![]() “Stan had great belief that those movies and TV shows based on those types of characters could be very popular. “They talked about the kinds of comics that Stan had done, and he mentioned that comic,” Loesch says, referring to Master of Kung Fu. The Lees (again, no relation) discussed Marvel characters Brandon Lee could play, and Stan Lee believed Shang-Chi was one of them. In recent years, Shang-Chi has had stints as an Avenger and was most recently a mentor/love interest to Deadpool’s ex, Domino.īrandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, died at the age of 28 while on the set of 1994's 'The Crow.' Recognized as the most powerful fighter in the Marvel Universe, Shang-Chi is the son of Sax Rohmer’s pulp villain Fu Manchu, who rebels against his father and becomes a hero. Shang-Chi then starred in his own series, Master of Kung Fu, which ran for a whopping 125 issues. So in December 1973, Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin (who also created Thanos) introduced Marvel’s own kung fu master, Shang-Chi, in Special Marvel Edition #15. Hoping to get in on the action, Marvel sought, and failed, to obtain, the comic book rights to the Kung Fu TV series starring David Carradine. ![]() In the 1970s, pop culture saw a surge in popularity for kung fu media. “He used that as an example of the comic that could transition into the movie and television world.” “Stan did believe in the character,” Loesch says. And Lee wanted Bruce Lee’s son, the late Brandon Lee, to play the character. ![]() Stan Lee’s former boss Margaret Loesch, who spent six years as President and CEO of Marvel Productions, tells Inverse that Lee pushed to turn Shang-Chi into a film or television series. But there’s at least one character Lee believed in who still hasn’t made his debut outside comics: Shang-Chi, Marvel’s resident “Master of Kung-Fu” who enjoyed serious popularity in the 1970s.īut it almost happened in the best way possible. The late Stan Lee, who died at the age of 95, lived to see so much of Marvel come to life in the form of movies, TV shows, video games, and cartoons.
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