“Decent movie but lead actor is a little too full of himself”: Simu Liu Has Possibly Learnt from His Past Mistakes as Marvel Star Gives an Honest Review for Shang-Chi
- Simu Liu rates his Marvel debut Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on third anniversary of its release.
- The actor makes a sarcastic comment about himself.
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sequel is under development.
Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu is popularly recognized for his portrayal of Shang-Chi in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The audience as well as the critics appreciated the actor for his performance in the movie. The actor also appeared as one of the Ken dolls in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and had previously played the role of Jung Kim in the CBS Television sitcom Kim’s Convenience.
The actor is one of the most influential people in the world who authored the memoir We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story. Simu Liu is known for being blunt with his words and sometimes a little heedless about how his words would come out to the public. One such example is a very recent one where the actor went a little too honest about himself on his social media on his MCU movie debut.
Simu Liu rates his Marvel debut Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was released in 2021 and, upon its release, received positive comments from the critics and the audience. The movie became the ninth highest-grossing film of 2021, and critics especially praised the studios for exploring and representing Asian culture in a Marvel movie.
As the movie turns three, the lead actor Simu Liu took to his social media to share his honest view about the movie after a Marvel fan account asked the fans how much they would rate the movie. Not only did he rate the movie but also wrote a sarcastic comment about himself. He mentioned,
8.5/10. Decent movie, but the lead actor is a little too full of himself.
Of course, the actor wrote the comment about him in a funny way, but sometimes when individuals try to be funny, they are telling the truth behind the laughs. Following the success of Shang-Chi, Liu was under the spotlight by hosting SNL, being named one of the most influential people in the world, and more.
But the actor has been in hot water since the movie got released because fans dug deep to find his allegedly controversial comments made in the past. According to Distractify, the actor was a Reddit user from 2013 to 2015 and was believed to have frequented the Men’s Rights Asians, which allegedly harassed Asian women and shared racist, anti-Black sentiments. The Reddit has been deleted by a series of screenshots that went viral, which has put him in a bad light.
Simu Liu never actually addressed the situation but in 2021 shared a cryptic tweet that read,
Twitter is a slanderous place sometimes, and it feels good to shut down trolls and bad-faith actors who want to drag your name through the mud.
A lot of fans were just mad that he never apologized for his actions. Adding more to his hot water was his tweet that mentioned that Asian actors are not an ‘interesting experiment’. He added that they are the celebration of culture and oy that will be preserved after an embattled years. Liu’s comment came after then Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s comment about Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings being an ‘interesting experiment.’(via Deadline)
One of the things that fans dislike about the actor is the fact that he cannot take criticism. A user mentioned that Liu goes online, searches for his name, and goes after anyone a little bit critical of him, particularly Asian women.
Simu Liu talks about Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sequel
Ardent Marvel fans who have been fans of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings have been waiting for an update on the sequel, and Simu Liu finally answered by stating (via CBR)
A lot of it is above my pay grade, but it’s happening. So, just very excited to kind of work on it, and it’s going to be amazing. I really can’t say anything beyond that.
The actor also revealed that he hopes that Michelle Yeoh, who played Ying Nan, will return for the sequel. Talking about the actress, the actor noted (via CBR) that when they shared scenes, he had the opportunity to fight her, adding that it was more of a dance fight. He complimented the actress by stating that she was so petite and graceful that he felt clumsy of meat flopping around in front of her.
Liu mentioned that Yeoh was very kind and kind of teaching him to find harmony with his body, and it’s very Tai Chi-oriented. In 2021, Kevin Feige shared that the success of Shang-Chi has given the studios great hope that people are interested in watching these characters on-screen, and they are working to bring them. (via CBR)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is available to stream on Disney+.
