‘Shang-Chi’ Director Destin Daniel Cretton on Battling Stereotypes and the ‘Exciting’ Challenge of Casting the Lead Role

**Warning spoilers ahead for the end-credits scene from “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”** Destin Daniel Cretton‘s “Shang-Chi & The Legend of The Ten Rings” is quickly becoming a sizable pandemic-era hit for Marvel Studios and the new superhero pic has earned $320.6 million at the global box office, according to Deadline.

Ellise Shafer administratorDisney is ruling the domestic box office this weekend.In its third weekend, Marvel and Disney’s “Shang-Chi” is set to remain in the No. 1 spot with an estimated gross of $20 million to $22 million, bringing its total earnings to a staggering $175 million to $177 million.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Shang-Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings” held on the top place at the South Korean box office for the second weekend. But it failed to sustain overall cinemagoing in what used to be, pre-COVID, the world’s fourth largest theatrical market.“Shang-Chi” earned $2.63 million in its second weekend for a market share of 50%.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter its heroic opening weekend in North America, Disney and Marvel’s superhero adventure “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” will have no trouble reclaiming the domestic box office crown.The comic book adaptation, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina, is eyeing a second weekend haul between $26 million and $34 million.

So, even though Marvel Studios has done a great job already of spoiling one of the big surprises of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” we’re not going to do the same thing here.

By Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel's to its Cinematic Universe, has been out less than a week and is already with nearly $100 million in ticket sales. If you were one of those theater-goers (and with numbers like that, it seems likely), then you know: It's not just one of the best action-packed films in the MCU—it's one of the best action films, full stop. Led by director Destin Daniel Cretton, the cast is a large part of what makes Shang-Chi so successful.

Simu Liu, starring in Marvel's latest blockbuster,, called for some unexpected training.In this sneak peek from the upcoming episode of E!'s, Liu reveals — as part of a trivia question — exactly what it took to prepare for the action epic.«As some of you may or may not know, I was recently in a little Marvel movie, no big deal,» begins Liu, who is joined by his friend, producer and entrepreneur Kelly Mi Li.

Shang-Chi isn't just a part of Marvel's cinematic universe now. Following his superhero origin story — which saw him content mythical dragons and soul-sucking kaiju, underground fight clubs, assassins with knives for hands and his dad — Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) is told, in so many words, that's he's part of a bigger universe.

In an interview with CinemaBlend, Cretton revealed that his wife had gone into labor in the middle of the night and that he had to drive her to the hospital just hours before that scene was set to be shot. Like all major Hollywood productions, “Shang-Chi” ran on a tight shooting schedule to avoid going over-budget, so Cretton had to oversee the shoot remotely from his iPhone.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton isn’t necessarily the first name you’d think about when imagining filmmakers who would make the big leap from indies to superhero features. However, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Cretton is the latest young filmmaker snatched up by Marvel Studios to helm a $200 million blockbuster.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: Do not read this story if you haven’t seen “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” currently playing in theaters.Throughout “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” there are only a few small signs that the 25th feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is actually a part of it.

Destin Daniel Cretton isn’t the first name you’d think about when imagining filmmakers that would make the leap to superhero features. However, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Cretton is the latest young indie filmmaker that has been snatched up by Marvel Studios to helm a $200 million blockbuster.

Simu Liu is sending his gratitude to the cast and crew of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on the day of the premiere in theaters.

SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know what happens in the Shang-Chi end credits scenes!

, Marvel's new joint ushering the Master of Kung Fu from the comics into the MCU: Of the months of training star Simu Liu took on to master those martial arts and look the part of a Marvel superhero. Of the long weeks spent shooting even one of the set pieces, with much of the stunt work done by the cast themselves.

Much like Disney/Marvel’s 2018 mega blockbuster and Oscar-winning feature Black Panther was a breakthrough for diversity on the big screen, the studios continue to shine with that this coming weekend with Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings, in what is the first Hollywood Asian-American superhero movie.

The cast of the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stepped out for a UK gala screening!

AMC is behind a series adaptation of the Anne Rice novel “Interview With The Vampire” that had been previously turned into a feature film from 1994 that starred Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, a young Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, and Antonio Banderas. Now, Variety reports that British actor Jacob Anderson has secured the leading role of Louis in the show.