Man up is an original story, written by chon and wu, of two young deadbeats forced to grow up quickly while having their friendship tested. Man up delivers laughs and just the right amount of nicely timed emotion to make for one of the best films of recent memory. Martin, a 19yearold slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his girlfriend pregnant. Kevin wu born june 12, 1990 is an american blogger, activist, and humanitarian who was best known for being an early youtube celebrity, comedian, and actor known by his youtube username of kevjumba. Caa set wu up with acting coaches, auditions and meetings with. He is an actor and writer, known for hang loose 2012, revenge of the green dragons 2014 and man up 2015. The always witty simon pegg and breakthrough actress lake bell lead. Kevin wu was born on june 12, 1990 in houston, texas, usa. Kevin s already hard at work on his next film, man up, which is coming soon. Justin chon, kevin wu to star in feature film from lakeshores. The greatest asset of this movie is its success of making you feel happy, energized and with a positive look at life. The film follows a single 34yearold woman bell, who after being mistaken for a strangers blind date, finds the perfect boyfriend in a 40yearold divorce pegg. Kevin woo is a south koreanamerican singer and television host. United states november, 2015 limited canada november, 2015.
Complete list of movies on netflix whats on netflix. Justin chon and kevin wu in man up 2015 man up 2015 add image. Everything you need to know before reading rich people. Watch hd movies online for free and download the latest movies without registration, best site on the internet for watch free movies and tv shows online. Blind date with destiny a man falls for a woman whos given up on relationships after he mistakes her for his date in this comedy starring simon pegg and lake bell. The film follows two teenage boys, martin kevin wu, and his trusty sidekick randall chon himself. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Netflix adds new movies every day, youll want to keep an eye on our whats new section and our specific new movies on netflix pages to keep up to date. Youll never guess where youtube star kevjumba has been for a year.
Hear kevin talk about the challenges of making films vs. Watch justin chon and kevin wu aka kevjumba in man up. Kevin sorbo and amy grant lead an ensemble cast on a journey from suburbia to the deep dark woods, and back again with adventure, laughter, and maybe even a tear or two. See whos been castincluding constance wu, awkwafina, and henry. Lakeshore launches digital studio with justin chonkevin wu. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Netflix original movies are included in this list although if you only want to see netflix original movies, we offer a full list of. This subreddit is dedicated to viewing the latest movie trailers. Man up was released in 2015 on friday, november, 2015 in limited movie theaters. Twilight actor justin chon and youtube sensation kevin wu better known as kevjumba echo the chemistry of michael cera and jonah. The san francisco chronicles jeff yang has noted t hat wu is not a comedian in the conventional sense but that by just talking he is, well, pretty hilarious due to his deadpan vocal delivery. If you like man up you might like similar movies hector and the search for happiness, what we did on our holiday, absolutely anything, infinitely polar bear, a walk in the woods. Ben palmer directed the inbetweeners movie, though this is more all bar one than ibiza.
The movie is reminiscent of juno and scott pilgrim in style. The film has great flow, pace and it just somehow feels right, it is cringy at moments, funny, sad and thoroughly enjoyable. However, this movie goes off on dull tangents, clumsy comedy pieces, and other meandering scenes which make man up simple torture to watch. Trailer for man up and rent or buy the movie today. Twilight actor justin chon and youtube sensation kevin wu better.
This comedic and eccentric film marks the directorial feature film debut of costar justin chon. This comedic and eccentric film marks the directorial feature film debut of costar. Man up is a 2015 britishfrench romantic comedy film directed by ben palmer from a screenplay written by tess morris, starring lake bell and simon pegg. The trailer for crazy rich asians, the movie adaptation of kevin kwans bestselling book by the same name, is finally here. Ahead of the release of kevin kwans third book in the crazy rich asians series, rich people problems, heres a breakdown of some of the major characters and plot lines from the first two books. Man up is a heartwarming family comedy of men and boys learning together what it takes to be a man. The film was released on 29 may 2015 by studiocanal. When 19 year old martin kevin wu gets his girlfriend pregnant, the only person he has to turn to is his stoner friend, randall justin chon.
The san francisco chronicles jeff yang has noted that wu is not a comedian in the conventional sense but that by just talking he is, well, pretty hilarious due to. Justin chon and kevin kevjumba wu will star in man up. If you went to a screening of crazy rich asians this week, theres a good chance you heard some squeals of glee in your audience over a. Guest appearances on hooking up will be made by kevin nalty, michael. Watch justin chon and kevin wu aka kevjumba in man up wednesday, june 03, 2015 directed by and starring justin chon, as well as kevin wu aka kevjumba, nichole bloom, galadriel stineman, gerry bednob, dion basco, and amy hill. Martin kevin wu, a 19 yearold slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his. Marriage was purely a matter of timing, and whenever a man was finally done sowing his wild oats and ready to settle down, whichever girl happened to be there at the time would be the right one. He is an actor and writer, known for hang loose 2012, revenge of the green dragons 2014 and man up. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. He was a member of south korean boy band, ukiss and a host on after school club. We are supposed to have some sympathy for the main character who has gotten his girlfriend pregnant, and is now trying to face responsibility. Man up which is an unfortunate title, by the wayopens with a long, unbroken shot that begins at a tropicalthemed engagement party and ends at the hotel room of bells nancy, whos trying to work up the courage with the help of. Chu, screenwriters peter chiarelli and adele lim and the producers is planning to reunite for warner bros. Martin, a 19yearold slacker, has his life turned upside down.
Kevin wu born june 12, 1990 is an american blogger, activist, and humanitarian who was. In 2014, wu starred in crime drama film revenge of the green dragons. Man up is an original story, written by chon and wu, of two young. The youtube star and former amazing race contestant whose real name is kevin wu hasnt uploaded. Everything you need to know about man up movie 2015. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook.
She also appeared in dugs special mission as a supporting character. Kevin wu rocketed to online fame after his 2007 video i have to deal with stereotypes was featured on youtubes homepage. Released 2015, man up stars kevin wu, justin chon, dionysio basco, gerry bednob the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of. Find kevin wu movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. A single woman whos mistaken for a strangers blind date, leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Man up is a decent premise for a movie basically a slacker takes a year off so he and his girlfriend can be in the same classes in college though he pretty obviously does not have any plans to ever actually go to college, which infuriates his mother and rest of his family, then she drops the bomb that she is pregnant. Man up trailer indie buddy comedy starring kevin wu. Released 2015, man up stars kevin wu, justin chon, dionysio basco, gerry bednob the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including the 33, by the sea and my all american. Unemployed and unschooled, 19yearold martin wu thinks hell be spending the summer playing video games, going.
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