Dark Raven
It's not about what you deserve...
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Lol, you’ve made it abundantly clear that Rain Bi is your top pick. Personally, I’m still Team Godfrey Gao.
It's not clear enough.
Lol, you’ve made it abundantly clear that Rain Bi is your top pick. Personally, I’m still Team Godfrey Gao.
Lol, you’ve made it abundantly clear that Rain Bi is your top pick. Personally, I’m still Team Godfrey Gao.
Way too cheesy look at Ninja Assassin with Rain Bi or the fight sequences on Youtube. Trust me he is the best natural martial artist and actor to play Shang Chi.View attachment 25777
The “best” natural martial-artist. Really...
And Gao is cheesy how exactly?
Way too cheesy look at Ninja Assassin with Rain Bi or the fight sequences on Youtube. Trust me he is the best natural martial artist and actor to play Shang Chi.View attachment 25777
Me too. I'm all for Lin now
I am on the Ludi Lin bandwagon. He seems to fit all the criteria, and is in the mold of other actors Marvel has tapped for their leads. He also wants the role.
I'm Asian American and personally I am rooting for the the local guys. My first choice has already been mentioned a lot, and that's Ludi Lin. I think he would be great for the role as he's kind of tall, good looking, and I found him pretty charismatic in the Power Rangers movie. Besides the action I think he can make Shang Chi a likable character if they let him do his thing.
But again, if Marvel's main goal is to appeal to the Chinese market then they should cast a mainland actor. But I hope that's not the case.
Ha, that would make a fun hashtag. #InForLin
I am also on the lin train. Not only is he good looking and has experience with blockbusters but he also seems like a nice guy and an easy guy to work with
I’m also Team Lin.I am on the Ludi Lin bandwagon. He seems to fit all the criteria, and is in the mold of other actors Marvel has tapped for their leads. He also wants the role.
Lin just looks way too...I don’t know what the right word would be: he’s got nothing charismatic about his look. And, I mean, I’ve never seen Power Rangers but is he even a good actor? He made no impression on me in Aquaman.
Those of us who are advocating for him(including me) did see Power Rangers and we liked him in it. He was able to show some range in that movie as he was a wise cracker around the other rangers but also had to take care of his bed ridden sick mother.
His portfolio is very small but I like what I've seen so far and think he's the total package. But the portfolio for every Asian American actor is tiny so we just have to give one of these guys a shot. The sad reality is that none of them are ever going to land many if any leading roles outside of these kind of movies that are made with a Asian lead to begin with.
His character Murk in Aquaman was played for laughs as a throw away henchman in a short portion of the film. Not really the kind of role that is made for making a big impression.Lin just looks way too...I don’t know what the right word would be: he’s got nothing charismatic about his look. And, I mean, I’ve never seen Power Rangers but is he even a good actor? He made no impression on me in Aquaman.
I might have agreed with you but I would urge you to watch the latest season of Black Mirror if you doubt Ludi. Not saying it will change your mind but you see a bit more of his range.Lin just looks way too...I don’t know what the right word would be: he’s got nothing charismatic about his look. And, I mean, I’ve never seen Power Rangers but is he even a good actor? He made no impression on me in Aquaman.
Yea I've been a fan of martial arts movies for decades and one thing I've learned is filming/editing and choreography is more important than the actors ability to move. If you look at Into the Badlands, half of the cast had no martial arts backgrounds, but the directors were able to shoot exceptional fight scenes.As long as they don't get someone who is Finn Jones levels of bad at fighting, they should be okay.
I kid. As much as I rag on Jones, the terrible fight scenes in Iron Fist also seemed like the cheapness and a failure on the filming and choreography level as much, if not more than it was about the actor not being able to throw a punch. Marvel needs to make sure they get a great stunt team on this.
Oh snap, how could I forget Moh!? Man You've just put my Ludi Lin band wagon into a screeching halt.I like Mike Moh for Shang Chi.
I might have agreed with you but I would urge you to watch the latest season of Black Mirror if you doubt Ludi. Not saying it will change your mind but you see a bit more of his range.
I personally feel he'll land the role off the back of the Black Mirror publicity.
Report: Lin and Butler May Be on Marvel's Shortlist For Shang-Chi