Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Calls Out Disney CEO For Calling Film's Theatrical Release An 'Interesting Experiment'
Marvel's new star Simu Liu, gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has responded to Disney CEO Bob Chapek's remarks that the film's release plan is "an interesting expe
Marvel's
new
star
Simu
Liu,
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
his
upcoming
film
Shang-Chi
and
the
Legend
of
the
Ten
Rings,
has
responded
to
Disney
CEO
Bob
Chapek's
remarks
that
the
film's
release
plan
is
"an
interesting
experiment."
During
Disney's
most
recent
earnings
call,
Chapek
commented
that
Shang-Chi's
exclusive
theatrical
release
would
be
"an
interesting
experiment"
for
the
company.
The
new
theatrical
release
plan
comes
out
after
the
recent
successful
opening
of
Free
Guy.
Shang-Chi
and
the
Legend
of
the
Ten
Rings
is
Disney's
first
only
theatrical
release
since
the
pandemic
began,
while
other
films
like
Jungle
Cruise,
Black
Widow
and
Cruella
saw
hybrid
aka
simultaneous
theatrical
releases
with
Disney
Plus
Premier
Access.
Notably,
the
theatrical
release
window
for
Shang-Chi
has
been
shortened
to
45
days,
after
which
it
will
be
available
to
stream
on
Disney
Plus
Premier
Access
in
the
US
and
few
other
markets.
Three
months
post
that
release,
the
film
will
be
made
available
to
Disney
Plus
subscribers,
in
markets
like
India.
On
the
earnings
call,
Chapek
said.
"On
Shang-Chi,
we
think
it's
actually
going
to
be
an
interesting
experiment
for
us
because
it's
got
only
a
45-day
window
for
us.
So
the
prospect
of
being
able
to
take
a
Marvel
title
to
the
[streaming]
service
after
going
theatrical
at
45
days
will
be
yet
another
data
point
to
inform
our
actions
going
forward
on
our
titles."
Reacting
to
the
comment,
Actor
Simu
Liu
took
to
his
Twitter
account
on
Saturday
and
wrote,
"We
are
not
an
experiment.
We
are
the
underdog;
the
underestimated.
We
are
the
ceiling-breakers.
We
are
the
celebration
of
culture
and
joy
that
will
persevere
after
an
embattled
year.
We
are
the
surprise.
I'm
fired
the
f**k
up
to
make
history
on
September
3rd;
JOIN
US."
Meanwhile,
in
his
Instagram
post,
Liu
wrote
a
direct
reference
to
Chapek's
quote.
The
actor
wrote,
"We
are
not
an
'interesting
experiment'" in
quotation
marks.
We
are
not
an
experiment.
We
are
the
underdog;
the
underestimated.
We
are
the
ceiling-breakers.
We
are
the
celebration
of
culture
and
joy
that
will
persevere
after
an
embattled
year.
Chapek
did
express
that
the
release
plan
for
Shang-Chi
is
not
ideal,
adding
that
the
film
was
"planned
on
being
in
a
much
more
healthy
theatrical
environment."
Disney
recently
released
two
more
Asian
led
films,
Mulan
and
Raya
and
the
Last
Dragon
-
both
directly
releasing
on
the
streaming
platform.
Shang-Chi
and
the
Legend
of
Ten
Rings
is
the
first
theatrical
and
Marvel
Asian
led
movie.