Simo Liu fires Disney CEO, says movie isn’t an audition

the hero of the story Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsAnd Simo Liu publicly responding to the CEO of Disney, Pop Network, who said this week that the film will be a “test run” for the company.

In a tweet on Saturday (14), Liu wrote: “We are not testing. We zebras, who are underappreciated. We are breaking the glass ceiling. We are a cultural celebration and joy that will hold up after a year under siege. We are the surprise. I’m excited to be involved in making history on the 3rd of September. Join us“.

Therefore, the actor also highlighted the importance of the movie in terms of acting. shang chi It is the first film in the Marvel Cinematographic Universe (MCU) with an Asian-born protagonist – and it has a cast mostly made up of actors of Asian descent, such as Awkwafina, Tony Leung NS Michelle Yeoh |.

Chuckle’s statement came last Thursday, during a Disney investor presentation. “We think so [Shang-Chi] It will be an interesting test for us because it will only have a window of 45 daysThe CEO said, referring to the period between movies showing in cinemas and their availability on Disney+.

shang chi, unlike products like Cruella NS Black Widow, It will not be available on Disney Streaming Premier Access Simultaneously arriving in cinemas – a move the company had already planned.

The film begins in Brazil on September 2, a day before the United States.