Simu Liu is a big fan of Star Wars, and aside from voicing Lah Zhima in the ninth episode of Star Wars: Visions, he made sure his options were still open for a live-action role when he took on the Visions role.
Simu Liu has some thoughts on his future in the Star Wars Universe after his surprise appearance in Star Wars: Visions. The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actor will more than likely show back up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially with Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton helming Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. But it was a casting for the Disney+ anthology series Star Wars: Visions that caught fans off-guard. Simu Liu voices Lah Zhima in the ninth episode of Star Wars: Visions, titled “The Ninth Jedi.” Does this voice role preclude Simu Liu from making a live-action debut in a future Star Wars project? According to the actor, that was almost a deal breaker when accepting the role.
Speaking with ComicBook.com’s Brandon Davis at the BoxLunch Holiday Gala benefitting Feeding America, Simu Liu was asked about his voice role in Star Wars: Visions. “I will say this… one of the first questions I asked when I got sent the offer initially was, ‘Does doing this character preclude me from doing other Star Wars? Because if it does then I don’t…’ And Lucasfilm told me that it did not.”
He added, “I have not played the ‘Star Wars Card’ to the fullest, so I’m just throwing that out there.” After being reminded about all of the different Star Wars directors and projects in the works, Liu joked, “Just put a lightsaber in my hand. Is that too much to ask?”
Watch the interview at the link below.
