Simu Liu is reacting to critics “s—ting on” superhero movies.The Shang-Chi and Avengers: Doomsday star thinks it has become “fashionable” to “hate on” them.However, he maintains hope that the genre can inspire “the outcasts and the nerds and the weirdos.”<\/p>\n
Simu Liu<\/a> thinks superhero movies might have fallen out of style for some critics and viewers.\n<\/p>\n The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star recently reflected on the reputation and cultural impact of comic book flicks, recognizing that the MCU and its peers aren’t quite as beloved as they used to be.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n “It’s kind of fashionable now to hate on it,” Liu told Variety<\/a> in a new interview, adding that it’s fair to have a little skepticism. “I think there are valid critiques of the way that movies are made, the way that production budgets are handled. I think that there are a lot of valid things to say.”\n<\/p>\n Simu Liu in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2025.<\/p>\n Phillip Faraone\/Getty<\/p>\n But Liu doesn’t want to write off comic book projects as a whole. “This idea of s—ting on superhero movies as a genre? I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know, because I am speaking as somebody who just absolutely loved watching them as a kid.”\n<\/p>\n