Bowen Yang And Kelly Marie Tran Open Up About Crew Members Sharing What It Felt To Work On A Queer Set For The Wedding Banquet: 'It Just Felt Really Magical.'

For years now, there's been conversation about the power of seeing one's self in the media. That includes LGBTQ+ representation, and discourse surrounding authentic characters played by queer actors. But this type of feeling also extends to the crew members, with The Wedding Banquet's Bowen Yang and Kelly Marie Tran recalling the power of chosen queer family while on set.The Wedding Banquet was a hit at Sundance, and it'll be getting its wide release shortly on April 18th. The upcoming comedy is a remake of Ang Lee's 1993 film of the same name and follows two gay couples, Chris and Min (Yang and Han Gi-chan) and Angela and Lee (Tran and Lily Gladstone ), who stage a fake wedding in hopes of getting a green card and money for IVF respectively. It's a project crafted by LGBTQ+ talent in front and behind the camera, something that the cast and crew took note of. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Kelly Marie Tran revealed the feedback she heard from folks on the set, offering:I remem...