Simu Liu’s grueling first-day training for ‘Shang-Chi’ revealed in behind-the-scenes footage

Behind-the-scenes footage of Simu Liu’s first day of training for “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has emerged online.

A hero in training: Yung Lee, the action designer for the Marvel Studios film, shared some clips on Instagram to provide fans a glimpse of how Liu looked before his full training started.

According to Lee, Liu was already in good physical shape and was able to follow the action choreography without much difficulty.
“I think the biggest challenge for him was his flexibility,” Lee wrote. “It took the team stretching him out 5 times a week for four months to get him to a good place!”
The video, dated Aug. 8, 2019, showed the 32-year-old actor doing a variety of stretch workouts as he worked on his flexibility.
In the caption, Lee said the training session was led by stunt performer Alan Tang, with the rest of the training done by the team of action choreographer Brad Allan.
Lee noted that the star “has come a long way since his first day!” In the end, he urged people to “Go see Shang-Chi while it’s still in theatres to see the results of his hard work!”

More fight training: Last month, Liu also shared a behind-the-scenes training session clip on Instagram in which he can be seen practicing fighting moves.

In the video, Liu showcased exceptional skills during a hand-to-hand combat session with a trainer.
Sharing how he approaches his acting roles, Liu wrote in the caption: “Part of the joy of being an actor is the process of becoming one with a character. Whether it’s jazz piano, tap dancing or beating the living daylights out of people, a performer inhabits the character and fully gives themselves to the transformation process.”

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” which was released in the U.S. on Sept. 3, has so far grossed over $325 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2021. It is set to be available to stream on Disney Plus from Nov. 12 at no additional cost to subscribers as part of a special event called Disney Plus Day.

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