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Post by BackinBlack on Jul 20, 2019 21:43:18 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Jul 20, 2019 23:55:00 GMT -5
Aaaagghhh!!! What a badass title. Hypeness level 3000 or some meme able s***. I'm a huge fan of martial arts films, so if they go traditional kung fu but with Winter Soldier/Civil War levels of intensity I just might die. What's the time period on this though, I wonder...
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Post by mr. excellent on Jul 21, 2019 22:45:45 GMT -5
Everybody's over here talking about how Simu Liu is some nobody. He's actually been in a lot of things, just not as the front man. The most notable thing I can think of is Kim's Convenience, which is a Canadian sit com about a Korean family. In that show he is one of the main characters. I've only seen the first season, but it's a hell of a season 1 at that. I love the show, and now that he has been cast I'm definitely going back to continue the series. This Liu guy is incredibly charming in that series from what I've seen though. He plays the big brother who screwed up and is trying to get back on the right track. People saying how they loved his energy and humility makes sense and isn't that much of a surprise. I will admit that I had no idea who Simu Liu was until my wife Googled him and screamed at me that he was in Kim's Convenience. Can't wait for this film.
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Post by BackinBlack on Apr 3, 2020 16:29:10 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 2, 2020 18:39:13 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Aug 3, 2020 15:22:18 GMT -5
[RUMOR TIME] Shang Chi Powers & Plot Revealed! Mutants and Baron Mordo!
Main Points: -Shang Chi will be raised in a special school/orphanage/prison where kids are trained to fight. This orphanage is run by The Mandarin. Shang is there because he has a special power (cloning himself during battle)
-Shang Chi escapes the school/orphanage/prison, but the Mandarin finds him. He then offers Shang Chi a chance at a great fortune and power and gives him a proposition: Fight in a tournament where the winner will receive 10 legendary rings of power. Since the Mandarin is too old to fight he wants Shang Chi, (presumably) the best of his student warriors to fight for him.
-The contestants in the tournament will be new characters from all corners of the MCU, including wizards, aliens, fighters, and even some mutants. The video throws names around like Omega Red, Baron Mordo, and Spiral (one of Mojo's hench women).
-The action is said to be a hybrid of magic and martial arts, which sounds like Doctor Strange. However, comparisons are made to the Raid, which makes this sound a whole lot more intense.**
**I would imagine that they'll impose certain limitations on what kind of magic can be used in the tournament to level the playing field. There's gotta be rules, right? Otherwise, someone like Mordo could win the whole thing without having to do much fighting.
DISCLAIMER: We haven't heard anything in months, so I share this video as just an enthusiastic fan fiction. Not that it sounds too outlandish; a lot of it doesn't... I just think it sounds really cool. Mortal Combat in the MCU, essentially. I mean, how cool is that? The things that are harder for me to buy are Omega Red showing up and Baron Mordo. That said, I'd lose my stuff if any of them did show up.
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Post by mr. excellent on Sept 12, 2020 16:03:25 GMT -5
screenrant.com/shang-chi-movie-benedict-wong-cast-rumors-speculation/This ties in directly with the rumor video I posted above. Seeing BD Wong having lunch with Simu Liu? That's points toward some exciting possibilities. Here I was thinking it would be Mordo doing a cameo cross over appearance, but I'd be equally as happy to see Mr. Wong in an appearance. Or, this could all mean nothing. Still, I love participating in the speculation.
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Post by BackinBlack on Sept 23, 2020 22:29:42 GMT -5
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Post by BackinBlack on Mar 23, 2021 18:51:00 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Mar 23, 2021 20:16:21 GMT -5
I'm over here giving this the "thumbs up", but I am a little bummed. For now, at least we'll have WB's Mortal Kombat to scratch the kung fu itch a little... man, that doesn't sound quite right does it? Moving on... I wonder what Marvel is going for with this movie? I mean, I know they said it's their first full blown martial arts movie, but they rarely approach their films from a puritanical standpoint. What else are they going to be sprinkling in there, you know?
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Post by mr. excellent on Apr 19, 2021 11:51:52 GMT -5
Glorious. Yes.
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Post by brotherandbassist on May 7, 2021 18:34:54 GMT -5
This actually looks really cool
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 24, 2021 18:59:10 GMT -5
New trailer tonight. Almost makes me feel better about the fact that we still don't have that No Way Home trailer. I'm actually looking forward to Shang Chi more than Black Widow and Eternals at the moment, so this is welcome.
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Post by BackinBlack on Jun 24, 2021 23:07:55 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 25, 2021 18:43:10 GMT -5
Didn't expect to see Abomination in there!
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