Shang-Chi Writer Got A Tattoo Of An Adorable MCU Character After Losing A Bet With The Director

gamerant.com:

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings writer Dave Callaham recently got an MCU-themed tattoo after losing a bet with the film’s famous director, Destin Daniel Cretton. The Marvel Studios film was the 25th entry into the MCU and garnered massive praise amongst audiences and critics following its 2021 release.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings introduced fans to the ultimate Master of Kung fu, portrayed by breakout star Simu Liu. The Marvel Studios movie follows Shang-Chi as he is forced to confront his past when his estranged father enlists him and his sister Xialing into helping him search for a mythical village. Shang-Chi ends up also having to acknowledge and fight off his father’s criminal organization, the Ten Rings. As more and more skeletons unravel out of the closet, Shang-Chi realizes it is nearly impossible to escape the terrors of the past and how the ticking clock always seems to be haunting him in his wake.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has strong themes that revolve around family and the seemingly ever-revolving wheel of generational trauma — the past that demands to be seen. Liu is Marvel Studios' first Asian lead, and Shang-Chi also has a predominantly Asian/Asian American cast.

Simu Liu Lied About His Martial Arts Experience To Land His Shang-Chi Role

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings features performances from Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Benedict Wong, and Fala Chen. Before the explosive success following the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Shang-Chi was the highest-grossing film of last year. The movie also re-frames Ben Kingsley's original Mandarin from Iron Man 3 by illuminating the real Mandarin in Wenwu (Tony Leung). Throughout Shang-Chi, it’s revealed that