Simu Liu was revealed to be playing Shang-Chi at San Diego Comic-Con. 1 / 7
Liu responded to a tweet that he made back in 2014 concerning the MCU. 2 / 7
Liu's tweet criticized the lack of an Asian American hero in the MCU. 3 / 7
Liu will be the first Asian actor to play the lead role in an MCU movie. 4 / 7
Marvel has diversified the cast and crew of the MCU more with each new phase... 5 / 7
...And the success of Black Panther emboldened Marvel to make more diverse films. 6 / 7
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is due to be released in 2021. 7 / 7