{"id":784835,"date":"2026-10-30T12:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=784835"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:21:30","slug":"crazy-rich-arabs-the-hollywood-rom-com-with-a-beirut-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/784835\/crazy-rich-arabs-the-hollywood-rom-com-with-a-beirut-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Rich Arabs: The Hollywood Rom-Com With a Beirut Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"    <button class=\"sideconvo-button\">         <svg         xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"         width=\"64\"         height=\"64\"         viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"         fill=\"none\">         <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_5407_120)\">             <mask                 id=\"mask0_5407_120\"                 style=\"mask-type:luminance\"                 maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"                 x=\"0\"                 y=\"0\"                 width=\"64\"                 height=\"64\">                 <path d=\"M64 0H0V64H64V0Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>             <\/mask>             <g mask=\"url(#mask0_5407_120)\">                 <path                     d=\"M38.4702 26.64L38.5252 26.775C40.3652 31.435 44.0902 35.165 48.7502 37L48.8852 37.055L48.7502 37.11C44.0902 38.95 40.3602 42.675 38.5252 47.335L38.4702 47.47L38.4152 47.335C36.5752 42.675 32.8502 38.945 28.1902 37.11L28.0552 37.055L28.1902 37C32.8502 35.16 36.5802 31.435 38.4152 26.775L38.4702 26.64ZM38.4702 14.815C38.0702 14.815 37.6702 15.035 37.5002 15.475L33.7702 24.935C32.4352 28.325 29.7502 31.01 26.3602 32.345L16.9002 36.075C16.0202 36.425 16.0202 37.67 16.9002 38.02L26.3602 41.75C29.7502 43.085 32.4352 45.77 33.7702 49.16L37.5002 58.62C37.6752 59.06 38.0752 59.28 38.4702 59.28C38.8652 59.28 39.2702 59.06 39.4402 58.62L43.1702 49.16C44.5052 45.77 47.1902 43.085 50.5802 41.75L60.0402 38.02C60.9202 37.67 60.9202 36.425 60.0402 36.075L50.5802 32.345C47.1902 31.01 44.5052 28.325 43.1702 24.935L39.4402 15.475C39.2652 15.035 38.8652 14.815 38.4702 14.815ZM14.4702 29.125L11.9802 24.57C11.9452 24.505 11.8902 24.45 11.8202 24.41L7.26516 21.92C6.62516 21.57 6.62516 20.655 7.26516 20.305L11.8202 17.815C11.8852 17.78 11.9402 17.725 11.9752 17.66L14.4652 13.105C14.8152 12.465 15.7302 12.465 16.0802 13.105L18.5702 17.66C18.6052 17.725 18.6602 17.78 18.7302 17.82L23.2852 20.31C23.9252 20.66 23.9252 21.575 23.2852 21.925L18.7302 24.415C18.6652 24.45 18.6102 24.505 18.5752 24.57L16.0852 29.125C15.7352 29.765 14.8202 29.765 14.4702 29.125Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>                 <path                     d=\"M38.4702 26.64L38.5252 26.775C40.3652 31.435 44.0902 35.165 48.7502 37L48.8852 37.055L48.7502 37.11C44.0902 38.95 40.3602 42.675 38.5252 47.335L38.4702 47.47L38.4152 47.335C36.5752 42.675 32.8502 38.945 28.1902 37.11L28.0552 37.055L28.1902 37C32.8502 35.16 36.5802 31.435 38.4152 26.775L38.4702 26.64Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>                 <path                     d=\"M32 10.7351C33.6569 10.7351 35 9.39196 35 7.73511C35 6.07825 33.6569 4.73511 32 4.73511C30.3431 4.73511 29 6.07825 29 7.73511C29 9.39196 30.3431 10.7351 32 10.7351Z\"                     fill=\"#fff\"><\/path>             <\/g>         <\/g>         <defs>             <clipPath id=\"clip0_5407_120\">                 <rect width=\"64\" height=\"64\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect>             <\/clipPath>         <\/defs>     <\/svg>        <span class=\"sideconvo_button\"  data-sideconvo-message=\"love is blind season 2 cast?\" data-sideconvo-mode=\"CHAT\" data-sideconvo-customCTATitle=\"Cast of Love is Blind Habibi Season 2\" data-sideconvo-customCTAPlacement=\"TITLE_TAG\" data-sideconvo-force-init=\"true\">             Cast of Love is Blind Habibi Season 2        <\/span>         <div class=\"hoverEffect\">             <div><\/div>         <\/div>     <\/button>     <style>      <\/style>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hollywood&#8217;s newest rom-com has a hero from Beirut. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt36683630\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Crazy Rich Arabs<\/em><\/a><\/em> starts filming in Los Angeles next week, and no, it&#8217;s not related to the 2018 hit <em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h2 id=\"h-the-plot\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Plot<\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Youssef is a shy musician from Beirut who travels to LA for an arranged marriage with Reema. Her brother is not impressed with him. Once in LA, Youssef finds out he has a long-lost identical twin, Omar, a rich Hollywood-based divorce lawyer. The two switch places, and things get messy: romance, family secrets, and (what we hope is not stereotypical) culture clash.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h2 id=\"h-the-cast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cast<\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaEUI8TD2CN\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walid Chaya plays both twins. The cast also includes Omar Sharif Jr., grandson of the late Egyptian star Omar Sharif, and Sam Asghari, Britney Spears&#8217; ex-husband.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dc4zFLdiLk5\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharif Jr. plays Shay, an Airbnb host. Newcomer Sophia Konat plays Reema, George Khouri plays her brother, and newcomer Maya Tannous plays Layla, Omar&#8217;s best friend who owns a lounge in Beverly Hills.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h2 id=\"h-behind-the-film\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behind the Film<\/h2>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfAd2z7meHc\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaya co-wrote the film with Jimmy Monack and is producing it with Sharif Jr. through his company, Moonlit Wings Productions. Peter Takla is directing, and Rawan Chaya is doing the music.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaya, who is also CEO of Broadway in Beirut, has said he rarely saw people like him on screen growing up. He wants the film to show Arab characters in a story about love, family and comedy, without the usual stereotypes.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can&#8217;t wait to watch! <\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <div class=\"wp-block-thisis-thisis-more-like-this-block\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/784807\/tul8te-is-coming-to-beirut-but-how-much-are-the-tickets\/\" class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Tul8te Is Coming to Beirut, But How Much Are the Tickets?\">                 <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block\">             <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__header\"                 style=\"background-color: #98CA3C;\">                 <h3>                     MORE LIKE THIS                <\/h3>             <\/div>             <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__content\"                 style=\"background-color: #98CA3C1a;\">                                     <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__image\">                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Beirut.com-Website-Main-2026-10-30T105903.455-250x188.jpg\" alt=\"Tul8te Is Coming to Beirut, But How Much Are the Tickets?\" \/>                     <\/div>                                                     <div class=\"thisis-more-like-this-block__text\">                                                     <h2>Tul8te Is Coming to Beirut, But How Much Are the Tickets?<\/h2>                                                                             <p>Egyptian singer and rapper Tul8te will be coming to Beirut this December, so naturally, we looked into how much it\u2019ll cost to see him live.<\/p>                                             <\/div>                             <\/div>         <\/div>                 <\/a>     <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood&#8217;s newest rom-com has a hero from Beirut. 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