"Nomadland" had been scheduled for a limited mainland release, but then a 2013 interview with Filmmaker magazine resurfaced in which Zhao described China as "a place where there are lies everywhere." She was targeted by online commenters who accused her of smearing the nation, and the film was never shown. Shang-Chi's father, a power-hungry villain named Fu Manchu, has been criticized as a symbol of "yellow peril," a xenophobic ideology originating in the 19th century in which Asians, especially Chinese, were viewed as a threat to Western existence. The early Shang-Chi comics were rife with stereotypes about Asians - the characters were portrayed in unnatural yellow tones. Marvel debuted the Shang-Chi character in 1973 amid growing American interest in martial arts movies.
Officials haven't said why "Shang-Chi" has no release date, and the propaganda department of China's ruling Communist Party, which regulates the country's film and TV industry, didn't respond to a request for comment.Įxperts point to the deterioration of U.S.-China relations, rising Chinese nationalism and the character's racist comic book past. That hasn't stopped Marvel in the past - in 2019, "Avengers: Endgame" earned $629 million from mainland Chinese audiences, more than any other foreign film in history. "Shang-Chi" hasn't gotten the same welcome in China, where movies are strictly censored and the number of foreign releases each year is limited. "Our young people are desperate for more of them." "Finally we see a strong character that isn't stereotyped the way we have been for generations," Tse said. The film has been widely praised as a major step forward as Hollywood tries to improve representation of Asians and Asian Americans. Simu Liu, a Chinese-born Canadian actor who also starred in the Netflix sitcom " Kim's Convenience," plays Shang-Chi, a reluctant martial arts warrior forced to confront his father. Marvel's first movie with a predominantly Asian cast has been a hit with global audiences. Much of the film's dialogue is in Mandarin, and the cast includes some of Asian cinema's biggest names, including Michelle Yeoh and the Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung, making his Hollywood film debut. It's the latest film to run into trouble in the country as nationalism and U.S.-Chinese tensions rise.įrom the beginning, "Shang-Chi" was made with China in mind. theaters than any other movie during the coronavirus pandemic and grossed more than $366 million worldwide since it was released early last month.īut despite its box office success and the overwhelmingly positive reaction of Asian communities worldwide, it isn't playing on a single screen in mainland China, which last year overtook North America as the world's biggest movie market.
The film, Marvel's first with a predominantly Asian cast, has been a hit with global audiences, having earned more at U.S.
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