Filmmaker, actor, chef and television personality Eddie Huang (“Boogie,” “Fresh Off the Boat”) has signed on to direct a new documentary exploring the rise and surprising fall of Vice Media.
In a dramatic turn of events, the digital media company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017. Earlier this month, Vice Media Group announced a new restructuring plan and layoffs in the wake of its bankruptcy and $350 million asset sale.
Huang has an unique perspective on the story: for four seasons, he hosted “Huang’s World” on Vice, which chronicled his travels around the world to learn about local history, culture and food.
“For the majority of my late-20s and 30s, I loved Vice,” Huang says in a statement announcing the project. “It gave a generation of talent the opportunity to make things they didn’t have anywhere else.”
He continues: “Whether that was because we were weirdos,...
In a dramatic turn of events, the digital media company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017. Earlier this month, Vice Media Group announced a new restructuring plan and layoffs in the wake of its bankruptcy and $350 million asset sale.
Huang has an unique perspective on the story: for four seasons, he hosted “Huang’s World” on Vice, which chronicled his travels around the world to learn about local history, culture and food.
“For the majority of my late-20s and 30s, I loved Vice,” Huang says in a statement announcing the project. “It gave a generation of talent the opportunity to make things they didn’t have anywhere else.”
He continues: “Whether that was because we were weirdos,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker, actor, chef and television personality Eddie Huang has signed with M88 for representation.
The multi-hyphenate entertainer’s career kicked into high gear when Huang penned the autobiography “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir,” about growing up the son of Taiwanese-Chinese immigrants, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed ABC comedy series of the same name. The series — starring Randall Park, Constance Wu and Hudson Yang as a younger version of Eddie — wrapped its six-season run in 2020.
Before bringing his life experiences to television, Huang owned the iconic NYC restaurant Baohaus, ushering in a generation of Taiwanese-Chinese restaurants over the course of a decade in business and launching his career as the host of cooking shows, including “Cheap Bites,” “Unique Eats” and “Huang’s World.”
In 2021, Huang made his feature directorial debut with the basketball drama “Boogie.” He also wrote the Focus Features film, in which he co-starred opposite Taylour Paige...
The multi-hyphenate entertainer’s career kicked into high gear when Huang penned the autobiography “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir,” about growing up the son of Taiwanese-Chinese immigrants, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed ABC comedy series of the same name. The series — starring Randall Park, Constance Wu and Hudson Yang as a younger version of Eddie — wrapped its six-season run in 2020.
Before bringing his life experiences to television, Huang owned the iconic NYC restaurant Baohaus, ushering in a generation of Taiwanese-Chinese restaurants over the course of a decade in business and launching his career as the host of cooking shows, including “Cheap Bites,” “Unique Eats” and “Huang’s World.”
In 2021, Huang made his feature directorial debut with the basketball drama “Boogie.” He also wrote the Focus Features film, in which he co-starred opposite Taylour Paige...
- 4/5/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Grammy-winning singer Sza and Euphoria breakout Chloe Cherry have signed on to star alongside Eddie Huang (Boogie) in Tuna Melt, an off-beat dramedy that he wrote and will direct for Sb Projects and Ryder Picture Company.
Tuna Melt is likened to an updated Pulp Fiction meets High Fidelity. Huang will lead the darkly comedic feature as a hitman who unexpectedly meets the love of his life soon after he completes a job. This all transpires in the aftermath of a break-up. While Sza will play Huang’s love interest, details as to Cherry’s role are being kept under wraps.
Scooter Braun and James Shin will produce for Sb Projects, along with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett for Ryder Picture Company. Huang is also producing, with Scott Manson serving as exec producer.
Huang is a writer, director, actor, chef and television personality who made his feature directorial debut with...
Tuna Melt is likened to an updated Pulp Fiction meets High Fidelity. Huang will lead the darkly comedic feature as a hitman who unexpectedly meets the love of his life soon after he completes a job. This all transpires in the aftermath of a break-up. While Sza will play Huang’s love interest, details as to Cherry’s role are being kept under wraps.
Scooter Braun and James Shin will produce for Sb Projects, along with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett for Ryder Picture Company. Huang is also producing, with Scott Manson serving as exec producer.
Huang is a writer, director, actor, chef and television personality who made his feature directorial debut with...
- 8/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Takahashi has a hell of an origin story.
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Taylor Takahashi has a hell of an origin story.
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer. After about a year, the ex-high school basketball star missed playing hoops, so he joined a recreation league in Monterey Park in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley. To his surprise, one of his teammates was Eddie Huang.
Takahashi, 28, was a fan of the chef turned TV personality’s Vice show, Huang’s World, and the two ended up bonding over their shared passions for basketball and cooking ...
Viceland, the cable network owned by Vice media and A&E Networks, has ordered its first daily late-night talk show, Desus & Mero, set to debut in October. Additionally, the network has ordered two new series, including one starring Tyler the Creator, and has given second-season renewals to Huang's World with chef, restaurateur and writer Eddie Huang, and States of Undress, with writer and model Hailey Gates. Viceland is crossing the six-month mark and will start to be…...
- 8/30/2016
- Deadline TV
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