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Sep 7, 2021 · In Cretton and Kingsley's very first phone call, the director admits to being "intimidated" by the actor. It wasn't until well into the conversation that he realized that Kingsley was more...
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Sep 3, 2021 · When Cretton first called Kingsley — or, as Cretton calls him, “Sir Ben” — to talk about possibly revisiting Trevor so many years later, he understood it was a make-or-break conversation for a...
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Sep 8, 2021 · Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, writer-director Destin Daniel Cretton admitted that he wasn't initially sure if Kingsley would be interested in reprising the role. There was nothing to worry about once the two hopped on a phone call together.
Sep 13, 2021 · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton shared his experience working with Sir Ben Kingsley on the film, calling it a highlight of his life. Kingsley first appeared as the washed-up actor turned fake Mandarin in Iron Man 3 , where he was hired to portray the Ten Rings leader as part of Aldrich Killian's Extremis ...
Sep 9, 2021 · Among the many great actors in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings, Sir Ben Kingsley was a standout. Kinglsey made his first MCU appearance in Iron Man 3 , when he posed as the ...
Sep 9, 2021 · “It was actually fairly easy to imagine Morris because of Sir Ben,” Cretton states. “Sir Ben became very attached to the green blob that was Morris on-set, and he just wouldn't let go of green blob Morris. He would actually just breathe life into him naturally while Morris was sitting on his lap, or when he was conversing with him.
Jul 21, 2022 · Callaham went on to say that he can't remember if the script had already been written when "Shang-Chi" director Destin Daniel Cretton had his first meeting with Kingsley about appearing in the...
