Simu Liu reveals his biggest ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ fanboy moment

Simu Liu opened up about how it was working with Marvel legends.

Reflecting on his working experience with Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen, in Avengers: Doomsday, Simu told People Magazine, “For me, it’s Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen ... not just for their roles in X-Men, which are so iconic, but I also grew up just a massive [Star Trek] Next Generation super-nerd, and Lord of the Rings as well.”

“So just getting to talk to them, getting to hang on set with them in between takes, it was the most starstruck I’ve ever been,” he further added.

Simu described his experience of working with Marvel superheroes in Avengers: Doomsday as a childhood fantasy brought to life, “It’s like that feeling of being in a sandbox and playing with all these action figures when you’re really young,” he said.

Adding, “It was that feeling, except now you’re one of the action figures.”

It is pertinent to mention that Simu Liu is starring in the upcoming Marvel movie as Shang-Chi, and it is his first MCU film appearance after Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which was in 2021. Avengers: Doomsday will appear on cinema screens on December 18, 2026.