Simu Liu is one of the upcoming and prominent actors and has shown great promise with his distinguished acting. Liu is widely known for his lead role in MCU’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Apart from it, he was also named one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, and his affiliation with the comic franchise boosted his fame and reputation within the franchise.
Not only does Simu Liu have an ongoing contract with MCU, but according to recent reports, Shang-Chi might be back on the big screen before expected. Recently, the actor lashed out due to some complications that occurred with a writer, Ian Kumamoto, this matter has been taken to social media and people are quite stressed about it.
Simu Liu’s Reply to Ian Kumamoto’s Remarks About Tokenism
Simu Liu has been around in the industry for quite a long time, working as a stuntman or sometimes an extra, but he has been performing small roles in many big movies. Liu finally got his breakthrough with a small TV show Blood and Water and even took home an award for it.
After this, he had a moderately smooth-sailing Hollywood life, starring as the protagonist in many projects until he got his shot at immense fame and recognition with MCU’s Shang-Chi role. He has formed quite a fan base and a huge fan following over the years and fans truly love him when he appears on the big screen.
Recently, Simu Liu has been entangled in some controversy with a Brooklyn-based writer, Ian Kumamoto who claimed that Marvel nowadays are hiring actors of different ethnicity, not due to having diversity in their franchise but because of just doing it. Moreover, he added that Hollywood should welcome more “attractive and talented” Asian actors to the industry rather than making do with the predominant actors. Kumamoto claimed that,
“Getting the bulk of Asian male roles in Hollywood, feel a little less like representation and a lot more like tokenism.”
In response to this ridiculous claim, Simu Liu replied,
“Every thing I have taken post Shang-Chi was not written Asian. We’ve been able to reshape stories to get more representation onscreen. Get your facts straight.”
Well, Liu will continue to star as Shang-Chi in multiple MCU projects and will most probably do a fabulous job with the movie. Currently, the actor will appear in Barbie, which will be released worldwide on July 21, 2023, fans are very excited about this movie as many top-tier actors have a role to play in it.
Shang-Chi Might Be Back Before Expected
While in an interview with the People, Simu Liu revealed that his MCU character might be back before its expected date. He went on to add that this upcoming project will feature many major superheroes and villains and although no official notice has been made by Marvel Studios, it is only a matter of time before an update is announced. Liu added, “Who knows, they might see something sooner than you think. We’ll see”. According to various reports, numerous Marvel projects will be announced in the upcoming years and Shang-Chi might be in it.
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