Time Net News On July 21st, Marvel announced at the 2019 SDCC event that Liu Simu was selected as the starring role in the first Chinese-American superhero single-player movie "Shang Qi", which will be released in North America on February 12, 2021. Tony Leung will play the big villain "Mandarin" (Mandarin) in the film. The first question for many movie fans is, "Who is Liu Simu? Why can he play such an important role?"
previously publicly declared that the actor of this role must be a Chinese American and must have China. Blood, but the character must speak fluent American English in the film. From the perspective of Liu Simu's growth background, he meets these requirements. Not only can he act, but he has also worked as a screenwriter, producer and director. He is also strong in body and has good martial arts skills.
At the event site that day, Liu Simu introduced himself in Chinese: "I introduce myself. My name is Liu Simu. I was born in Harbin and grew up in Toronto. Today I am very grateful to Marvel for giving me this Chance, play Shangqi.” He also revealed in English that he had only auditioned in New York last Sunday, and only confirmed to play Shangqi on Tuesday. Everything is so incredible and his dreams come true. It can be heard that Liu Simu has already spoken more fluently and smoothly in English than Chinese because of his early emigration.
Liu Simu was born in Harbin, China in 1989. When he was 5 years old, he immigrated to Canada with his family. He started to work in the performing arts industry in 2012. He has played many little-known small roles. Since he did not enter the Chinese mainland performing arts circle, most of the mainland The audience is very strange to him. In the early years of
, his masterpieces include the American drama "Nikita", "The Third Season of the Sky", etc. In 2016, he became famous for his role in the American drama "Kim's Convenience Store". In 2017, he participated in the American drama "Hurricane" adapted from the movie of the same name. rescue".
Liu Simu is not only an actor, but also a screenwriter, producer and director. He has directed two short films such as "Open Gym". He has also acted and produced the short film "Meeting Mommy" (Meeting Mommy) The filmmaker, the latter was a finalist in the NBC short film semifinals. Simu Liu is also the screenwriter of the American drama "Blood and Water" and is mainly responsible for the screenwriting of one episode. In addition to his acting work, Liu Simu's martial arts skills and acrobatics training also have good achievements. Looking at his tendons, you should be able to imagine a character who can beat.
Interestingly, some netizens found out a tweet by Liu Simu in March 2018. At that time, the Internet was discussing the casting of "Shang Qi". Liu Simu et Marvel hoped to talk about this movie. I thought I was chosen!