Adele Lim, co-writer of "Crazy Rich Asians"

Adele Lim, who co-wrote the screenplay "Crazy Rich Asians", dropped the planned follow-up due to a dispute over wage disparities.

A representative from Lim has confirmed his departure from Warner Bros. projects. The representative declined to comment further. Warner Bros. did not respond to a request for comment.

"Crazy Rich Asians," inspired by Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel, follows an Asian-American girlfriend who meets her boyfriend's parents and discovers that it's the only thing she's ever had. one of the richest families in Singapore. Constance Wu played the lead role with Henry Golding as a fiancé and Michelle Yeoh as future stepmother.

John M. Chu directed the screenplay co-written by Lim and Peter Chiarelli. The romantic comedy was a surprise hit with $ 238 million at the global box office.

Warner Bros. had announced shortly after the opening of the film that he would develop the next two books of Kwan's trilogy – "China Rich Girlfriend" of 2015 and "Rich People Problems". Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. The studio has no release date for the suites.

Lim is also working for Disney on the animated film "Raya and the Last Dragon", which is scheduled for release on November 25, 2020. The main character, played by Cassie Steele, goes in search of the last dragon, expressed by Awkwafina.

Disney unveiled "Raya" on August 24 at its D23 Expo, where Variety interviewed Lim on the red carpet about the "Crazy Rich Asians" sequels. She was vague about these projects, except that she said, "You will have to ask someone with higher wages."