{"id":18329,"date":"2023-08-10T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18329"},"modified":"2023-08-10T22:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:00:35","slug":"exclusive-video-interview-director-arvin-chen-and-author-abigail-hing-wen-on-love-in-taipei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18329","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Video Interview: Director Arvin Chen and Author Abigail Hing Wen on \u2018Love in Taipei\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\">Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Paramount+ original film <strong><em>Love in Taipei<\/em><\/strong>, adapted from the novel <strong><em>Loveboat, Taipei<\/em><\/strong> by Abigail Hing Wen, tells the story of a young Asian-American woman who travels to Taipei for a summer program only to find an unexpected romance. It\u2019s a welcome opportunity to see an entirely Asian cast and a new young adult perspective on one particular culture.<\/p>\n<p>I had the chance to speak with director Arvin Chen and Wen, who serves as an executive producer, about the process of adapting the book to a movie and shooting in Taipei. We also discussed filming during COVID, finding the perfect cast, and how the film has been received so far.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video above, and read below for an official summary and where to watch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18330\" style=\"width: 866px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18330\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Love-in-Taipei.jpg\" alt=\"Love in Taipei\" width=\"866\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Love-in-Taipei.jpg 866w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Love-in-Taipei-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Love-in-Taipei-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Love-in-Taipei-696x501.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Love-in-Taipei-584x420.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Liao as Ever Wong and Ross Butler as Rick Woo in Love in Taipei, streaming on Paramount+, 2023. Photo credit: Dragon 5\/Paramount+ \u00a9 2022 Lions Gate Films, Inc. and Vicarious Entertainment, LLC d\/b\/a Ace Entertainment. All rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Film summary:<\/p>\n<p>LOVE IN TAIPEI follows a young woman\u2019s cultural immersion program in Taiwan, which turns out to be a liberating free-for-all known as \u201cLoveboat\u201d where unexpected romance leads her to question her future. Based on the best-selling book \u201cLoveboat, Taipei\u201d by Abigail Hing Wen. The film, shot on location in Taipei, stars Ashley Liao (Physical, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Ross Butler (Shazam! Fury of the Gods, To All The Boys Franchise), Nico Hiraga (Booksmart, Moxie), Chelsea Zhang (Daybreak, Titans) and Cindy Cheung (The Sinner, 13 Reasons Why).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/abe-friedtanzer\/\">Check out more of Abe Friedtanzer\u2019s articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"uBGTJqYuV_w\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Love in Taipei | OFFICIAL TRAILER | Paramount+\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uBGTJqYuV_w?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Love in Taipei<\/em><\/strong> is now streaming on Paramount+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. The Paramount+ original film Love in Taipei, adapted from the novel Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen, tells the story of a young Asian-American woman who travels to Taipei for a summer program only to find an unexpected romance. 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