The Cinematic Universe Wonder is approaching a new and important meeting of stars with Avengers: Judgment Daythe first of the two films of The Avengers prepared by the Russo brothers in which actors such as Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal and Simu Liu, among many others, will return.
Many are great veterans of the saga, but others have just arrived in the UCM, as he says, like the protagonist of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringswho, despite being one of the new hires, we haven’t seen since the 2021 film (if we don’t count his voiceover appearances in What would happen if…?).
And, despite having starred in a box office success, Liu believes Hollywood is not treating Asian actors well and calls their representation in the industry “terrible”.
Simu Liu Addresses the Decline of Asian Representation in Hollywood
There was a time when Jackie Chan was one of Hollywood’s biggest action movie stars. However, to this day, Asian representation has drastically declined in film.
At least that’s how Simu Liu considers it through a harsh message sent on his Threads account, where he comments that, despite having starred in successful films such as Everything at the same time everywhere, Minari. History of my family, past lives or the aforementioned Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringscomments that there are many Asian actors struggling to find fulfilling roles in Hollywood.
“Put some Asians in literally anything now. The amount of resistance in our on-screen representation is appalling. Studies Find We’re ‘Risky’. Minari, Until next time, past lives, Everything at the same time everywhere, Crazy rich Asians, Shang Chi. Each of them a financial success.
No Asian actor has ever lost a studio close to $100 million, but a white guy will lose $200 million TWICE and go straight to the next box office leader. We are fighting against a deeply prejudiced system. And most days it sucks,” shares the Marvel star.
Avengers: Judgment Day will hit theaters on December 18, 2026, where we will once again see Simu Liu playing Shang-Chi. What do you think of the actor’s statements about low Asian representation in Hollywood films?