‘Shang-Chi’ Star Simu Liu Responds to Disney Calling Film’s Release an ‘Experiment’

Simu Liu, the star of Disney and Marvel’s latest upcoming feature, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is firing back at recent comments made by Disney CEO Bob Chapek.

Chapek, during a company investors call this week, commented that the studio would not be releasing “Shang-Chi” on the same day the feature drops in theaters in spite of rising Covid numbers.Chapek hinted that releasing “Shang-Chi” only in theaters is not a move the studio would make now, citing the “unfortunate” Covid resurgence that the studio didn’t see coming.

He said later that “‘Shang-Chi’ we actually think it will be an interesting experiment for us” considering the movie is only going to be utilizing a 45-day theatrical exhibition before going to streaming.Liu, though, wasn’t too pleased to hear that and took to social media saying, “We are not an experiment.

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