AFTER HER BREAKOUT role as Jessica Huang in Fresh Off The Boat, Constance Wu found Hollywood success via mega-hit romcom Crazy Rich Asians, then starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in Lorene Scafaria’s acclaimed crime drama Hustlers. Whether playing an economics professor in the former or a stripper in the latter, Wu isn’t afraid of a challenge, as her latest role confirms. Back on TV for new series The Terminal List, she’s playing a war reporter who teams up with a Navy SEAL (played by Chris Pratt) to uncover the murky circumstances behind his team’s ambush. It’s yet another bold about-turn for Wu — but the actor says she wouldn’t have it any other way.
How was it venturing into the action/thriller genre?