Michelle Yeoh and Gwyneth Paltrow.Photo:Leon Bennett/Getty
Leon Bennett/Getty
Michelle YeohandGwyneth Paltroware all smiles!
The two Academy Award winners stepped out Thursday evening to attend the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’sThe Brothers Sunat the Netflix Tudum Theater. For the event, Yeoh, 61, wore a chic, tiger-print trench coat with boots. Her hair was pulled back into a low ponytail with wispy bangs resting near her face.
Michelle Yeoh and Gwyneth Paltrow.Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty
Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty
Paltrow, 51, stood smiling beside theEverything Everywhere All at Onceactress while wearing a long-sleeved bright red dress — which featured a deep neckline and a skinny belt at her waist.
Yeoh stars as Mama Sun in the new action comedy. Paltrow is married to the Netflix series' co-creator,Brad Falchuk.
Brad Falchuk and Gwyneth Paltrow.JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Asynopsisfor the Netflix series reads: “When a mysterious enemy targets his family, a Taipei triad member heads to Los Angeles to protect his strong-willed mother and oblivious younger brother.”
Ahead of the project’s release,Yeoh spoke exclusively to PEOPLEabout what she hopes to be the audience’s takeaway fromThe Brothers Sun.
“Oh, I hope what they learn that behind this facade of being so nice, I’m quite naughty,” the Oscar winner, whose character can be described as a Taiwanese gangster’s wife, said in this week’s issue.
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The actress then discussed how this role has differed from past ones.
“I’ve not been in a contemporary action comedy show based on the world of gangsters,” Yeoh explained. “To be able to bring the East to the West in a big explosion of arms and legs was an opportunity I couldn’t afford to miss out on.”
The Brothers Sun.Courtesy of Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix
Mama Sun has now relocated to the United States with one of her sons Bruce Sun (Sam Song Li), where they live a normal life — until her past catches up with her.
Yeoh also recalled how she was able to get her castmates to bring their A-game early on.
“The first night with all the young cast, we went around the table to introduce ourselves and to talk about what we hope to take away from this experience. By the time it came to me, I was like, ‘Just don’t waste my time or else I’m going to kick your butts. Okay?’ And everybody gave their 110 percent from day one,” she quipped.
All episodes ofThe Brothers Sunare available to stream on Netflix.
Just before the release of her latest project, Yeoh landed an even bigger role —grandmother!
Michelle Yeoh as Mama Sun.Courtesy of Netflix
On New Year’s Day, theCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragontalent shared an announcement on her Instagram account.
“A little miracle on the first day of 2024 ❤️✨ we are so truly blessed… can’t tell u how happy I am for this very very special bundle of joy ❤️✨,” she captioned the first photo, which just showed the newborn’s foot in her hand.
source: people.com
