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Simu Liu flew out his high school friends for the 'Shang-Chi' premiere, plus everything you need to know about his MCU debut.

Where was Simu Liu when Kevin Feige called to let him know he’d landed the lead role in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’? At home in his underwear stuffing his face with shrimp crackers, he reveals in this hilarious and insightful extended interview with Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley. The epic and already Certified Fresh new Marvel Studios film arrives exclusively in theaters September 3, and ahead of the movie’s release, Coley sat down with Liu and co-stars Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, and Florian Munteanu to talk about their entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, the foursome reflects on working with legendary Hong Kong actor Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, the importance of ‘Shang-Chi’ to the Asian community, the movie’s incredibly choreographed action sequences, and – inspired by Zhang’s character Xialing’s underground fight club – each pick their dream MCU head-to-head cage matches.

The cast of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, and Florian Munteanu) takes IGN's Rings Quiz. Rings of all shapes and sizes and symbolism have been featured throughout movies, TV shows, comics, video games, music, and sports, and we challenged the cast to see just how well they know pop culture.

With director Destin Daniel Cretton’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings opening in theaters this weekend, I recently got to speak with Simu Liu about making the newest MCU movie. During the interview, Liu talks about what Kevin Feige and Marvel told him about his character and their long-term plans when he was cast, what it means to be part of Marvel and doing a voice on Star Wars: Visions, and more. In addition, he talked about his friend Chris, how excited he was for him when he was cast, and what his friend does before every Marvel movie release.