We have already mentioned that the studio bosses Marvel Studios are planning to make a blockbuster about a superhero named Shang-Chi, who is a master of martial arts and also has the ability to copy himself.
When casting for this role began, many actors with Asian appearance wanted to fill the vacant position. The role of Shan-Chi was assigned to a stuntman Andy Le, star of the series "The Walking Dead" Lawrence Kaoand Michael Mowho played the role Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino's new film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
But at a recent convention Comic-Con The actor who took on the role of Shang-Chi was introduced. He turned out to be a Canadian of Chinese descent Sim Liu, who is known mainly for his roles in various TV series ("Black Matter", "Kim's Benefit", "The Expanse", "Bad Blood"). Nam Liu is known for the never-released hand-to-hand film "Neon Nights", where Simu was one of the directors.
The film received its official title: "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and release date - 12 February 2021 year.
At the director's helm is Destin Cretton (“I’m Not a Hipster,” “The Glass Castle”), and Liu will be accompanied by an actress Aquafina (“Ocean’s 8”) and a classic of Chinese cinema Tony Leung Chu Wai (“Bullet in the Head”, “Hero”, “Great Master”), who will play the role of the main villain - the Mandarin.
There is no more information about the project yet. We can only wait for news about the rest of the cast and, next year, a trailer for the blockbuster.
On the same Comic-Con the start of work on the restart was announced "Blade". There was talk about this a lot of rumors, but the project has now been officially confirmed. Moreover, the Blade films will be included in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It was also announced that the role of the half-breed vampire Blade will be played by a Hollywood actor. Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight", "Green Book", "Alita: Battle Angel").
Let's remember that Blade appeared as a character in Marvel comics in 1973 and became one of the first African-American superheroes along with Black Panther. For the first time history "Blade" was filmed in 1998. In this film and two subsequent sequels (2002 and 2004), he played the main role Wesley Snipes, who practiced martial arts, as well as capoeira, and did many of his own tricks. Unlike Snipes, Mahershala has no martial arts background.
The project does not yet have a screenwriter, director, or approximate release date. Most likely, the film should not be expected until 2022. But we hope for a restart "Blade" will take it quickly, since Ali is already 45 years old today, and several films are planned. Well, we just have to wait for more details.
After news that active development of a restart has begun "Mortal Kombat" - a film adaptation of the legendary computer fighting game, everyone froze in anticipation of the unveiling of the acting ensemble. Of course, because fans of specific actors and on-screen fighters are eager to see in the new Mortal Kombat your pet. For example, fans of the action movie actress Amy Johnston attacked the filmmakers' social media accounts asking them to cast Amy as Sonya Blade.
There have already been rumors that two Hollywood actors are attached to the project: Joel Edgerton ("King Arthur", "Warrior") and Liam Neeson (The Hostage trilogy). The media following the fate of the project suggested that Edgerton would get the role of the criminal Kano, and Nisson would play the role of the god of thunder Raiden. However, this information has not received official confirmation.
But not so long ago, the upcoming MK film officially had one actor in the cast. It was an Indonesian judo champion and actor. Joe Taslim, known for his work in the first "Reide" and last year's thriller "Night is coming for us". Joe will play the role of an ice ninja from the Lin Kuei clan named Sub-Zero. We are talking specifically about the older brother, who wore a mask in the original game and the 1995 film adaptation of the same name. In previous film adaptations, the role of Sub-Zero Sr. was played by François Petit, J. J. Perry и Eric Steinberg.
Joe has been acting in Hollywood projects since 2013, appearing in such notable films as "Fast & Furious 6" (2013) "Star Trek Beyond" (2016) and the series from AMC "Warrior".
A tweet from the film's screenwriter added to the news about the upcoming reboot Greg Russo about what's new "Mortal Kombat" will be rated R due to graphic violence. In addition, Russo said that the film will be the first to show fatalities - the bloody finishing touches for which the series is known.
Let us remind you that the film was directed by an Australian debutant Simon McQuoid, and the main producer is a Hollywood film maker James Wan ("Aquaman").
The film's premiere date remains unchanged: 5 March 2021 year. And we can only wait for news about other roles. We believe that the creators will not limit themselves to the name of Joe Taslim.
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Tags: Blade, Mortal Kombat, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Aquafina, Destin Cretton, James Wan, Joe Taslim, Joel Edgerton, Liam Neeson, Mahershala Ali, Simon McQuoid, Sim Liu, Tony Leung Chu-Wai
Tags: Blade, Mortal Kombat, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Aquafina, Destin Cretton, James Wan, Joe Taslim, Joel Edgerton, Liam Neeson, Mahershala Ali, Simon McQuoid, Sim Liu, Tony Leung Chu-Wai
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