Hopefully this drama receives the platform it deserves because goodness knows we need to see this kind of representation on the big screen. While the Film centers on the love between the two main characters, the war setting and political turmoil are ripe for a major Hollywood saga. It will be great to see not one but two Asian American leads of color on screen (unless Hollywood opts for a white character, which would cause a Twitter riot that I would likely start). 

According to the press release issued yesterday, production begins next year, so no word yet on a release date. Takei is definitely stoked about it, though, which means I'm stoked about it. From the release: “The book tells an intimate love story that is, at once, poignant and sweeping with historic magnitude told against the backdrop of the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII,” says Takei.“I was captivated by Jamie Ford’s novel when I first read it and visualized a compelling film in my mind’s eye. I saw the drama of enduring love despite governmental racism, the passage of time and the vicissitude of life. What a wonderful film it would make. Now we are beginning the exciting adventure of making it happen.”

So far, this is the information we have on the film, which is being co-written by the book's author Jamie Ford:

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