Now how about an Asian American hero?"
Indeed, they talked.
Says Marvel bossKevin Feige: “Simu is so charismatic, so talented.”
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“It was insane.”
Screenwriter David Callaham and directorDestin Daniel Crettonfelt the weight of expectations while buildingShang-Chi’s world.
“There’s no single Asian American voice.
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So how do we create something that speaks to the wider Asian diaspora?
Because when we turned on our televisions, neither of us were seeing Asian people.
And we were excited to be able to change that.”
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While searching forShang-Chi’s lead, Cretton had actors read a monologue from 1997’sGood Will Hunting.
It’s pretty Asian American."
Liu is ready to be the superhero he never got to see.
Simu Liu.Peter Yang for EW
“So, yes, all of that stuff I’m ready for.
It couldn’t come fast enough, actually.”
Awkwafina, Ronny Chieng, and Simu Liu in a scene fromShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
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Awkwafinastars as Shang-Chi’s best pal, Katy.
Meng’er Zhang plays Xialing, Shang-Chi’s estranged sister.
Florian Munteanu is seen here as nemesis Razor Fist.
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Tony Leung’s Wenwu oversees a young Shang-Chi’s training.
“It’s probably the most personal origin story we’ve told,” Feige says of the film.
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Simu Liu on EW’s August 2021 cover.Peter Yang for EW
