Simu Liu hints at future team-ups with Shang-Chi and other Marvel superheroes
Simu Liu hints that future team-ups between Shang-Chi and other Marvel superheroes may happen “sooner than you think”
Simu Liu has hinted that he may be teaming up with at least one other superhero on an upcoming project in news that is sure to get Marvel fans excited.
The 33-year-old actor, who starred in 2021’s Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, shared his excitement in an interview with People ahead of his hosting job at the Academy of Motion Sciences and Arts Sci-Tech Awards on Friday in Los Angeles.
“I’m a huge fan of both the characters and the artists who play them,” the Asian-Canadian star said of the other superheroes in the Marvel universe.
“So any collaboration is an opportunity for me to work alongside someone who, in their own way, is breaking barriers and at the top of their game. I think that’s what excites me the most as a performer, [and] Also as a fan.
Simu broke his own barriers in the first Asian superhero of the Marvel franchise.
Team Up: Simu Liu has hinted that he may team up with at least one other superhero on an upcoming project in news that is sure to get Marvel fans excited. The 33-year-old actor shared the news on Friday, ahead of presenting the Academy of Motion Sciences and Arts Sci-Tech Awards.
No details: Simu, who broke barriers as Marvel’s first Asian superhero, would not elaborate on the proposed pairings, saying, “Any collaboration is an opportunity for me to work alongside someone…at the top of their game.”
“And who knows,” the Kim’s Convenience star teased, hinting at a future collaboration, “they might see something sooner than you think.” We’ll see.’
Marvel fans have already made sure to see Simu reprise his role as Shang-Chi in the upcoming sequel.
The currently untitled project is listed as in pre-production.
Plot details are under wraps, but writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton will direct the project.
Meng’er Zhang, 35, will appear as her younger sister, Xu Xialing.
Until then, the former accountant is expanding his resume, with a wide range of characters including starring as a man whose fiancée, played by Phillipa Soo, must choose between him and the husband he thought was long dead in One True Loves.
The romantic drama is scheduled to premiere on April 7.
This summer, the author of We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story will appear in the highly anticipated Barbie movie, starring Margo Robbie as the title character and Ryan Gosling as her love interest, Ken.
Sequel: Marvel fans are already sure to see Simu reprise his role as Shang-Chi in the upcoming sequel. The currently untitled project is listed as in pre-production.
New Opportunities: The former accountant is expanding his resume, with a wide range of characters, including playing a man whose fiancée, played by Phillipa Soo, must choose between him and the husband he thought was long dead in One True Loves.
Dance: Simu will show off her dance moves in the highly anticipated Barbie, which opens in theaters on July 21. The actor said he enjoyed “letting it be about the dance and the color and the vibrancy of that movie.”
Although his character’s name has not been revealed on Barbie’s IMDB page, Simi said he was honored to be offered a role in the film.
“I’m extremely honored to have had the opportunity to play in that sandbox with such amazing authors every step of the way,” he explained.
“Doing something completely different from Marvel and fighting,” he said, was a welcome change of pace, “and letting it be about the dance and the color and the vibrancy of that movie.”
Barbie is scheduled to open in theaters on July 21.