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Can Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings fix Marvel’s ‘Asian problem’? – The Guardian
The presence of Hong Kong cinematic legend Tony Leung lends authenticity to Marvel’s forthcoming superhero movie
When it comes to Asian superheroes, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has left a lot to be desired. Keen to avoid a backlash when depicting the traditionally stereotyped Mandarin supervillain in Iron Man 3, the studio cleverly cast part-south Asian actor Ben Kingsley as a drunken English luvvie, Trevor Slattery, who was only ever playing the role of Tony Starks evil nemesis. The only problem was that this was another role not going to an actor of east Asian extraction.
Then there were the Netflix Marvel…
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