Simu Liu Sends Sharp Message To Tarantino, Scorsese Over Marvel Criticism - HuffPost

Liu, who became the first Asian lead actor of a film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe last year, slammed Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese on Tuesday and asked them not to point their nose at anyone following their criticism of the superhero movies.

Liu wrote in a tweet that he would have never had the opportunity to be the lead actor of “Shang-Chi,” an Academy Award-nominated movie that scored a 91% fresh rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

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.

Liu isn’t the only Marvel star who has weighed in on Scorsese’s criticism of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Robert Downey Jr., known for his role as Iron Man, told Howard Stern in 2019 that he appreciated hearing the “Taxi Driver” filmmaker’s take but his comments were akin to “saying Howard Stern isn’t radio” and they made no sense.