Marvel
Studios
has
unveiled
the
teaser
trailer
of
their
first
Asian
superhero
film,
Shang-Chi
And
The
Legend
Of
The
Ten
Rings.
The
teaser
was
released
on
leading
star
Simu
Liu's
birthday,
who
plays
the
title
role
of
superhero
Shang-Chi.
Directed
by
Destin
Daniel
Cretton,
the
Marvel
film
is
slated
to
release
in
September
2021.
The
teaser
trailer
gives
a
glimpse
of
Shang-Chi's
life
as
a
commoner
in
California
as
well
as
a
trained
killer.
Shang-Chi
in
the
teaser
can
be
seen
reminiscing
this
past
as
his
father
says,
"It's
time
for
you
to
take
your
place
by
my
side."
Shang
refuses
but
is
reminded
that
he
can't
outrun
who
he
truly
is.
Director
Cretton
recently
opened
up
about
Shang-Chi
And
The
Legend
Of
The
Ten
Rings
and
shared
how
important
the
first
Asian
superhero
was
for
him.
He
told
Entertainment
Weekly
(EW),
"When
that
announcement
came
out,
I
just
went
instantly
back
to
my
childhood.
[Growing
up]
all
I
had
was
Spider-Man.
Because
he
had
the
mask
on,
I
could
dress
up
like
Spider-Man
for
Halloween.
I
had
a
handful
of
other
characters
that
looked
like
me
on
screen,
but
there
were
maybe
two
or
three
that
I
could
choose
from,
and
superheroes
were
not
a
part
of
that."
Watch
the
brand
new
teaser
trailer
for
Marvel
Studios’
"@ShangChi
and
the
Legend
of
the
Ten
Rings" and
experience
it
only
in
theaters
September
3.
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The
film's
synopsis
reads,
"Shang-Chi
must
confront
the
past
he
thought
he
left
behind
when
he
is
drawn
into
the
web
of
the
mysterious
Ten
Rings
organisation." However,
Cretton
revealed
that
the
film
focuses
on
Shang
and
his
father's
relationship,
"and
that
was
something
I
really
related
to."
Meanwhile,
Simu
Liu
told
EW
that
one
of
the
best
parts
of
taking
on
Shang-Chi's
character
is
his
back
story
and
added,
"We
know
Peter
Parker,
who
was
bitten
by
a
radioactive
spider,
and
he
loses
his
uncle.
Shang-Chi's
story
is
very
much
unknown
to
most
of
the
world,
so
we
had
a
lot
of
freedom
and
creative
liberty
to
make
it
the
way
that
we
wanted
to."
Shang-Chi
And
The
Legend
Of
The
Ten
Rings
also
stars
Awkwafina,
Tony
Leung,
Michelle
Yeoh,
Fala
Chen,
Meng'er
Zhang,
Florian
Munteanu
and
Ronny
Chieng
in
pivotal
roles.
Kevin
Feige
and
Jonathan
Schwartz
have
been
credited
as
producers
while
the
film
is
penned
by
David
Callaham,
Andrew
Lanham
and
director
Cretton.