"Shang-Chi" Star Simu Liu Called Out Quentin Tarantino And Martin Scorsese For Their Criticisms Of Marvel: "I Loved The 'Golden Age' Too...But It Was White As Hell"
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu called out Quentin Tarantino's recent comments on Marvel movies.
"I don't love them," Quentin said on the 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast. “My only axe to grind against them is they’re the only things that seem to be made."
He did add that he would have been "fucking happy and totally love" the movies in his 20s.
"Part of the Marvel-ization of Hollywood is you have all these actors who have become famous playing these characters," he continued. "But they’re not movie stars. Right? Captain America is the star, or Thor is the star."
Tarantino isn't the only high-profile director to criticize Marvel — remember when Martin Scorsese said in 2019 that the movies were "not cinema"?
“Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with actors doing the best they can under the circumstances, is theme parks. It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.”
Well, on Twitter, Simu took the moment as an opportunity to call out both Tarantino and Scorsese for their comments. "If the only gatekeepers to movie stardom came from Tarantino and Scorsese, I would never have had the opportunity to lead a $400 million plus movie," he began.
If the only gatekeepers to movie stardom came from Tarantino and Scorsese, I would never have had the opportunity to lead a $400 million plus movie. I am in awe of their filmmaking genius. They are transcendent auteurs. But they don't get to point their nose at me or anyone.
"I am in awe of their filmmaking genius. They are transcendent auteurs. But they don't get to point their nose at me or anyone."
"No movie studio is or ever will be perfect. But I'm proud to work with one that has made sustained efforts to improve diversity onscreen by creating heroes that empower and inspire people of all communities everywhere," he continued.
No movie studio is or ever will be perfect. But I'm proud to work with one that has made sustained efforts to improve diversity onscreen by creating heroes that empower and inspire people of all communities everywhere.I loved the "Golden Age" too.. but it was white as hell.
Then, likely referring to Tarantino's most recent movie — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — he added, "I loved the 'Golden Age' too...but it was white as hell."
And he sent a follow-up tweet saying that he was "bracing for loser internet trolls."
bracing for loser internet trolls like
