Why It Was Important That Shang-Chi Wasn't a 'Broody, Quiet Asian Character' (Exclusive)

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' undisputed standout is Morris, a faceless lump with wings, six legs and the heart of a champion.Morris is an unwitting expat from the realm of Ta Lo, who finds himself on a buddy adventure with Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery. Though unlike anything you've probably seen onscreen, he is based on a being that has existed since ancient Chinese mythology.

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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%.

NEW YORK -- “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.That total was good enough for the best second-weekend gross of any film during the pandemic, edging out the previous Marvel movie, “Black Widow.” This year, relatively few films have held well in theaters either because they've been streaming simultaneously at home or because moviegoers' attention

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMarvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” ruled the domestic box office again, collecting $35.8 million in its second weekend in theaters.Ticket sales for the superhero movie, led by Simu Liu and Awkwafina, fell 53% from its debut, a decline on par with many Marvel installments in pre-pandemic times.

After grossing $9.7 million on its second Friday, “Shang-Chi” is now estimated for a second weekend total of $32 million, higher than the $25 million grossed by “Black Widow” in its second weekend.

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.

According to Imax chief executive Rich Gelfond, the box office power of Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings should lay to rest the question of moviegoers’ willingness to return to theaters.

Jonathan Schwartz, a producer on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is opening up about just how Marvel chooses which movies are made.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu has reflected on his character’s future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The actor, who plays the titular superhero in the new film, recently told NME about how much longer he projects being a part of the major franchise.Asked whether his contracts revealed how many films he would be signed up for, Liu replied: “I think every contract is different, I’m not sure what mine is compared to anybody else.“As a fan, what’s most important watching

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is about a lot more than the character Simu Liu portrays.

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.

TheWrap’s Todd Gilchrist in his review.“A mostly decent Marvel movie buoyed by crisp, kinetic action and the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best ‘villain’ yet,” wrote Slashfilm’s Hoai-Tran Bui.“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a genuine triumph for Marvel Studios, a true family drama with plenty of charm and a myriad of winning performances from the outstanding cast led by Simu Liu and Tony Leung.

wuxia storytelling.We meet Shang-Chi (Liu), hiding in San Francisco as a hotel valet under the name Shaun, an obfuscation his best friend Katy (Awkwafina) later rightfully points out is a lazy way to keep a low profile when his father Wenwu (Leung) is a thousand-year-old warrior with super-powered bracelets, endless resources, and foot soldiers around the globe working for his organization, the Ten Rings.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticShang-who? The most obscure Marvel Cinematic Universe character to get his own stand-alone movie to date, the comic book mega-company’s “Master of Kung Fu” may not be a household name (not yet, at least), but you wouldn’t know that from “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” a flashy, Asian-led visual effects extravaganza that gives the second-tier hero the same over-the-top treatment that big-timers like Hulk and Thor typically get.

Awkwafina is doing something different in her new Marvel movie, . The actress and comedian covers the September issue of , where she shares how her role in the action-adventure film differs from her usual «funny best friend» roles.«Dangling off of things and flying, falling backward…it’s really different from, say, an indie rom-com.

, the 25th installment in the MCU, but the first to have an Asian superhero as its lead. «It's not just one superhero that is Asian.

' secrets has been revealed early, as Sir Ben Kingsley made a surprise appearance at Monday's red carpet premiere and confirmed he is indeed making his return to the MCU in the movie.«As you just saw, I was talking to Kevin Feige,» Kingsley told ET's Matt Cohen, «and thanks to Kevin and Robert Downey Jr. and Drew Pearce and Shane Black, I in this movie and I'm a member of the Marvel family, because their welcome on was so astonishing and generous that I'm still with Marvel again.