QCODE PODCAST “HOLD STILL, VINCENT” FROM GEMMA CHAN, M88 AND A-MAJOR SETS FINAL CAST, PREMIERES TODAY

Podcast To Drop All Episodes TODAY 5/26 and Includes Q&A Moderated by John Cho

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LOS ANGELES – May 26, 2021 – Premiere podcast studio QCODE today unveiled its final cast and launch of all episodes for “Hold Still, Vincent” based on the tragic true events of Vincent Chin’s murder from producers Gemma Chan, A-Major Media and M88. The star-studded podcast, with a read of the feature script, highlights a cross-cultural community of artists and will also feature interviews with high profile artists and activists of the AAPI and broader communities, moderated by John Cho (“Searching”). 

The team has partnered with Gold House and are implementing a strategy on supporting philanthropic efforts to combat the recent rise of Asian hate crimes.

“The Vincent Chin case was a turning point in Asian American history. In this final week of AAPI history month, my fellow producers and I are honored to share Vincent’s story with listeners around the world. I'm grateful and humbled that so many of my friends and peers joined me in bringing this story to life. Their brilliant and moving performances have motivated us even more to see Vincent’s story on screen. I’m also grateful to John Cho for coming on board to moderate our panels and to our distinguished contributors for their thoughts and insights. Our hope is that we continue to forge alliances in the pursuit of social justice for all,” Gemma Chan, producer of “Hold Still, Vincent”.  

Cast (Alphabetical): Michael Angarano (“This is Us”), Gemma Chan (“Eternals”, “Crazy Rich Asians”), Rosalind Chao (“Better Things”), Desmond Chiam (“The Falcon and The Winter Soldier”), Larry Clarke (“The Laundromat”), Dane DeHaan (“Lisey’s Story”), Noma Dumezweni (“The Undoing”), David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Garrett Hedlund (“The United States Vs. Billie Holiday”), Jessica Henwick (“The Matrix 4”), Remy Hii (“Spider-Man: Far From Home”), Stephanie Hsu (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Gillian Jacobs (“Love”), Luke James (“The Chi”), Karan Kendrick (“Just Mercy”), Ki Hong Lee (“The Maze Runner Trilogy”), Tzi Ma (“Mulan”), Kelly Marie Tran (“Raya and The Last Dragon”), Benedict Wong (“Raya and The Last Dragon”)

Directors: Aaron and Winston Tao (“Watching,” “Sleep Well, My Baby”)

Writer: Screenplay by Johnny Ngo
Producers: Gemma Chan, Mary Lee of A-Major, M88’s Phillip Sun are producing the podcast with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger of Automatik; QCODE’s Rob Herting and Sandra Yee Ling; and Writ Large’s Bash Naran. 

Casting by: Carmen Cuba 

Logline: In the summer of 1982 in Detroit, Vincent Chin, a successful Chinese American engineer living out his American dream, is assaulted at a bar and killed by two white, disgruntled autoworkers, four days before his wedding. When the assailants are given lenient sentences and released without spending a day in prison, a pan-Asian movement ensues resulting in a historic civil rights case, the first where the Civil Rights Act was used to defend the rights of an Asian-American.

Q&A Participants (Alphabetical):  President Emeritus of Advancing Justice LA, Co-Executive Director of the Asian American Education Project Stewart Kwoh, Public Scholar Bianca Mabute-Louie, State President of Georgia NAACP Rev. James Woodall, CEO of Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA Connie Chung Joe 

Q&A Moderator: John Cho (“Searching”) 

Available: QCODE will release the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are made available.

Representatives:
Gemma Chan is represented by WME, M88 and Independent Talent Group.
Aaron and Winston Tao are represented by CAA and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Johnny Ngo is represented by CAA and Writ Large.
Michael Angarano is represented by UTA and Lighthouse Management + Media
Desmond Chiam is represented by Gersh and The Rosenzweig Group
Larry Clarke is represented by Global Artists Agency and Entertainment Lab
Noma Dumezweni is represented by Conway Van Gelder and Principal Entertainment
Garrett Hedlund is represented by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Sloane Offer
Jessica Henwick is represented by CAA and attorney Michael A. Auerbach (Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein)
Remy Hii is represented by Innovative Artists, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, RGM Artists
Stephanie Hsu is represented by Odenkirk/Provisiero and WME.
Gillian Jacobs is represented by Authentic, UTA and LGNAFC
Karan Kendrick is represented by GGSSC
Ki Hong Lee is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment, Artists & Representatives, and UTA
Tzi Ma is represented by BRS / Gage and Echelon Talent Management
Kelly Marie Tran is represented by CAA, M88 and GGSSC
Benedict Wong is self-represented.

