Justin Lin Set to Direct CHINGLISH Movie

According to Deadline, Justin Lin is set to helm a big screen adaptation of David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, which opened on Broadway last Fall.  Lin will also produce the film with Bobbi Thompson and Hwang, who will pen the script.

He told Deadline: “As soon as I saw Chinglish on Broadway, I began to envision this smart and insightful cross-cultural comedy as a film. I’m excited about working with David to bring this very timely story to the screen.” 

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CHINGLISH is a comedy about the misadventures of miscommunication. It is the story of an American businessman desperate to launch a new enterprise in China. There are only three things standing in his way: He can't speak the language. He can't learn the customs. And he's falling in love with the one woman he absolutely can't have