'Shang-Chi's Simu Liu on Becoming the Superhero He Didn't Have Growing Up (Exclusive)

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMarvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” capped off Labor Day weekend at the box office with a bang.

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of Ten Rings and its unprecedented representation of Asian talent in a comic book blockbuster.The new Marvel movie opened in cinemas on Friday (September 3) and is the first from the studio to centre around an Asian lead.Posting on Instagram on Friday, Liu shared an illustrated image of a still from the film and two young Asian children looking up at it.

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.

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.

After all the hype from the Marvel Studios marketing machine, it’s finally time for the world to be introduced to “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” It’s been a little while since Marvel introduced a new character in a feature film (“Captain Marvel” back in 2019), and the studio is hoping people fall in love with Simu Liu and the Master of Kung-fu.

star Simu Liu, «and whether or not there's a post-credit sequence, that's up to fans to discover for themselves when they watch the movie in theaters on September 3.»What with this being a Marvel movie — and not just any MCU movie, but the first big indicator of Phase 4 on the big screen — there is, of course, a post-credits scene. Two, in fact.

, 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.

Awkwafina in your project, you know you're going to come out on the other end with a happy bestie-ship between her character and someone else. In, that someone is Shang-Chi himself, with Awkwafina as his best friend, faithful fellow slacker and would-be hero, Katy.«Aww, man.

Simu Liu couldn't have a bigger entrée into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the historic leading man of its latest globe-trotting, world-saving blockbuster, But his first time stepping foot onset of a major Hollywood franchise film actually came years prior, as an aspiring actor working as an extra on the superhero-adjacent .That, however, came after a short-lived stint as an accountant.

It turns out Simu Liu has been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for longer than you may have thought!

In many ways, “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings” is a remix of previous Marvel Studios films that’s a little more pronounced than most films that play with superhero archetypes.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been more than just a movie for Meng'er Zhang. During Monday night's premiere for the Marvel movie, the actress shared her on-set love story with ET, recalling how the family threw her and her now-husband, Yung Lee, a surprise wedding reception after they met on the film and spontaneously got married.«I was cast single and wrapped married,» Zhang told ET.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been more than just a movie for Meng'er Zhang. During Monday night's premiere for the Marvel movie, the actress shared her on-set love story with ET, recalling how the family threw her and her now-husband, Yung Lee, a surprise wedding reception after they met on the film and spontaneously got married.«I was cast single and wrapped married,» Zhang told ET.

Marvel’s first film fronted by Asian superhero says it was “an incredible honour” to lead the movie. Actor Simu Liu stars in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which had its premiere in Hollywood on Monday night.

Marvel Studios and its parent company, Disney, are typically the best in the business when it comes to mitigating controversy and showing a unified front for fans. So, after the recent Scarlett Johansson lawsuit against Disney regarding “Black Widow,” it was surprising to see a little controversy arise between Disney CEO Bob Chapek and ‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu over some terrible wording regarding the release of the upcoming Marvel film.

Awkwafina. As summer comes to a close, the 33-year-old performer is busy celebrating the back-to-back releases of season 2 on Comedy Central and her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in . Opening in theaters on Sept.

The stars of the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stepped out to celebrate at the film’s premiere!