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    Ali Wong And Randall Park On Rapping, Rom-Com Tropes And (Keanu) Reeves

    The stars and creators of Always Be My Maybe, a romantic comedy with a mostly Asian American cast, brought elements of their own California childhoods into their new film.
    by Lulu Garcia-Navarro Jun 09, 2019 6 minutes
    Ali Wong and Randall Park say that <em>Always Be My Maybe</em> has long been in the works as their original spin on <em>When Harry Met Sally.</em>

    In the new romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe, the romantic male lead is a dorky dude living with his dad. His love interest is a famous woman who is not too busy for men.

    Here's another rom-com trope this movie breaks: they're both Asian Americans, and have steamy love scenes.

    The movie takes place in San Francisco where Sasha Tran and Marcus Kim grow up together, become inseparable, have sex for the first time with each other and then stop talking until 15 years later — when they run into each other again.

    Ali Wong and Randall Park are the leads and co-writers of Always Be My Maybe, out now on Netflix. You may know Wong from her comedy specials Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife, or Park from the TV series Fresh Off the Boat. They're joined by actors like Daniel Dae Kim, James Saito and, well--

    "Obviously, everyone's

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