As he prepares for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu appears on the cover of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. In the issue’s cover story, Liu discusses the line he walks trying to bring heroic Asian representation to the MCU. “There are two paradigms that are completely at odds with each other,” he says. “One being, as a progressive Asian American man, I’ve always wanted to shatter barriers and expectations of what Asian men are and be very aware of the boxes that we’re put into — martial artists, sidekicks, exotic, or Orientalist. And then the other paradigm is, like, kung fu is objectively super f—ing cool. There is a reason why kung fu caught fire and the world became obsessed with it, because it’s incredible to watch.
With #ShangChi, @SimuLiu is excited to be the superhero he never got to see, on film and beyond: “I’m ready to be in a position where I can effect real change, amplify voices.”
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