Star Simu Liu gives a promising replace on the standing of Shang-Chi 2, which was confirmed not lengthy after the large success of the unique MCU film.
Shang-Chi 2 was confirmed not lengthy after the success of the primary film, and now star Simu Liu gives an replace on the extremely anticipated MCU sequel. Launched final 12 months, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was successful with audiences and critics alike, marking the primary look of Liu’s hero. The movie follows Shang-Chi as he confronts darkish parts of his previous after changing into tangled within the actions of the Ten Rings legal group. Though a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was introduced final 12 months, particulars on the undertaking have been onerous to return by, and the movie is absent from MCU’s launch slate for Phases 5 and 6.
In an interview with ComicBook.com, star Simu Liu gives an replace on Shang-Chi 2. Whereas the star is not conscious of any progress on the sequel, he confirms it is nonetheless very a lot going to occur, and even addresses his doable future because the character within the MCU. Take a look at Liu’s full remark beneath:
I feel I do know as a lot as anybody else, proper? There’s going to be a sequel, I feel that half was apparent however it was additionally made official. So far as after I assume that is only a query of timing and the way properly my again holds up by the years. I am going to make 40 of them if we are able to.
What Shang-Chi 2 Might Be About
Though little is formally identified in regards to the sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed the primary movie, has been confirmed to return. Exterior of Liu and Cretton’s involvement, many questions stay in regards to the film, however the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings post-credit scene might present a touch about what’s to return. The brief scene sees Liu’s Shang-Chi and Awkwafina’s Katy assembly with Wong (Benedict Wong), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) in regards to the origin of the Ten Rings. The scene would not arrange something particular however does tease that Shang-Chi will work together extra with different MCU heroes shifting ahead.
The MCU films and exhibits in Phases 4 by 6, dubbed the Multiverse Saga, are all constructing in direction of 2026’s Avengers: Secret Wars. When Marvel revealed its Section 6 slate this previous summer time, there have been quite a lot of open slots that had but to be crammed, hinting that Shang-Chi 2 may come sooner or later earlier than Avengers: Secret Wars. Since Liu’s hero will seemingly play an essential function in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, it could make sense for a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to function Shang-Chi attending to know different new and present MCU superheroes, in order that their dynamic is healthier established for the large team-up films to return.
As for particular plot factors for Shang-Chi 2, the introduction of Ta Lo within the first movie gives some thrilling prospects for the sequel. The village exists in what is named a “pocket” dimension, which may result in a sequel extra totally exploring the Chinese language God Realms and the tradition, politics, and other people inside them. Ta Lo additionally homes the 5 Units of Heavenly Weapons, of which the Ten Rings are a component, the introduction of which may considerably up the stakes in Shang-Chi 2. Whereas the story for Shang-Chi 2 may go any variety of instructions, it is affordable to imagine that Awkwafina’s Katy may even return in some capability, with the chemistry between the 2 characters being a spotlight of the unique Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Supply: ComicBook.com