From Kim’s Convenience to the Marvel Universe, Canadian actor Simu Liu is going to be portraying Shang-Chi, a heroic master of the martial arts in a film in the blockbuster superhero universe. It will be the first Marvel film with an Asian lead, and will also star Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) and Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs) will reportedly play the film’s villain, The Mandarin. Liu reportedly took up acting after being laid off from an accounting firm in 2012. So, take that mom and dad.” Feige, the architect of everything Marvel film related, told CNN: “He’ll be a household name soon enough.” Liu reportedly just signed onto the gig earlier this week after a whirlwind audition process. The film is particular important to Marvel, as it eyes China and it’s huge movie-going population.

Source: thestar July 21, 2019 15:33 UTC