Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten （犯罪の）一味s 星／主役にする Simu Liu discusses his 無作為の 2018 tweet that may have lead to his Marvel casting

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Just days before his 高度に-心配するd Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten （犯罪の）一味s 攻撃する，衝突するs theaters, Simu Liu is 開始 up about the tweet that may have started it all.

Liu, 32, was best known for his 役割s on the small 審査する such as the Canadian series Kim's Convenience and NBC's Taken before he landed the 肩書を与える 役割 in this Marvel superhero adventure.?

With the movie arriving in theaters on Friday, Liu also spoke about a tweet he sent to Marvel 支援する in 2018 in an interview with USA Today, which may or may not have lead to his casting.

Tweet:?Just days before his highly-anticipated Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hits theaters, Simu Liu is opening up about the tweet that may have started it all

Tweet:?Just days before his 高度に-心配するd Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten （犯罪の）一味s 攻撃する，衝突するs theaters, Simu Liu is 開始 up about the tweet that may have started it all

支援する in December 2018, Marvel had 雇うd Dave Callaham (The Expendables) to 令状 the script with the studio 急速な／放蕩な-跡をつけるing the 開発.

Liu seemingly 答える／応じるd to the news in his own way, taking to his Twitter, where he had, 'like 500 信奉者s,' and essentially told Marvel he's 利益／興味d in the 役割.

'承認する @Marvel, are we gonna talk or what,' he said, 追加するing the hashtag #ShangChi to his tweet.

Interested:?Liu seemingly responded to the news in his own way, taking to his Twitter, where he had, 'like 500 followers,' and essentially told Marvel he's interested in the role

利益／興味d:?Liu seemingly 答える／応じるd to the news in his own way, taking to his Twitter, where he had, 'like 500 信奉者s,' and essentially told Marvel he's 利益／興味d in the 役割

'I just tweeted it out into the ether because I love superhero movies,' Liu said in the interview.

'It's 広大な／多数の／重要な that I'm getting all the credit now 遡って for getting it 権利, but I'm sure there are thousands of tweets if you go 支援する far enough of me not getting it 権利 or 予報するing the 未来 全く incorrectly,' he 追加するd.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton was 雇うd to take the 舵輪／支配 of Shang-Chi in March 2019.

Love:?'I just tweeted it out into the ether because I love superhero movies,' Liu said in the interview

Love:?'I just tweeted it out into the ether because I love superhero movies,' Liu said in the interview

Credit:?'It's great that I'm getting all the credit now retroactively for getting it right, but I'm sure there are thousands of tweets if you go back far enough of me not getting it right or predicting the future totally incorrectly,' he added

Credit:?'It's 広大な／多数の／重要な that I'm getting all the credit now 遡って for getting it 権利, but I'm sure there are thousands of tweets if you go 支援する far enough of me not getting it 権利 or 予報するing the 未来 全く incorrectly,' he 追加するd

The studio started casting in the summer of 2019, with Liu 公式に cast on July 16, and a few days later, Liu 追加するd another tweet to his December 2018 tweet.

'井戸／弁護士席 s**t,' he said on July 20, 2019, when he was still a 事実上の unknown. Now he 誇るs 368K Twitter 信奉者s and over 700K Instagram 信奉者s.

Still, director Cretton isn't sure the tweet 現実に lead to an audition, though he does 収容する／認める it's a 広大な／多数の／重要な story.

Casting:?The studio started casting in the summer of 2019, with Liu officially cast on July 16, and a few days later, Liu added another tweet to his December 2018 tweet

Casting:?The studio started casting in the summer of 2019, with Liu 公式に cast on July 16, and a few days later, Liu 追加するd another tweet to his December 2018 tweet

Cast:?'Well s**t,' he said on July 20, 2019, when he was still a virtual unknown. Now he boasts 368K Twitter followers and over 700K Instagram followers

Cast:?'井戸／弁護士席 s**t,' he said on July 20, 2019, when he was still a 事実上の unknown. Now he 誇るs 368K Twitter 信奉者s and over 700K Instagram 信奉者s

'I don't think anybody at Marvel saw that tweet,' the director said, though he 認める, 'It’s a 広大な／多数の／重要な story so I'm not gonna try to stamp it out.'

'But I also really do believe in putting things out there and 説 you're going to get this thing and really going for it,' Cretton 認める.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten （犯罪の）一味s 攻撃する，衝突するs theaters 全国的な on Friday, September 3.?

Marvel:?'I don't think anybody at Marvel saw that tweet,' the director said, though he admitted, 'It?s a gre at story so I'm not gonna try to stamp it out'

Marvel:?'I don't think anybody at Marvel saw that tweet,' the director said, though he 認める, 'It’s a 広大な／多数の／重要な story so I'm not gonna try to stamp it out'

Believe:?'But I also really do believe in putting things out there and saying you're going to get this thing and really going for it,' Cretton admitted

Believe:?'But I also really do believe in putting things out there and 説 you're going to get this thing and really going for it,' Cretton 認める

Theaters:?Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hits theaters nationwide on Friday, September 3

Theaters:?Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten （犯罪の）一味s 攻撃する，衝突するs theaters 全国的な on Friday, September 3

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