Disney debuts Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Two Rings trailer

Disney and Marvel have released the first trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the first MCU movie to be fronted by an Asian character.

Simu Liu plays the titular superhero, with the trailer portraying him a party-boy forced to confront his mysterious past, and ending with a spectacular bus sequence that pays homage to Speed.

Liu is joined by the likes of Akwafina, Michelle Yeah, and Tony Leung in the cast, while Destin Daniel Cretton directs from a script that he wrote with David Callahan and Andrew Lanham.

Liu also debuted a new poster on his Instagram, alongside a caption where he writes about the importance of the movie. Liu says “I never saw myself as the hero of my own story growing up. I struggled to find any Asian characters onscreen, and there were fewer still that made me feel truly proud of my heritage.

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“It’s absolutely insane to think that in just over four months, we will have a Marvel Studios movie featuring an entirely Asian cast, each full of rich nuance and dimensionality. Shang Chi is more than just a movie – it is a celebration of our culture and a rallying cry for the forgotten, the unseen and the overlooked. It is a reminder to take up space, to stand tall, and to be unapologetically ourselves. Of course, it’s also going to deliver superhero action like you have NEVER. SEEN. BEFORE.”

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is set to hit screens worldwide on 3rd September.