Marvel Studios has released a brand new featurette for the highly-anticipated MCU movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which is slated to hit the theaters on September 3. The new Shang-Chi featurette, which you can check out below, features interviews by director Destin Daniel Cretton, Kevin Feige, Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen, and Awkwafina as they give us a behind-the-scenes look at how the upcoming film’s epic fight sequences were made possible by world-class stunt teams. The cast also shares how they diligently rehearsed and prepared for the action scenes as the superhero film tried to incorporate different types of martial art techniques and styles.
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Marvel Studios’ first Asian superhero-led movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. It will be led by Canadian actor Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) as the Master of Kung-Fu, Shang-Chi. The film also stars fellow MCU newcomers Awkwafina as Katy, Tony Leung as Wenwu/ The Mandarin, Meng’er Zhang as Xialing, Fala Chen as Jiang Li, Ronny Chieng, and Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist.
In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the titular hero must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
The film will also feature MCU alums Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) and Michelle Yeoh in her second role within the MCU following her appearance as a different character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is co-written by Cretton, Dave Callaham, and Andrew Lanham. It hails from producers Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Charles Newirth serving as executive producers.
