Simu Liu criticises Disney CEO Bob Chapek over calling ‘Shang-Chi’ an ‘fascinating experiment’

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Actor Simu Liu, who headlines “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, has hit out at Disney CEO Bob Chapek for terming the upcoming Marvel superhero movie an “experiment” for the studio.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chapek made the remark throughout an earnings name on Thursday whereas discussing the corporate’s future plans for theatrical releases, calling Shang-Chi “an interesting experiment for us” because the movie solely has a 45-day theatrical window.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, “Shang-Chi” can be launched theatrically on September 3.

Also starring Awkwafina, Ronny Chieng, Tony Leung and Michelle Yeoh, the movie will arrive on the corporate’s streamer Disney Plus 45 days after its launch in cinema halls.

Liu, who performs the titular martial arts superhero Shang-Chi, dismissed Chapek’s remarks on Twitter Saturday saying the movie is “not an experiment” however a “celebration of culture and joy” in these testing occasions.

We aren’t an experiment.We are the underdog; the underestimated. We are the ceiling-breakers. We are the celebration of tradition and pleasure that can persevere after an embattled 12 months.We are the shock.I’m fired the f**okay as much as make historical past on September third; JOIN US. pic.twitter.com/IcyFzh0KIb
— Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) August 14, 2021
“We are not an experiment. We are the underdog; the underestimated. We are the ceiling-breakers. We are the celebration of culture and joy that will persevere after an embattled year. We are the surprise,” the Chinese-Canadian actor mentioned.

“I’m fired the f*** up to make history on September 3rd; JOIN US,” Liu, 32, added in his tweet.

“Shang-Chi” marks Disney’s second live-action tentpole that includes Asian leads launched amid the pandemic.

The first was “Mulan”, which was launched on September 4, 2020 and was made out there on Disney Plus Premier Access the identical day.