[AlbertC]

Canadian actor Simu Liu cast as Marvel's first Chinese superhero, Shang-Chi

The star of CBC's Kim's Convenience revealed as new lead at Comic-Con in San Diego

Zulekha Nathoo · CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2019 9:18 PM ET

Liu was screen tested just a week ago and found out he was cast on Tuesday — two days before Comic-Con began.

"I feel like I was kind of this social experiment," Liu joked with the audience. "Let's just take this guy, an ordinary guy, living in Toronto. Let's tell him he's going to be in the next Marvel movie and give him four days to prep for it.

"This is just the craziest, craziest, dream."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/simu-liu-shang-chi-marvel-casting-1.5219238

 

[picard102]

Hope .this doesn't mean the end of Kim's.

 

[AlbertC]

Season 4 was confirmed to have started filming a couple months ago in May. Although, I wonder if the timelines of filming with Marvel would allow them to finish the season of Kim's. Or if the story line gets altered along the way to accompany a departure.

 

[AlbertC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1154460837404278784

 

[AlbertC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1160626823463690241

 

[AlbertC]

On topic of Kim's Convenience:

Kim’s Convenience season 3 has won the Most Popular Foreign Drama at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards.

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon and Andrea Bang who play Appa, Umma and Janet respectively in Kim’s Convenience accepted the award in Seoul.

'Kim's Convenience' wins Most Popular Foreign Drama at 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards

Kim’s Convenience season 3 has won the Most Popular Foreign Drama at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards. US series The Good Doctor starring Tamlyn Tomita and Christina Chang as well as Chinese series Ashes Of Love were also winners of the award. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon and Andrea...

www.weareresonate.com

 

[AlbertC]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1167856978200317952

 

[AlbertC]

Bianca Andreescu advances to the US Open Quarterfinals

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/us-open-tennis-fourth-round-monday-1.5268151

 

[AlbertC]

Bianca Andreescu makes history, to play Serena Williams in U.S. Open final

19-year-old becomes 1st Canadian to reach singles final in New York

Devin Heroux · CBC Sports · Posted: Sep 05, 2019 11:16 PM ET

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/bianca-andreescu-us-open-semifinals-1.5272338

 

[AlbertC]

Congrats to Bianca Andreescu on winning the US Open

https://twitter.com/x/status/1170456927110881280

 

[W. K. Lis]

To the Americans on Bianca Andreescu on winning the US Open...

We're sorry that...

 

[AlbertC]

Bianca Andreescu rises to 5th in world tennis rankings after U.S. Open win

Canadian 19-year-old was 152nd at the start of her dream tennis season

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/bianca-andreescu-wta-rankings-1.5275831

 

[AlbertC]

Bianca Andreescu's historic win likely to lead to lucrative endorsement offers

Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire could be fits for Canada's 19-year-old tennis star

Aleksandra Sagan · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 09, 2019 3:00 PM ET

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/bianca-andreescu-potential-endorsement-offers-1.5276493

 

[AlbertC]

Andre De Grasse won bronze in the men’s 100 metres at the world track and field championships.

Canada's De Grasse captures bronze in men's 100m at worlds - Sportsnet.ca

Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse has raced to a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres at the world track and field championships.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[AlbertC]

Denis Shapovalov (and Team Canada) finish as runner ups in the 2019 Davis Cup tennis tournament, after dropping to Spain in the Finals.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/davis-cup-final-canada-spain-1.5371548

Denis Shapovalov reflects on Rafael Nadal loss at DC Finals

Tennis: Nadal beat Shapovalov in two sets to bring Spain the inaugural Davis Cup Finals title.

www.tennisworldusa.org