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Marvel Studios confirms 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'

Get ready to meet Marvel's newest hero.

Angie Han

on July 20, 2019

Marvel Studios confirms 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'

Director Destin Daniel Cretton (left) and star Simu Liu (right) at Marvel Studios' Comic-Con presentation for 'Shang-Chi'. Credit: Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP / Shutterstock

Meet Marvel's next leading man.

The studio announced at Comic-Con Saturday that Simu Liu is set to star in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings -- making him the first solo Asian lead of a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

Also starring in Shang-Chi will be Tony Leung as the Mandarin -- the real one. (A false version of the character was portrayed by Ben Kingsley in Iron Man 3.) In addition, Awkwafina has been cast in an undisclosed role.

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Liu was reportedly confirmed for the role on Tuesday, after screen-testing for it on Sunday. On Twitter, the actor expressed his excitement.

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Liu is best known for his role in the Canadian sitcom Kim's Convenience, which you can check out right now on Netflix for research purposes.

Shang-Chi will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12) for release on February 12, 2021.

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.