Exclusive: Shang-Chi 2 Is Officially Happening By FAITH MCKAY | 16 SECONDS AGO Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the new Marvel movie, opened during Labor Day weekend in the United States to a surprising box office success. While the Delta variant had many concerned about the new film’s changes in movie theaters, it has already proven to be a big financial success in 2021 for the studio. Now, we’ve exclusively learned from one of our trusted and proven inside sources that Marvel has already moved forward and officially green-lit Shang-Chi 2. We were unable to learn when the studio will publicly make an announcement for Shang-Chi 2, though we expect it will happen soon. The studio has seen some controversy in recent months. Following the release of Black Widow, Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney, Marvel’s parent company. That’s not a great look for the company. This has raised more questions about their upcoming release strategies. Recent reports have said that directors have backed away from making deals with Marvel at the moment because of their release strategies and their current lawsuit. What do these blemishes on their public image have to do with a Shang-Chi 2announcement? Announcing the sequel as soon as possible will help show that they have confidence in their releases and are moving forward with new projects as a strong company. While the announcement of Shang-Chi 2 may seem very soon, we saw Disney do something similar with their release of Free Guy. They announced that sequel just after the opening weekend. With Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings bringing in a surprising $90 millionover its opening weekend, a sequel announced very soon falls in line with what Disney has been doing lately. So what can we expect from Shang-Chi 2, and when? Kevin Feige, the head boss at Marvel, has said that the first film syncs into where the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe story is going ahead. His comments have made it sound like he sees where the sequel for this film will also go. Thanks to the first film and the mid-credits and post-credits scenes, we know that the characters from the first film are part of the larger storyline ahead. The characters definitely feel like they are here to stay, a major part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead. We know that these characters are going to continue to level up their knowledge, powers, and become part of the wider vision in Marvel’s future. However, what we don’t know is a lot in terms of where a direct sequel will fall. It seems most likely that Shang-Chi 2 will be part of Marvel’s Phase 5. In terms of getting production handled, the soonest we could see a direct sequel is perhaps 2023, through 2024 seems more likely and 2025 is entirely possible.
SHANG-CHI Sequel Officially In The Works As Director Destin Daniel Cretton Signs New Marvel Studios Deal It's now been officially confirmed that Marvel Studios is in the process of developing a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, with Destin Daniel Cretton set to return to write and direct. RorMachine | 12/6/2021 Filed Under: "Shang-Chi" Source: Deadline This probably won't come as too much of a surprise after the first movie performed so well at the box office ($224.5M domestic and $431.9M global), but Deadline has now confirmed that a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is officially in development at Marvel Studios. Director Destin Daniel Cretton will return to helm the project as part of an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Disney companies Marvel Studios and Hulu’s Onyx Collective. The filmmaker is also said to be working on a new MCU-set Disney+ series, but we don't know if it'll have anything to do with Shang-Chi or focus on a new character entirely. “Working on Shang-Chi with Kevin and the Marvel Studios team was one of the highlights of my life, and I couldn’t be more excited about Tara’s vision for Onyx Collective. I can’t wait to explore new stories and build new worlds with this community,” said Cretton. “Destin is an amazing collaborator who brought a unique perspective and skill to Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. We had a fantastic time working together on the film and he has so many intriguing ideas for stories to bring to life on Disney+, so we’re thrilled to expand our relationship with him and can’t wait to get started,” said Marvel Studios CCO Kevin Feige. “Destin is a powerhouse storyteller with impeccable taste in material. As we continue to expand our roster, Destin’s unique voice will help usher in an exciting slate of content for our global audience,” added Tara Duncan, President, Freeform & Onyx Collective. No word on returning cast members, but we assume Simu Liu (Shang-Chi) and Awkwafina (Katy), at the very least, will reprise their respective roles. We'll update you as soon as we learn more, but for now, let us know what you make of this news in the comments.
I didn't think the final battle had much to do with the Marvel Universe, but in hindsight, it was very similar to Black Panther's in the sense of laying ground for its own warriors. Also didn't like how Mandarin was resolved, but I guess they did it to sidestep racial complaints about the comic book character and disturbing the CCP. They retconned the rings to the point where it's unrecognizable, but that last sequence seems to hint more unlocked powers that Tony Leung couldn't figure out for a thousand years.
I didn't really like the first film, I hope the second one is better. It will be interesting to see Shang-Chi with other heroes from the MCU. Awkwafina already easily the most annoying side kick in all of the MCU.. they should have given all her lines to Shang-Chi sister.
I'm thinking of the over-stressed Chinese businessman factor. We/Disney need to reel the PRC back in.
do we really need sequels yet? phase 4 has been mostly misses. go straight to the team ups already. didnt thanos have a brother? starfox or something that was just introduced? there you go, revenge story vs new avengers. also need tom cruise already
I enjoyed 1st 2/3rds of the 1st one plus the scenes with Sir Ben Kingsley in the last 3rd. If they can find a way to make a sequel that has the quality of those scenes throughout the whole movie, I will enjoy the sequel.
