Shang-Chi 2 Got Its First Real Positive Update In Months

Summary

• Director Destin Daniel Cretton's departure from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to focus on Shang-Chi 2 suggests that the Shang-Chi sequel is a priority for Marvel.
• While the release date for Shang-Chi 2 is uncertain, the sequel could potentially be one of the untitled Marvel Studios projects slated for release towards the end of the Multiverse Saga.
• Possibly bridging the gap between Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, Shang-Chi 2 could arrive somewhere around late 2026.

Shang-Chi 2 finally gets a production update two years after Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' release and four months after the last comment by MCU star Simu Liu. Despite the large number of upcoming MCU movies and shows, various Phase 4 & 5 titles are yet to have a confirmed sequel on the MCU's slate. One of those is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which not only gave the franchise a breath of fresh air with the introduction of many new characters and MCU locations, but also succeeded both critically and commercially. Two years after its release, the MCU's unconfirmed Shang-Chi sequel is still in its earliest stage of development.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings established its titular hero as a promising MCU hero, and its two post-credits scenes set up at least three future storylines. First, Shang-Chi' first post-credits scene sees Shang-Chi meet four Avengers: Wong, Captain Marvel, and Bruce Banner, who offer to recruit him to the team. Second, the Avengers' interest in the Ten Rings in the same scene suggests that the weapons will become key to a future MCU movie. And third, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' second post-credits scene reveals Xialing's new version of the Ten Rings organization. But by the middle of Phase 5, none of these set-ups seem to be turning relevant anytime soon.
Director Destin Daniel Cretton Is Focusing On Shang-Chi 2 Close On November 15, 2023, THR reported that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton departed Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, which he was attached to direct. According to the same report, however, Cretton will focus on directing Shang-Chi 2, after which he will move on to the TV series Wonder Man. Although indirectly so, this marks the first concrete update on the Shang-Chi sequel since Simu Liu confirmed that the movie would follow the next Avengers crossover film. Considering how close together Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Shang-Chi 2 would have been, Cretton's departure from the Avengers sequel seems like a reasonable decision for the director.


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