Simu Liu

And I was just like, when are we going to have ours? When are we going to have an Asian version of Thor or Captain America? When are we going to have our... superhero, Avenger guy that we could look up to, you know, or girl. By the way, I have to say, you did a fantastic job setting up the story of Shang-Chi.

And I was just like, when are we going to have ours? When are we going to have an Asian version of Thor or Captain America? When are we going to have our... superhero, Avenger guy that we could look up to, you know, or girl. By the way, I have to say, you did a fantastic job setting up the story of Shang-Chi.

I really... I was blown away by how succinctly you captured the story of the Wenwu and the Shang-Chi of it all. And then the clip that you played, I really... It's so funny, listening to it without the picture... It just reminded me just how talented of an improviser Nora Awkwafina is. A really, really good friend of mine today still. And just brought back a lot of amazing memories.

I really... I was blown away by how succinctly you captured the story of the Wenwu and the Shang-Chi of it all. And then the clip that you played, I really... It's so funny, listening to it without the picture... It just reminded me just how talented of an improviser Nora Awkwafina is. A really, really good friend of mine today still. And just brought back a lot of amazing memories.

I really... I was blown away by how succinctly you captured the story of the Wenwu and the Shang-Chi of it all. And then the clip that you played, I really... It's so funny, listening to it without the picture... It just reminded me just how talented of an improviser Nora Awkwafina is. A really, really good friend of mine today still. And just brought back a lot of amazing memories.

So thank you for sharing that.

So thank you for sharing that.

So thank you for sharing that.

I mean, yeah. Look, I would have done this movie for free. I would have paid to do this movie. Let's just be clear. But no, I remember auditioning over the course of auditioning for this movie, you know, and, you know, in my mind, I immediately go to, oh, are they going to cast somebody? From Asia, are they going to cast, you know, a national champion martial artist or something?

I mean, yeah. Look, I would have done this movie for free. I would have paid to do this movie. Let's just be clear. But no, I remember auditioning over the course of auditioning for this movie, you know, and, you know, in my mind, I immediately go to, oh, are they going to cast somebody? From Asia, are they going to cast, you know, a national champion martial artist or something?

I mean, yeah. Look, I would have done this movie for free. I would have paid to do this movie. Let's just be clear. But no, I remember auditioning over the course of auditioning for this movie, you know, and, you know, in my mind, I immediately go to, oh, are they going to cast somebody? From Asia, are they going to cast, you know, a national champion martial artist or something?

You know, what is the story that they want to tell here? It didn't necessarily feel like, you know, immediately apparent that it was going to be the kind of story that it was. But then, you know, Destin Daniel Cretton being attached as director, I think, informed a lot of the direction that I think the studio wanted to go with it, which, you know, I'm not going to say was an Asian-American story.

You know, what is the story that they want to tell here? It didn't necessarily feel like, you know, immediately apparent that it was going to be the kind of story that it was. But then, you know, Destin Daniel Cretton being attached as director, I think, informed a lot of the direction that I think the studio wanted to go with it, which, you know, I'm not going to say was an Asian-American story.

You know, what is the story that they want to tell here? It didn't necessarily feel like, you know, immediately apparent that it was going to be the kind of story that it was. But then, you know, Destin Daniel Cretton being attached as director, I think, informed a lot of the direction that I think the studio wanted to go with it, which, you know, I'm not going to say was an Asian-American story.

Because I do think that the movie is for everyone. But, you know, it's just really incredible that Destin was able to find a way in and to, you know, tell the story about a flawed, but ultimately human character who, you know, is running away from who he is and running away from his parents and eventually chooses to embrace it, but on his terms.

Because I do think that the movie is for everyone. But, you know, it's just really incredible that Destin was able to find a way in and to, you know, tell the story about a flawed, but ultimately human character who, you know, is running away from who he is and running away from his parents and eventually chooses to embrace it, but on his terms.

Because I do think that the movie is for everyone. But, you know, it's just really incredible that Destin was able to find a way in and to, you know, tell the story about a flawed, but ultimately human character who, you know, is running away from who he is and running away from his parents and eventually chooses to embrace it, but on his terms.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.