Simu Liu Was ‘On The Verge Of Tears’ On Set Of ‘Kim’s Convenience’ When He Got ‘Shang-Chi’ Call

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Simu Liu simultaneously had a really bad and really good day across the two properties that made him famous. Liu had gotten into an argument on the set of “Kim’s Convenience” about a line that perpetuated a negative stereotype for his character.

Later that same day he was informed that he would lead Marvel’s next big superhero movie, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”. “I didn’t want audiences to see the character playing into that joke,” Liu tells Entertainment Weekly for the publication’s July 2021 cover issue. “It was terrifying.

I was on the verge of tears. It was actually a really, really rough day.” “I found myself on stage with some of the most famous people in the world wearing my $20 Zara sweater and skinny jeans,” he said