She kicked ass in both
Charlie's Angels and
Kill Bill, but now Lucy Liu, who initially rose to fame as Ling Woo on
Ally McBeal, is headed back to her comedy roots. Actress Lucy Liu has reportedly signed up to star in the upcoming drama 'Beautiful Asian Brides', which follows the story of a man pretending to be a mail order bride to prove his innocence on murder charges.
Development on the project has picked up with the hiring of writers Steven Gary Banks and Claudia Grazioso (
Are We There Yet?). Brian Grazer will produce through his and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment production company. The story is about a man who is wrongly accused of murder so he goes undercover as a mail order bride to prove his innocence.
Liu, along with Grazer, will produce. No director has been named for the projec