Shape-shifting dragon-esque alien supervillain Fin Fang Foom won’t be making an appearance in Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” reports NBC News.
Speaking with the film’s star Simu Liu, the actor says some of the more questionable elements from the source material do not make an appearance in the movie with the article specifically citing the aforementioned big green one as not being included.
Liu goes on to praise Marvel who, from the get-go, wasn’t shy about ripping out some of the more offensively stereotypical parts of the story and characters to bring the material up to date:
“We knew that we were potentially navigating a minefield, especially when looking at this property that was created by two white men in the 1970s at the height of the kung fu craze. We have not shied away from ripping out whatever doesn’t work in 2019, 2020, 2021.
From the moment that Marvel Studios decided that there needed to be a voice for Asian characters and a lead Asian character in the space of the [Marvel Cinematic Universe], they have all kind of considered what the best way was to incorporate a story that both celebrates Asianness and all of its wonderful dimensions, and its facets and its nuances, and also celebrates martial arts.”
As the trailer showed though, the film does include some fantastical elements and creatures. LEGO sets and other tie-in merchandise have reportedly confirmed that the movie will include a water dragon named The Great Protector.
Destin Daniel Cretton helms from a screenplay he wrote with David Callaham and Andrew Lanham. Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, and Ronny Chieng co-star in the movie opening September 3rd.
