WHEN MARVEL Studios’ Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings arrives, there’s a large sector of the MCU-loving fandom that will be flying blind when it comes to knowing anything about the title character. Much like Ant-Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy in their pre-movie days, he’s not exactly a household name.
If you’re a Marvel Comics diehard, however, you’ll know that Shang-Chi, the Chinese-American master of kung fu, has existed in the comics pantheon since 1973, when he was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. Since then, he’s existed almost entirely on the printed page. Interestingly enough, back in the early 2000s when Marvel Studios decided to finance its own movies, Shang-Chi was one of 10 Marvel characters used as collateral to finance the start-up. Fourteen years later, Shang-Chi is finally coming off the bench, as actor Simu Liu embodies the hero in the first MCU film with an Asian lead and an Asian-centric storyline and cast.
NEW DIRECTIONS
For screenwriter Dave Callaham, known for his blockbuster scripts from Godzilla (2014) to Mortal Kombat (2021), writing for Marvel Studios was a goal he never quite landed. He did a production pass on Ant-Man, but it wasn’t until 2018 that he got the call to come and talk about a developing project.
“I was told Marvel wanted to talk to me about an Asian-led superhero movie, which blew me away,” Callaham tells SFX from his Los Angeles office. But he admits that in the moment, he was equally baffled by whom they might be referencing.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 2021 من SFX.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Making Alien - Jaws in Space - Forty-five years on from its original release, Alien continues to terrify. We dissect what arguably remains the most chilling instalment in the saga
The seven-strong crew of the commercial mining spacecraft the Nostromo seal their fate after reluctantly responding to a mysterious distress signal on a hostile planet. Here, a face-hugging alien from a derelict ship impregnates and later kills executive officer Kane (John Hurt) after its offspring is birthed onboard. After being unleashed, the fearsome newborn with acid for blood proceeds to dispatch the remainder of the crew.Ridley Scott's much more convoluted prequels have yet to reveal how the knowledge that led to this initial interception was acquired. However, the premise of the original Alien is perfect in its uncomplicated purity.
PURE AND SIMPLE
IN THE FINAL PART OF OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, SHOWRUNNER RUSSELL T DAVIES TALKS RELAUNCHING DOCTOR WHO
TO CAP IT ALL OFF
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE BBC SERIES THE TRIPODS
FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE WALKING DEAD SPIN-OFF SHOWRUNNER DAVID ZABEL ON BEING GIVEN THE TOUGH TASK OF REUNITING DARYL AND CAROL IN FRANCE
SILENT KILLERS
THE DIRECTOR OF HOLLYWOOD'S SPEAK NO EVIL REMAKE ON HORROR, COMEDY AND JAMES MCAVOY
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD
THE GHOST WITH THE MOST RETURNS FINALLY - IN BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
TEENAGE DREAM
JOE LOCKE HITS THE ROAD RUNNING
MOB RULE THE PENGUIN
GOTHAM'S UP FOR GRABS IN BRUISING NEW CRIME SAGA BUT WHERE IS THE BATMAN?
SEASON OF THE WITCH
AS MARVEL TELEVISION CARVES OUT A NEW PATH FOR ITSELF, WE SPEAK TO CREATOR JAC SCHAEFFER, PLUS A CAST OF STARS LED BY KATHRYN HAHN AND JOE LOCKE, ABOUT THE MAGIC OF WANDAVISION'S SPIN-OFF AGATHA ALL ALONG
Ghouls Allowed
Even silence can't save you at this year's Halloween Horror Nights