One of Hollywood’s most prominent filmmaking power couples just tied the knot.
Jenkinsconfirmed the news to PEOPLEon the red carpet at the premiere of his new filmMufasa: The Lion King.
“It feels good, man,” he said.
Barry Jenkins and Lulu Wang at the ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ premiere.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
“You know, we’ve been together for quite some time.
We do the same thing, and when I started this project she was very heavily involved.
(He was also in the midst of the awards circuit forBeale Streetat the time.)
Awkwafina, Hong Lu, Lulu Wang, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, and Aoi Mizuhara at a screening of ‘The Farewell’.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jenkins is listed in the “Special Thanks” section ofThe Farewell’s credits.
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WangtoldEntertainment Weeklythat she greatly enjoyed working on the small screen whenExpatspremiered.
“I hope to do more television, for sure,” she said.
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Aaron Pierre, Anika Noni Rose, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogan and Barry Jenkins during a photo call for Mufasa: The Lion King at Potters Field in London.Ian West/PA Images via Getty
And I love the time that you have to really dive deep into characters.
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“For me, working with Lin was amazing,” he said.
“I’ve never made a musical before.
In a musical, we need to figure that out first!”
