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A booming international movie market is transforming Hollywood

  • Written by Weiko Lin, Associate Professor in Screenwriting, Emerson College
China is projected to surpass the U.S. in box office receipts in 2020.DGArt3D/Shutterstock.com

Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” – the studio’s first Asian superhero movie – is a sign of the times.

Destin Daniel Cretton, who is of Asian descent, will be directing the film, which will feature a Chinese superhero who...

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