Next year, Shang Chi will debut in MCU with his forthcoming flick titled Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings. It is a part of phase 4 of MCU, and star Simu Liu will play it in the upcoming film. It will reveal his backstory, and every Marvel fan is excited to see it on the big screen. It is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and the screenplay penned by David Callaham. Plans of the Shang Chi fil appeared back in 2001, but due to some problems, it faces delays.
The cast of the forthcoming MCU film is 98% Asian, so it will be exciting to see. The production earlier delayed due to some critical reason, but there is the latest update on it. Below are all the details for it:
Details Of Production
This year, Marvel had to decide to stop production on many multiple upcoming films because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was taken for the safety reasons for all. Filming for Shang Chi commenced from February 2020 but then delayed for some time.
The sources recently shared the news that Marvel will resume the filming on Shang Chi very soon. The shooting is set to commence again from late July at Fox Studios. Marvel has to start the filming again otherwise we have to wait for more for this anticipated film.
Theatrical Release Date
In the beginning, the film was set to release in the theaters back on Feb. 12, 2021, but then due to a change in the release schedule of the upcoming MCU films, Marvel had to postpone the film. Now the film will hit the theaters on 7 May 2021. Black Widow, Thor Love And Thunder, Doctor Strange 2, and more are delayed due to coronavirus outbreak.
Other Details
Marvel did not disclose the complete casting details for the upcoming MCU film Shang Chi. Only these stars are confirmed to appear in the flick:
- Simu Liu as Shang-Chi.
- Rosalind Chao in an undisclosed role
- Tony Leung as Mandarin, which is not from the Iron man
- Awkwafina
- Ronny Chieng
There are limited information on the story as nothing is revealed officially by Marvel for it. But we will see in the film how Shang Chi become a superhero. He is considered as the Master of Kung Fu and has a history with the Avengers in the comic books.
