Marvel’s panel during San Diego Comic-Con 2019 came with tons of news about Phase 4, the latest stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Marvel is setting its sights on the small-screen as well thanks to Disney+, the company still had it in ’em to announce several movies, too. In addition to The Eternals and the next Doctor Strange, we also got brand new information about the rumored Shang-Chi movie. Now it’s official and has a full title: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
A First Look
Today may be star Simu Liu’s birthday but he’s the one giving out gifts. The actor released an exciting first glimpse as the titular character in a new poster on Twitter. And it has us feeling pretty hyped. Not only are we getting a glimpse of Liu in character but we’ll soon be seeing him in action as the first trailer is set to drop in just a few weeks.
Whoever said that you could only RECEIVE presents on your birthday? Today, I’m giving you your VERY FIRST LOOK at the teaser poster for @ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings!!
— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) April 19, 2021
Coming to theatres September 3rd (trailer drops in a few weeks).
WE’RE ALMOST THERE, PEOPLE!!!! pic.twitter.com/Kzgkg8djeQ
Additionally, Marvel released a trio of images from the upcoming film at Entertainment Weekly and it’s safe to it’s been worth the wait.
The first look at ‘SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS’.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 19, 2021
(Source: @EW) pic.twitter.com/9PHouJPVyk
What Is It About?
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Marvel’s Kevin Feige introduced filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton as Shang-Chi‘s director at the 2019 Comic-Con panel. The film began production, but the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed things a little. Dave Callaham wrote the screenplay. We don’t know anything about the story just yet. But if you’re not familiar with Shang-Chi, the Marvel Comics character has the ability to master forms of combat. The Ten Rings referenced in the film’s title is an international terrorist group—they’re the ones responsible for kidnapping Tony Stark in the first Iron Man movie.
Who’s in It?
Actor Simu Liu will portray the titular Shang-Chi. Liu got the role just a few days before the San Diego Comic-Con panel. The Chinese-Canadian actor has apparently had his sights set on the role for a long time. He even tweeted at Marvel about playing the role in December 2018. This will be the first time an Asian character has a lead role to play in the MCU, which continues the company’s recent streak of diversifying their lineup. During Disney’s Investor Day presentation, Marvel Studios unveiled the full principle cast.
Production has just wrapped for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and we are excited to share the fantastic cast bringing the film to life.#ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in theaters July 9th, 2021. pic.twitter.com/fnmNP94nrA
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020
Awkwafina will play a character called Katy; Mang’er Zhang is Xialing; Ronny Chieng is Jon Jon; Fala Chen is Jiang Li; Michelle Yeoh is Jiang Nan; and Florian Munteanu will play Razor Fist. Tony Leung is set to play The Mandarin—the real one this time, not the faker we saw in Iron Man 3—but, interestingly, Marvel’s casting announcement reveals his character’s name is Wenwu. While the name Wenwu hasn’t previously been associated with The Mandarin, wen and wu are an important pair in Chinese philosophy. Could this philosophical concept be the key to Leung’s character?
Release Date
In an “abundance of caution” due to the spreading COVID-19 concerns, the film’s Australian production temporarily halted. However, during Disney’s Investor Day presentation in December 2020, Kevin Feige announced production is complete. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings‘ release date is September 3, 2021.
Originally published on July 20, 2019, and updated on July 30, October 10, and December 15, 2020, and March 23, 2021.
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