(Observer Network News) The male protagonist of the Marvel movie "Shangqi" and the Canadian Chinese actor Liu Sima revealed that he was diagnosed with the new crown.
On the 20th local time, Liu Simu posted a picture of his skiing on his personal social media and wrote, "I am still wondering why I am so tired after a day of snow, it turned out to be infected with Omicron." He said his symptoms were mild and reported to everyone that he was safe.
Liu Simu was recognized by Chinese audiences for starring in Marvel's first Chinese superhero movie "Shangqi". The film has been controversially "insulted" since the official announcement of the project, so in the 2-year-long publicity, Marvel's various operations are to change the Fa'er and "Fu Manchu" and other related controversial elements to cut.
Since the release of Avengers in 2012, Chinese mainland has been the second-largest box office source for Marvel films after North America. Therefore, when "Shangqi" was about to be released, the Marvel president himself was also "anxious", personally "debunking" the rumors in an interview, saying, "There is no Fu Manchu in "Shangqi", this role is very offensive, we have no intention of touching", but many Chinese audiences do not buy it.
Liu Simu, who is of Chinese descent, played a leading role in the film, which caused many Chinese audiences to be dissatisfied. He once introduced himself on social media during the film casting, and after fixing the role, he excitedly said that "we are fighting for our identity, fighting for our right to be noticed, fighting for our belonging." This was questioned as "seeking success and recognition from a work suspected of 'insulting China'".
"Shangqi" was not released in Chinese mainland, which is also the first movie in the "Marvel Universe" that was not allowed to be released in the mainland. Last August, before the film was released in North America, Disney announced that it would reduce the theatrical window of "Shangqi" to 45 days, Liu Simu "shouted injustice" for the film on personal social media, saying, "We are not experimental products, now we are in a weak and undervalued, after a year of waiting in the theater (because of the epidemic), we were originally people who were going to break the ceiling, we will be surprised, we were supposed to create history, but now we have been abandoned." ”
At the end of last year, Marvel announced that it would shoot a sequel to "Shangqi", and the writer and director of the previous film Destin Creighton would return, and whether Liu Simu would participate in the film has not yet been determined.
Recently, Liu Simu reviewed his experience in 2021 and shared his play photos with his friends in his personal ins, looking very happy. On the 20th local time, he posted a ski photo of himself and revealed that he was infected with Omicron, and the symptoms were very mild. Canadian media Narcity said that Liu Simu's achievements in 2021 are very eye-catching, he has participated in many movies, met many celebrities, and now, he is enjoying a leisurely vacation with friends, and the vacation is suddenly interrupted in such a way, which is unpleasant.
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