{"id":3902,"date":"2021-07-26T23:37:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T03:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:10:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:10:55","slug":"exclusive-video-interview-benedict-wong-on-nine-days-and-a-table-of-asian-excellence-in-shang-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=3902","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Video Interview: Benedict Wong on \u2018Nine Days\u2019 and A Table of Asian Excellence in \u2018Shang-Chi\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Nine Days<\/em><\/strong>, a Sony Pictures Classics release that finally makes its theatrical debut this Friday, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival a year and a half ago. This story of souls interviewing for the chance to live is mesmerizing and exceptionally-done.<\/p>\n<p>In a talented cast that includes Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Tony Hale, and Bill Skarsgard, one particular standout is Benedict Wong.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelvintech.com\/kelvintech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/xenical.html\">xenical over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> The British actor is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Wong in <strong><em>Doctor Strange<\/em><\/strong> and is slated to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in <strong><em>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I had the chance to speak with the very polite and impressive Wong about his take on the complicated ethics of <strong><em>Nine Days<\/em><\/strong> and his enthusiasm about being part of a superb Asian cast in the MCU\u2019s next projects. You can watch the video below, along with an official summary and where to watch.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelvintech.com\/kelvintech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/aciphex.html\">aciphex over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"E17TH9SSx6Y\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benedict Wong Video Interview on &#039;Nine Days&#039;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E17TH9SSx6Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Film summary:<\/p>\n<p>Will (Winston Duke) spends his\u00a0<span class=\"il\">days<\/span>\u00a0in a remote outpost watching the live Point of View (POV) on TV\u2019s of people going about their lives, until one subject perishes, leaving a vacancy for a new life on earth. Soon, several candidates 1\u2014 unborn souls \u2014 arrive at Will&#8217;s to undergo tests determining their fitness, facing oblivion when they are deemed unsuitable. But Will soon faces his own existential challenge in the form of free-spirited Emma (Zazie Beetz), a candidate who is not like the others, forcing him to turn within and reckon with his own tumultuous past. Fueled by unexpected power, he discovers a bold new path forward in his own life.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelvintech.com\/kelvintech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/albuterol.html\">albuterol over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> Making his feature-film debut after a series of highly acclaimed and award-winning short films and music videos, Brazilianborn writer-director Edson Oda delivers a heartfelt and meditative vision of human souls in limbo, aching to be born against unimaginable odds, yet hindered by forces beyond their will&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the trailer for the film:<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"A73FnWETvr8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NINE DAYS | Official Trailer (2021)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A73FnWETvr8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Nine Days<\/em> opens in LA and NY theaters this Friday, July 30<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine Days, a Sony Pictures Classics release that finally makes its theatrical debut this Friday, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival a year and a half ago. 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