#Shang chi actor angry at disney ceo movie#

After all, his 2018 tweet, according to many, is what got him the role of Shang-Chi in Marvel's upcoming solo superhero caper. Anyway, don't expect him to show restraint any time soon. His deleted tweets about Mark Wahlberg also became a big talking point last December. That shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone considering how much tweeting Liu has been doing lately. Liu revealed that he has been outspoken since his childhood days and doesn't mind calling people out, even if it feels harsh. 'I might be tweeting a lot of things in the future, some of which will be absolute idiocy.' he added jokingly.

#Shang chi actor angry at disney ceo movie#

I know just how much this movie could mean to so many people.' And I think that as a community, we're reaching the limitations of that kind of thinking. All around me, I saw people who were taught by their parents, as I was, to just toe the line, not ruffle the feathers, not rock the boat too much and just put your head down, do your work and that's it. If it's true that I wouldn't have had a career if it weren't for these conversations about diversity, the importance of representation, then I need to continue to fight that battle for the people that come after me. 'I just wanted people to know that I was fired up about it. Talking to USA Today about his upbringing and how he got his major break in Hollywood, Simu-Liu said the following when asked if he received any flak for his Tweet. Many fans were surprised with Liu openly targeting the Disney CEO, but the Shang-Chi star recently revealed that his criticism of Chapek went unpunished. Simu Liu, who plays the titular character in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, didn't target anyone specifically either, but it was clear who he was talking about. That being said, he could have chosen his words more carefully. Bob Chapek didn't really mean to call the film an experiment because he was talking about Shang-Chi's release strategy.