'Shang-Chi', Marvel's first Asian superhero movie, premieres in LA
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", is the first Asian superhero movie from Marvel Studios. "It's moving, because it's been a long time coming to have an Asian super-hero", says actress Jodi Long.
Marvel is now at crossroads with 'Black Widow' as it returns to the big-screen. Two years ago, after a blistering and unprecedented streak of billion-dollar-grossing movies, the Marvel superhero films took what was meant to be a short hiatus.
When that big-screen break -- involuntarily extended by the Covid-19 pandemic -- finally ends Friday with the release of "Black Widow," Hollywood will be watching closely to see if Marvel still has its mojo.
"Black Widow" -- which finally gives Scarlett Johansson's Russian assassin-turned-superhero Natasha Romanoff her own spin-off -- has been sitting "in the can" since May 2020, as parent company Disney waited for theaters to reopen.
It is now set to be the first of a jam-packed raft of new Marvel films, with 12 splashy good-versus-evil extravaganzas due in theaters by the end of 2023 -- not to mention various TV series that have premiered during the pandemic or are coming soon.
