Hong Kong star Tony Leung, who performs a unfavorable position in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, says he turned down the a part of a failed father previously because it bore resemblance to his personal childhood.
In the upcoming Marvel film, Leung’s first Hollywood enterprise that comes after an illustrious profession in internationally-acclaimed movies comparable to In The Mood For Love, Happy Together and Chungking Express, the actor performs a villainous father to the titular hero.
“Someone actually approached me to play the role of a failed father but I rejected it because I don’t want to be reminded of how my dad treated me,” Leung instructed GQ journal for a canopy story.
The 59-year-old actor stated his solitary childhood led him to hobbies like studying, biking and visiting museums.
“Maybe it’s because of my childhood background, which made me distance myself from people… Since then, I’ve learned to find something that I really enjoy doing whilst I’m alone. Because you cannot always rely on being with people to feel happy, right?”
Leung stated although he couldn’t think about somebody with superpowers, he might perceive his character of Wenwu and the way he “is a failure of a father”.
“Frankly, I couldn’t imagine someone in the real world with superpowers…But I can imagine someone like him who is an underdog, who is a failure of a father… On the one hand, he’s a bad father, but on the other, I just see him as someone who loves his family deeply. I don’t think he knows how to love himself.”
Chinese-Canadian star Simu Liu performs the lead within the Marvel movie, which releases in India on September 3. In a latest interview with PTI, Marvel chief Kevin Feige stated getting Leung, a legend in worldwide cinema circuits, to play Wenwu was particular because the actor made it a “well-rounded tragic figure”.
“We at Marvel have been fortunate to have labored with a number of well-known actors, individuals you could possibly name residing legends (however) none of them are as spectacular or hit that time period legend as a lot as Tony. He had by no means been to a Hollywood set earlier than. I dwell in Los Angeles, generally you see different actors round, however Tony was simply this legendary determine solely in these superb motion pictures.
“Meeting him personally, which I only did briefly before the shutdown, was incredible. Wenwu is a new character. We really wanted him to have villainous overtones but to be this well-rounded tragic figure that you feel for in a deep way. Nobody is better than Tony for this. We had high expectations for what he will be able to bring to this movie and he surpassed them all. It is an extremely special performance,” Feige instructed PTI.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Shang-Chi additionally stars Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu and Benedict Wong.