4 Dec – For the first time ever, an Asian protagonist will be leading a Marvel superhero movie and the search for a director to helm it is now on. Shang-Chi, a Kung Fu-skilled superhero, will be the focus of the live-action movie, Deadline is reporting. Marvel Studios is now looking at Asian and Asian-American filmmakers to come on board to direct the project based on a screenplay penned by Chinese-American writer Dave Callaham. There's no word on the casting yet but there's no doubt that the leading man will have to be pretty well-versed in martial arts, since Shang-Chi is dubbed the Master of Kung Fu and is highly skilled in both unarmed and weaponry-based Wushu style fighting.