Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu has revealed that his upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is a much more personal affair than people may be expecting.

"It's going to surprise a lot of people in how small and intimate it can feel," Liu said to Entertainment Weekly.

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Simu Liu is a Canadian actor whose film appearances prior to Shang-Chi have included being an extra in the Guillermo del Toro blockbuster Pacific Rim. Other upcoming film roles include a part in the film Women is Losers and a supporting role in the Mark Wahlberg vehicle Arthur the King. His breakthrough role was playing Jung Kim on the sitcom Kim's Convenience and he's also had additional guest appearances on the TV shows The Expanse and Nora from Queens.

Liu will make his debut as Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which will also be the first live-action incarnation of the Marvel superhero and the 25th movie in the MCU. Plot details are scarce for the project, but the film will feature Tony Leung as The Mandarin and tie into the Ten Rings organization introduced in the very first MCU title, Iron Man.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Daniel Callaham, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stars Simu Liu, Tony Leung, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Jiang Nan, Meng'er Zhang. Ronny Chieng, Fala Chen and Jiang Len. The film arrives in theaters on July 9.

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Source: Entertainment Weekly