Simu Liu Archives

He probably had to use a Mandarin dialect coach. It's a relief they cast Simu Liu The list of actors in North America who can speak Mandarin or Cantonese natively is depressingly short. They've chosen the Chinese word for the "chi" in Shang-Chi's name to mean "breath", "gas" or "energy" That's apt for him becoming a kung[...]

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige breaks down the reveal of Abomination in the latest Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer.

When the 5th and final season of Kim's Convenience began streaming worldwide on Netflix, Simu Liu published a lengthy Facebook calling out the bad faith, racial bias and lack of diversity that led to the exploitation and abuse of the Asian cast and cancellation of the show. "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix On Monday, John Doyle, the TV critic for The[...]

Simu Liu had a lot to say about the bad faith and circumstances that led to the cancellation of Kim's Convenience in his massive Facebook post yesterday Under the many points he raised, there was another big point that stood out Yes, there was the producers being overwhelmingly white and their biases that led to[...]

The fifth and final season of Kim's Convenience premieres worldwide on Netflix this week, and star Simu Liu, who plays Mr Kim's eldest son Jung and is on track to becoming a movie star with Marvel Studio's Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has written a long Facebook post calling out the[...]

The cast and crew were surprised and hurt by the abrupt decision and are still in the dark over why the creators bailed. Yes, Liu Simu gets shirtless regularly on "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix No one has been more vocal about the cancellation of Kim's Convenience than Simu Liu, who plays Jung, the prodigal eldest son of[...]

Marvel movies have their biggest audience in China – it was the Chinese market that pushed Avengers: Endgame's box office earnings past the $1 billion mark. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is Marvel's first Asian superhero, played by China-born Simu Liu; his co-stars include Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Michelle Yeoh, both household names[...]

Marvel dropped the first trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings this morning, celebrating star Simu Liu's birthday today in grand style Shang-Chi is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Dave Callaham The film also stars Awkwafina, Fala Chen, Ronny Chieng, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Florian Munteanu, Meng'er Zhang, and Michelle Yeoh[...]

Kim or "Apa" ("dad" in Korean) hosted an aftershow after the episode aired with fans and fellow stars Simu Liu and Andrew Phung to talk about the show and even dished on things that might have been. "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix The final episode ended on a "life goes on" note Without going into heavy spoilers, Janet[...]

Actor Simu Liu hoped that season 6 would finally see Jung resolve that issue and for Jung to finally be able to move forward as a functional adult. The Pain at the Heart of Kim's Convenience There's a wound at the heart of the Kim family, which is Mr Kim throwing out Jung when he was a[...]

"Okay, see you." — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 9, 2021 The fans want to see the reconciliation between Appa (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) and his eldest son Jung (Simu Liu) after their years-old estrangement that began even before the series began That estrangement forms the backstory of the entire show and was actually the story of creator Ins[...]

Simu Liu said in his statement that he begged the writers to move Jung and Mr Kim's (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) story forward towards a proper reconciliation between father and son, as well as have Jung finally figure out what he wanted to do with his life instead of continuously blowing it up every season before[...]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu took the opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Lunar New Year on February 12, which would have also been around the time his film would be released The actor took to social media to make the best of an awkward situation given uncertain times[...]