Some things can’t be planned, they just happen organically, a factor Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has attributed to the success of the MCU on numerous occasions.

It’s a nice parallel, not only signifying the character’s importance, but also the fact that this whole legend of the Ten Rings began in Iron Man and took many twists and turns to get to this point. Jackson) telling Tony, “You’ve become part of a bigger universe, you just don’t know it yet,” during the post-credit scene of Iron Man. When Bruce Banner (Ruffalo) tells Shang-Chi and Katy ( Awkwafina) “welcome to the circus,” during the film’s mid-credits scene, it feels distinctly reminiscent of Nick Fury (Samuel L. And while he’s not the starting point of a cinematic universe, or of Phase 4, his introduction feels similar to Iron Man’s in 2008. Simply put, Shang-Chi just makes sense in the MCU. With Liu’s performance, a winning mix of charisma and introspection, it’s easy to imagine Shang-Chi fighting alongside and trading banter with Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Captain America (Anthony Mackie), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Spider-Man (Tom Holland), and fellow San Francisco natives, Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly). Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever': First Reactions From the World Premiereĭespite being one of Marvel Comics’ lesser-known and infrequently appearing characters, until recently, Shang-Chi fits right in with the superheroes audiences have gravitated towards for the past 13 years.

As the child of an immortal conqueror and a warrior from another dimension, and the current wielder of the mysterious ten rings, he is vital to Phase 4’s theme concerning the gift and burden of legacy and powerful individuals finding a way to make it their own. With Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), and Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) out of the picture following Avengers: Endgame (2019), Phase 4, so far, has centered on building legacies and creating a new stable of “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.” Shang-Chi arrives in the MCU as more than simply the “Master of Kung Fu” as he’s called in the comics. If it wasn’t clear from the latest marketing for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, introducing the titular hero as “Marvel’s new Avenger,” then the film itself, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Cretton, David Callaham and Andrew Lanham is certainly evidence as it positions Shang-Chi as central to the MCU and its larger mythos going forward. Marvel Studios has big plans for Shang-Chi ( Simu Liu).

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