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RSS FeedsCanadian actor Simu Liu on his groundbreaking role as Marvel superhero Shang-Chi
(The Star Movies)

 
 

22 july 2019 02:50:10

 
Canadian actor Simu Liu on his groundbreaking role as Marvel superhero Shang-Chi
(The Star Movies)
 


“I feel like I’ve been plucked out of the craziest dream you can imagine.”Simu Liu is on the phone from his hotel room in San Diego. His phone is blowing up with messages. Twitter is on fire with the news that the Kim’s Convenience star is cast as Marvel’s Shang-Chi, Marvel Comics’ first Asian superhero.“It really feels like someone waved a magic wand and your life is changed forever,” says Liu in an exclusive interview with the Star, his first since the announcement was made Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is Hollywood’s first big budget superhero film with an Asian lead. It will also star Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) and Tony Leung (In The Mood For Love). The film is set to debut in February of 2021.As the first of its kind, the movie is expected to be groundbreaking in the way that Marvel’s Black Panther was for the Black community, or DC’s Wonder Woman was for women.And it’s got a Canadian in the starring role.“I honestly hope this will help to change perceptions of the way Asian Americans and Canadians perceive themselves,” says Liu. “Millions of children will watch this movie and feel like they belong in the larger part of the conversation, that they can accomplish anything themselves.”It has been a whirlwind week to say the least. Last Sunday, Liu, 30, flew to New York to audition for the role. There he read lines and did some choreographed fight scenes. He then flew back to Toronto to shoot scenes for CBC’s Kim’s Convenience. On Tuesday he got the call from Marvel studio head Kevin Feige.“It was the most incredible moment. I don’t remember what I said. My nerves were on fire. And then they told me I can’t tell anyone.”Of course, Liu immediately got off the phone and called his parents.“I’m not sure if I was supposed to keep it secret from them but they were the first peo ...


 
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