LOS ANGELES – Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu will play Marvel’s first Asian superhero on screen in the much-anticipated Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, which is slated to open in September and co-stars Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Michelle Yeoh.
Speaking at a media festival, the 32-year-old China-born performer – who moved to Canada at age five and starred in the Canadian sitcom Kim’s Convenience (2016 to 2021) – explains why it is critical that such stories are written by Asians themselves.
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