4 months ago
Despite his existent MCU ties, Simu Liu has immoderate ideas for James Gunn‘s DCU aft going toe-to-toe pinch Melissa Barrera.
The Copenhagen Test character precocious praised his co-star’s onscreen combat skills, which he called “Wonder Woman-esque” and went truthful acold arsenic to shoutout nan DC Studios leader pinch nan imagination casting.
“She really pushes herself,” he told JoBlo of Barrera. “I don’t cognize who mightiness beryllium listening to this interview, James Gunn aliases anybody other retired there. But I deliberation she really pushes herself. There were a mates of moments during stunt training wherever I was like, ‘That’s Wonder Woman-esque.’ I’m conscionable throwing it retired there.”
In July, Gunn gave an update that his squad is “not casting WW, nor moreover discussing it, until a book is finished,” adding: “It’s a privilege but I wouldn’t telephone that fast-tracked. Nothing is going to beryllium changeable unless we’re arsenic judge arsenic we tin beryllium that nan book is good.”
While discussing their Peacock spy thriller bid pinch Deadline, Liu called his co-star “a spectacular action prima successful nan making,” recalling their conflict segment from nan show.
“After nan full play and aft each nan training that she had been through, Melissa was looking really crisp arsenic a fighter, and so, she came to group and she was conscionable fresh to travel to blows,” said Liu. “And it was really nosy conscionable to get to play that pinch her, and I’m really proud of what we did too. I’m really proud of her. She did a lot, most, if not each of her ain stunts, and she’s conscionable nan best.”
Now disposable to watercourse connected Peacock, The Copenhagen Test stars Liu arsenic intelligence supplier Alexander Hale, whose mind is hacked by a mysterious force utilizing nan intel to bring down his agency.
