AdrenalineRush1996
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I know, right?It's weird how the MCU has been to every inhabited continent except Australia.
I know, right?It's weird how the MCU has been to every inhabited continent except Australia.
What's to call out? Making movies for specific markets is not only totally okay, but a smart way to make a lot of money. I don't see why you'd have any objection to that.Sorry, but I'm calling this out. They want the money the China market will bring in. Plain and simple. The only risk is in not being offensive.
No, I just don't get him acting like this is diversity and a huge risk on the studio. I mean that's kinda like. . . uh sure man, c'mon.What's to call out? Making movies for specific markets is not only totally okay, but a smart way to make a lot of money. I don't see why you'd have any objection to that.
No, I just don't get him acting like this is diversity and a huge risk on the studio. I mean that's kinda like. . . uh sure man, c'mon.
It is true they only mentioned Australia in AOS season 3, off the top of my head. But they filmed there before. Only a matter of time.
And Marvel Studios worked with China before like Iron Man 3, so I wouldn't call it a sad grab at placating either. In-universe, they've only skirted in mainland Asia like the end of IM3 when Tony has his surgery in Shanghai. The movies have mostly stuck with Hong Kong. Strange did delve into Nepal. Came up on the Netflix series. Came up on AOS, went to Hong Kong once or twice.
Heck, Endgame is going to have scenes set in Tokyo.Black Panther and Age of Ultron both had action scenes in Korea. I've gone over the countries depicted in the MCU and Latin America seems to be the most screwed over when it comes to representation with its only appearance in Incredible Hulk over ten years ago and the only major characters being Slingshot, Robbie Reyes, Molly Hernandez, and Oscar Orocho.
The sad thing is that when Feige means something like Shang Chi is technically kind of a risk, he isn't wrong. Yes diversity is important and obviously sells well now and having movies where the main character isn't just a straight white male does do good business... but you do have to realize that is still considered more of a "new" thing. Heck the first movie series that you could say had a much more diverse cast that was super highly profitable where the leads weren't just while males wasn't even the MCU (since yeah until Black Panther all the films starring role was a white guy even if the supporting cast was more diverse) it was the Fast and Furious series. And that and stuff like Black Panther and Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel have certainly opened the door but you do have to realize that Hollywood is still very tradionalist and takes a long time to properly adapt to a new status quo so the idea of having to "sell" a movie on someone who isn't of their typical narrow minded traditionalist view point (as even the few movie stars who have broke out that again are from a "minority" like say Will Smith are kind of more the exception then any sort of general rule for the longest time) is more tricky still then it should be. Especially since in terms of regular pure super hero movies we haven't seen one yet from Hollywood starring an Asian actor.
And yeah granted the fact the box office with stuff like Crazy Rich Asians reflects on how well that would do business wise now as well as wanting to show diversity are big reasons that they are doing these movies but it does go deeper then that. With Phase 3 coming to an end it's clear Marvel is looking to their future and looking to put out all sorts of new and different stories out there and that also means looking to more unique or different kind of characters we haven't traditionally seen on screen before. Which means going past the Tony Starks and Steve Rogers and Bruce Banner and Thors to look for different kind of heroes. Such as Shang Chi. Granted it will be annoying if Marvel uses a movie every year to just push a social agenda but if done well and making sense within the universe and being a solid movie on it's own I'm fine with that especially as the more kind of people get to star in these big super hero movies the more different kind of stories and experiences there will be to tell and who would want to deny that besides well just close minded bigots you really shouldn't be associating with anyway.
Well that and his father will likely be a different character in the MCU.I hope they try to keep some of the tone of the original comics, dated as the material is. There was this really gritty pulp feel to the stories that made them stand out from typical Marvel fare. And if this movie is going to be successful, it has to be more than the standard MCU formula with some vague and unfocused pandering to the Chinese market.
Ludi Lin seems like he's probably in the age range for what you would be looking for in a lead role in a Superhero film (although does that mean no future in Aquaman?), and of course you have to have Donnie Yen in their .New reports say Ludi Lin and Donnie Yen are considered for roles in the movie.