Image Source: Getty / Ryan Emberley [1]
Before Simu Liu [2] became Marvel's first Asian superhero [3], he was a stock-image model [4] who starred in ads, textbook covers [5], and pamphlets. To highlight Liu's impressive trajectory, fans have again resurfaced stock photos of the actor as a cheerful businessperson, and Liu even got in on the fun to respond to critics of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
"Me laughing at the people who thought we'd flop," he tweeted on Sept. 6, alongside a photo of him and two other models laughing at a computer screen. The latest Marvel film just celebrated a new box office record [6] for theatre releases during Labour Day Weekend, a historically slow weekend. Shang-Chi dominated ticket sales, grossing over $71 million between 3 Sept. and 5 Sept. in US theatres after Disney CEO Bob Chapek controversially described the film's release plan as an "interesting experiment," a sentiment Liu vehemently rejected [7]. Well, that's a way to shut down critics. Ahead, please take a moment to enjoy Liu's iconic stock photos.
