Now that production for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is underway in Australia, it looks like the production is growing. According to a new report from the Australian-based Dark Horizons, Creed II star Florian Munteanu has locked down a “secondary villain” role in the flick, potentially playing into the long-standing rumors of Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) taking on several fighters in an underground tournament. Munteanu is most known for playing Ivan Drago’s (Dolph Lundgren) son Viktor in the Creed sequel. In the Rocky world, the elder Drago was directly responsible for killing Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) in Rocky IV and Creed II features Creed’s son Adonis (Michael B. Jordan) setting up a rematch with the younger Drago.

It’d appear the reports can be confirmed by a simple Instagram search. Munteanu’s latest Instagram geotagged Sydney, Australia — the location where Shang-Chi is currently filming. Better yet, Liu has the top comment on the thread, telling his apparent co-star to “stop slacking.” Prior to his work on Creed 2, the Romania actor was a professional boxer and fitness model.

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