'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' director Destin Daniel Cretton set out to make 'a family drama wrapped in the spectacle of a kung fu martial arts movie' -- and ended up telling the story of a hero his younger self could have looked up to.
Destin Daniel Cretton is reflecting on what his younger self would have made of all this. His new movie tells the story of Shang-Chi, the first Asian superhero to lead a Marvel film. A Chinese character living in America, compelled to return. Negotiating two cultures under the weight of expectations, but remaining true to himself above everything."I could have really used a hero like this," the director says.
Ahead of the film's release, CNN asked the director in a video interview about all the action in front and behind the camera.Shang-Chi, played by Simu Liu in Marvel Studios' "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings."CNN: You're a director entering this empire that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time.
Cretton: It is a lot to squeeze into two hours and 10 minutes. Our first cut of the movie was three hours long. A lot of it is done in the editing room, trying to find what the right pacing is, how much information is actually repetitive, what you can get away with not saying, and what actually helps when you cut it out. It's difficult to introduce a new character and try to add dimension to all of these characters, who could so easily fall into stereotypical traps.
Michelle Yeoh as Ying Nan and Simu Liu as Shang-Chi in one of the fight scenes in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings."CNN: We have to talk about the action sequences. They're some of the most exciting in any Marvel film. You had the late stunt coordinator Brad Allan on board, Andy Cheng as fight coordinator, and Bill Pope behind the camera.
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