Destin Daniel Cretton never wanted to make a Marvel movie.
“When that announcement came out, I just went instantly back to my childhood,“Crettonexplains.
“[Growing up] all I had was Spider-Man.
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Because he had the mask on, I could dress up like Spider-Man for Halloween.
So, he set a meeting with Marvel.
We know Peter Parker, who was bitten by a radioactive spider, and he loses his uncle.
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“Remember, the Asian culture is so diverse,” he says.
“It definitely explores different levels of identity.”
And she’s definitely unfamiliar with the action-packed world of assassins and kung fu masters.
“She doesn’t do a lot of the heavy lifting,” Awkwafina says.
She’s super brave.”
It’s been about 10 years since Shang-Chi learned of his dad’s misdeeds and walked away.
“This is not a ‘Luke, I am your father’ twist,” Feige adds.
“A character like Wenwu could have easily been a one-dimensional villain with no heart,” Cretton says.
“He’s a huge adrenaline junkie,” Liu says of his cinematic dad.
Wenwu is a new character, created entirely for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He has ties to the Ten Rings, the mysterious terrorist organization first name-dropped in 2008’sIron Man.
Leung’s Wenwu is something new and far more dangerous.
“I think this is the best action [Marvel has] ever done,” Schwartz says.
Supervising stunt coordinator Brad Allan was tapped to help unifyShang-Chi’svarious styles and schools of expertise.
“I had maybe worked a few days as a stuntman in Toronto.
“We wanted to verify that Shang-Chi was just like any of us,” Cretton explains.
“I want to watch this movie and say, ‘Yes, that’s how I feel.
I feel out of place sometimes, and I cover it up with humor.’
This post has been updated to add theShang-Chiteaser trailer.
