How Simu Liu Went From 'Pacific Rim' Background Extra to Star of 'Shang-Chi' (Exclusive)

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%.

The prospects for Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings getting a China release date are dwindling. This in the wake of comments originally made by star Simu Liu in 2017 which resurfaced this week and have made waves on Chinese social media. In a 2017 interview with the CBC, the Canadian-born actor referenced his parents telling him of conditions under Comminist rule and referring to China as a “third world” country where people were “dying of starvation.”

Simu Liu is opening up about one unique training he went through to prepare for his role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

crushed Labor Day weekend box office records by racking $140 million, brings MCU’s first Asian superhero. Despite his doubters, as well as those who decried Disney for weak promotion, the Canadian actor, stuntman and expert martial artist never stopped believing.

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.

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.

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.

Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant on both sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and hourlong drama “Lou Grant” before a late-career rejuvenation through his poignant voicework in 2009 animated film “Up,” has died. He was 91.His publicist confirmed the news to Variety, writing that he died on Sunday surrounded by family.

Asian and Pacific Islander non-profit collective Gold House announced the launch of a Gold Open for Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” in partnership with GoFundMe.Gold House’s Gold Open premieres, launched in partnership with CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) are an initiative that aims to drive box office success for films led by Asians and Pacific Islanders.

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

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

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.