The idea of a kung-fu master Asian superhero had Simu Liu second-guessing Marvel. Liu admits he was disappointed when Marvel first unveiled “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”. “I was almost disappointed, I was like, ‘How many opportunities do we have for Asian superheroes, and this one guy is, like, just a kung-fu master?'” Liu asked himself. “It just felt kind of reductive and, you know, not true to life and not anything that I could relate to.” Liu warmed up to the idea as he began peeling the layers of the Shang-Chi onion. “I am that person that struggled with my identity my whole life.
I am that person that’s always felt like he wasn’t enough. And those [experiences] are more core to Shang-Chi’s character than his ability to
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