Bios & Boiler Plates:

GEMMA CHAN
Gemma Chan is best known for her roles in BAFTA-nominated Channel 4/AMC artificial intelligence drama HUMANS; Warner Bros’ film adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel, CRAZY RICH ASIANS, which won Best Comedy at the Critics Choice Awards and was also nominated for a Golden Globe and SAG Award; and Marvel Studios’ first female-fronted superhero film, CAPTAIN MARVEL. In 2019, Gemma returned to British television in I AM HANNAH, a deeply moving story which explored the societal pressure women face to have children. Her performance garnered rave reviews across the board. Last year Gemma starred opposite Meryl Streep in LET THEM ALL TALK, an original comedy directed by Steven Soderbergh. Gemma can currently be heard as the voice of Namaari in Disney’s latest animation, RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON. Later this year, Gemma will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe leading an ensemble cast in ETERNALS directed by Chloe Zhao. The film will be released worldwide on 5th November 2021. Gemma recently completed filming Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller, DON’T WORRY DARLING. Gemma is also an accomplished theatre actress, she performed in the sell-out run of the critically acclaimed YELLOW FACE, by Tony Award winning David Henry Hwang at the Park Theatre and again in the National Theatre’s revival. In 2015, she starred in Harold Pinter’s THE HOMECOMING at Trafalgar Studios. Gemma is a Unicef UK Ambassador. Gemma has just helped to launch a GoFundMe initiative which will provide grants to grassroots organisations supporting East and South East Asian (ESEA) and broader communities in the UK - see more at Gofundme.com/esea.

ABOUT GOLD HOUSE
Gold House is the premier nonprofit collective of Asian founders, creative voices, and leaders dedicated to unifying the world’s largest populace–Asians and Pacific Islanders–to fight for authentic multicultural representation and societal equity. Our ventures include membership systems and benefits to fortify relationships among Asians and with other marginalized communities (#StopAsianHate, All of Us Movement); championing authentic Asian representation through media to reshape public opinion (Gold Open, Gold Records, A100 List); and accelerating economic success and commercial representation through Asian founders (Gold Rush, Founder Network, Angel Network). To learn more, visit www.goldhouse.org or follow @GoldHouseCo on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

ABOUT A-MAJOR MEDIA
Formed in 2019, A-Major Media is a film and television production company dedicated to championing Asian American voices. A-Major strives to tell compelling and entertaining stories that explore universal themes and come from an Asian American perspective.

Projects include the adaptation of Celeste Ng’s first novel, “Everything I Never Told You,” which will be a limited series with Annapurna Television at Apple; feature adaptation of “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” by Maurene Goo with Yulin Kuang writing and Lee Byung-hun and Charles Pak producing at Netflix; “Untitled Elliot San” with John Cho producing and set-up at New Line Cinema; and the comedy “We Stan” with producers 88rising and Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park and written by Lauren Moon.

Led by industry veteran Mary Lee, A-Major operates via an independent development fund from majority investor MRC in association with UTA.

ABOUT M88
In 2020, former WME Partner Phillip Sun and MACRO Founder & CEO Charles D. King launched M88 with the mission to support and amplify the next generation of artists and cultural leaders from the global new majority. The independently operated representation firm, led by Sun and Partners Oronde Garrett, Jelani Johnson and Gaby Mena, represents storytellers, actors, writers and multi-hyphenates. Their artists and creators push culture through collaboration, fearlessness and innovation. Their goal is to tirelessly advocate for the new ideas and paradigms that reflect the diverse world in which we live.

AARON AND WINSTON TAO
Aaron and Winston Tao are a Chinese American writing and directing filmmaking duo. Often known for their emotionally compelling and humanistic approach, their films have a strong emphasis on social causes and have been recognized by Cannes, 1.4, Kinsale Sharks, Heartland Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, and Vimeo Staff Picks, to name a few. Their branded film, “Sleep Well, My Baby,” won silver at the Cannes YDA Awards and was also shortlisted for “Best Short Film.” “Watching,” and “SuperMaarko,” won them an additional Cannes YDA Award, the Webby Award for People’s Voice, as well as nominations for “Best Emerging Directors,” and “Best Narrative,” at the One Screen Film Festival. In addition to HOLD STILL, VINCENT, they just finished their screenplay, GOODBYE, HURRICANE, a personal memoir about growing up with their mother living with schizoaffective, bipolar disorder.

JOHNNY NGO
Johnny Ngo is a former CAPE New Writer’s Fellow where he developed his original feature CONVERSION. After his fellowship, Johnny worked with Pearl Studios in developing both existing and new properties and IP. Since writing HOLD STILL, VINCENT, he has developed a slate of original features and sci-fi short stories.

ABOUT QCODE
QCODE, a premium content studio and podcast network, was launched in 2019 by former Creative Artists Agency agent Rob Herting.

QCODE has released twelve scripted podcasts across different genres, all of which have reachedNo.1 in the fiction category and top 10 overall, on the Apple Podcast Charts. With these chart-topping, fan-favorite, critically acclaimed series, QCODE has quickly become the leading destination for scripted fiction and immersive storytelling in the podcast space.

Hit series include the iHeart Podcast and Webby Award winning “Blackout” (starring Academy Award winner Rami Malek); Ambie Award winning series “Dirty Diana” (starring Demi Moore); Ambie Award winning “The Left, Right Game” (starring Tessa Thompson); Ambie Award nominated “Hank the Cowdog” (starring Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey); and Webby winning and iHeart Podcast Award winning “Borrasca” with Cole Sprouse. Upcoming series include “Birds of Empire,” “Last Known Position,” “Blackout” Season 2, and “Edge of Sleep” Season 2.