"Shang-Chi" Star Simu Liu: The villain Fantasy Dragon will not appear in the movie

The Marvel superhero movie "Shang-Chi" will be released in North America on September 3 this year. Recently, the film's lead actor Simu Liu said in an interview with foreign media NBC that the classic villain "Fantastic Dragon" will not appear in the movie.

Simu Liu believes that there have been many violent incidents against Asian Americans recently, and many people are now very sensitive to the topic of racial discrimination. Simu Liu confirmed that the Marvel Comics character "Fin Fang Foom", who is considered to be disrespectful to the East, will not appear in the "Shang-Chi" movie.

The Far Dragon is a villain alien creature in Marvel Comics, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It first appeared in Tales of Suspense No. 89 in 1961. A hundred years ago, the spaceship he was riding crashed into China. He was later summoned by the Mandarin and became his flying beast version of Iron Man, a tool to destroy the world. With amazing destructive power, he has fought against countless heroes and is one of the most representative giant monsters in Marvel Comics. Like the Mandarin, the plot of the Far Dragon comics also involves insulting China.

Stan Lee once said in an interview in 2005 that the name "Fin Fang Foom" came from a musical called "Chu Chin Chow", and the pronunciation of the name of the play is similar to the term "Chin Chang Chung" that was used to attack and devalue Asians. Looking at it now, it is very inappropriate. Marvel's filming of the "Shang-Chi" movie is like walking in a minefield. They deleted all elements that are not suitable for 2019, 2020 or 2021.

Simu Liu also said that he has liked Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee since he was a child. But as he grew older, he couldn't help but start to question: Is this all we (Asians) are (referring to martial arts)? Is this the only value the world sees in us? Especially in the entertainment industry.

"There are many heroic stories waiting to be discovered among the Asian community: men and women, of different ages and genders, but not all of them know martial arts. But not knowing martial arts doesn't mean they don't have their own stories, and I think that's the most important thing."

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is directed by Destin Cretton and stars Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen, Zhang Meng'er, Florian Mutlu, and Qian Xinyi. It will be released in North America on September 3.