Lloyd Lee Choi's feature film adaptation "Lucky Lu" will begin filming later this year in New York City.

Based on Choi’s live-action short film, “Same Old,” “Lucky Lu” tells the story of a Chinese deliveryman in New York City who discovers his e-bike has been stolen. With his family on the road after years apart, Lu must contend with a community that has turned its back on him as he tries to replace the one thing that promises to keep his family afloat.

Taiwanese actor Chang Chen ("Dune") has been cast in the title role. Nina Yang Bongiovi, Destin Daniel Cretton, Ron Najor, Jeyun Munford, Asher Goldstein and Tony Yang are on board as producers.

Speaking at Gold House's A Filmmaker's Creative & Financing Journey during Sundance Film Festival Asia, Bongiovi discussed the financial journey behind "Lucky Lu". She said: "Navigating film financing is always an emotional rollercoaster. But when you have a super team of producers alongside a visionary director, you can build and weather the tough times together, with the ultimate goal of bringing a meaningful story to audiences around the world. It's a valuable and rewarding process to launch a talent [like Lloyd] into the universe of narrative feature films."