Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai once considered retiring at 36


By AGENCY

Carol Cheng (right) mentioned an interview she did with Tony Leung (left) almost 30 years ago, in which he had vowed to retire at the age of 36. Photo: When I Was Young I Listen To The Radio/Facebook

Had Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai followed through on a promise he made many years ago, he might never have appeared in the latest Marvel movie, Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.

On Monday (Sept 6), Leung, 59, appeared on the radio show When I Was Young I Listen To The Radio to promote the movie, in which he plays the villain Wenwu.

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