton in the upcoming “Which Brings Me To You,” Andrew Tan in “Insecure,” and Christian in “Resort To Love.”

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