‘Shang-Chi’ Star Simu Liu Ponders If Marvel Is Playing The “Greatest Prank” On Him

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actor Simu Liu ponders over the possibility that Marvel Studios is playing a massive prank on him now that he’s been cast in the lead role.

Simu Liu answered a fan’s question on Twitter asking him about whether or not that it is true that he will be playing Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu in Marvel Studios’ upcoming movie. Simu Liu responded with this humorous statement:

Thankfully, Marvel Studios isn’t playing this elaborate prank on Simu Liu.

Following the announcement of his casting in July, Simu Liu has used his official Twitter account to directly address fans. Much of his tweets express his gratitude for this landmark opportunity to play the first Asian lead superhero in a Marvel movie and others include humorous anecdotes about his everyday life. In particular, Simu Liu’s Twitter game is notable for him having tweeted his interest in playing Shang-Chi months before he was officially cast.

Do you like seeing some of these humorous tweets from Simu Liu? Are you excited about how he will bring to light his journey while shooting the film when production begins? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news regarding the future of the MCU.

In the comics, Shang-Chi is a skilled martial artist who was raised and trained by his father Fu Manchu, a Chinese crimelord and immortal sorcerer who repeatedly attempted to conquer the world, in an isolated compound located in China. When Shang-Chi was finally allowed to venture into the outside world in order to do his father’s bidding, he learned about his father’s evil ways and faked his own death before embarking on a mission to take down Fu Manchu’s criminal empire.

Introduced in Special Marvel Edition #15 in December 197, Shang-Chi will reportedly modernize the source material in order to avoid the character stereotypes of the time. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film will star Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings opens in theaters on February 12, 2021.

Source: Twitter