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“The first set I ended up on was Guillermo del…” quote by Simu Liu — Download Open image

“The first set I ended up on was Guillermo del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' that was shooting in Toronto and they needed a bunch of Asian extras, and for some reason they put their ad on Craigslist.”

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