Marvel Studios has hired Destin Daniel Cretton to direct 'Shang-Chi,' its first superhero movie with an Asian protagonist. - NBCAsianAmerica
Destin Daniel Cretton is currently directing "Just Mercy," starring Brie Larson and Michael B. Jordan.
Destin Daniel Cretton attends "The Glass Castle" New York Screening at SVA Theatre on Aug. 9, 2017 in New York City.LOS ANGELES — Marvel Studios has hired Destin Daniel Cretton to direct"Shang-Chi," its first superhero movie with an Asian protagonist. Cretton is currently directing"Just Mercy," starring Brie Larson and Michael B. Jordan. Dave Callaham is writing the script that will ultimately modernize the Shang-Chi story and character arc.The original Marvel Comics Shang-Chi features Shang, a half-Chinese, half-American superhero created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. In the comics, Shang-Chi is a master of numerous unarmed and weaponry-based wushu styles, including the use of the gun, nunchaku, and jian.
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige is producing the film. Marvel's Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Jonathan Schwartz are executive producers on the project.in worldwide grosses in less than a week. It stars Larson, who collaborated with Cretton on 2013's"Short Term 12" and 2017's"The Glass Castle."
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