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Shang-Chi's Simu Liu Did Backflip & Superhero Landing at 1st Audition

Simu Liu wanted to make sure he was memorable when it came to his first audition for Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings. So the actor decided to go out on a high note and prove to everyone that he could do the stunts that were needed to be a character that is called the Master of Kung-Fu. Director Destin Daniel Cretton said during the virtual press junket that Liu not only ended his audition with a backflip but also added in a little flair.

"Wait, he actually did the exact backflip and that pose that's made fun of in Black Widow," Cretton said. "He did a backflip into the Black Widow kneel pose hair flip-up straight looking straight into the camera as the closer to his first audition."

"I mean, I thought it was like a good signature. It was a nice little calling card," Liu said of the backflip for his Shang-Chi audition. "That you could put at the end of your resume. I thought it couldn't hurt. I was auditioning for a Marvel movie, you know, a superhero franchise…."

Liu wanted to make a good first impression, and it obviously worked out in his favor. Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings has garnered some significant critical buzz in the lead-up to its release this Friday. Now we just have to wait and see if that critical buzz will translate into box office success.

Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi's friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Chen, Meng'er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, and Ronny Chieng.

Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and produced by Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Charles Newirth serving as executive producers. David Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham wrote the screenplay for the film, which opens in theaters on September 3, 2021.

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