A new Marvel superhero will soon find its way to the big screen! However, debuting as the latest solo superhero flick in McU isn't the only history that's being made with this character. More on the Shang-Chi flick within...
In a year that had two mainstream films, one featuring a nearly all-Black cast in Marvel's Black Panther and an all-Asian in Warner Bros. Crazy Rich Asians, find incredible success financially, critically, and with audiences, Marvel/Disney has decided to capitalize on that trend, once again, with a relatively unknown hero from Marvel Comics, Shang-Chi.
A report from Deadline has revealed that Marvel has greenlit and fast-tracked the first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi, and has even signed on writer Dave Callaham, who is well-versed in the genre. Dave Callaham co-wrote Wonder Woman 1984, wrote Zombieland 2, The Expendables franchise, Legendary's Godzilla, and is currently writing Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse 2. Oh, and he happens to be Asian-American.
In a year that had two mainstream films, one featuring a nearly all-Black cast in Marvel's Black Panther and an all-Asian in Warner Bros. Crazy Rich Asians, find incredible success financially, critically, and with audiences, Marvel/Disney has decided to capitalize on that trend, once again, with a relatively unknown hero from Marvel Comics, Shang-Chi.
A report from Deadline has revealed that Marvel has greenlit and fast-tracked the first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi, and has even signed on writer Dave Callaham, who is well-versed in the genre. Dave Callaham co-wrote Wonder Woman 1984, wrote Zombieland 2, The Expendables franchise, Legendary's Godzilla, and is currently writing Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse 2. Oh, and he happens to be Asian-American.
- 12/3/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
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