When he's not starring in sitcoms, stealing scenes in MCU projects (Jimmy Woo fans represent!) or otherwise being hilarious, Randall Park is busy writing and producing other work. He's now also turning director, setting up an adaptation of Adrian Tomine's graphic novel Shortcomings.
Tomine adapted the novel for the screenplay, and like the book, the film will follow a trio of young Bay Area urbanites –– Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim –– as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships, traversing the country in search of the ideal connection. In cafes, bars, and bedrooms, their stories collide and intertwine with naked candor and razor-sharp humour.
“I am such a huge fan of Adrian’s work, and I’m very excited to team with him and Roadside Attractions on this updated, modern take of Shortcomings,” says Park in a statement. "In these characters, I see versions of Asian Americans in my own life – the ones I love and the ones I just kind of tolerate."