Simu Liu, who plays Shang-Chi, hinted at what to anticipate from the follow-up to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings from 2021.
While not being listed on the MCU’s official list of forthcoming Multiverse Saga films, Destin Daniel Cretton, who also directed the original Shang-Chi movie, has been confirmed to helm the sequel.
The fifth Avengers movie, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, which opens in theaters on May 2, 2025, will also be directed by him.
None of the characters from Shang-Chi have surfaced since the 2021 film. The movie’s use of well-known figures like Wong and the Abomination, however, has been further discussed in works like She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
The celebrity himself has now revealed some brand-new details about what fans may expect from the highly anticipated sequel.
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In the sequel to Shang-Chi, Liu teases “Fantastic Action” and more
Simu Liu gave a sneak preview of the upcoming Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings sequel in an interview with Collider.
The actor talked about the pressure reduction he is feeling now that he is not “basically constructing this character, every single day” as he was with the first one while working with a huge production budget. He stated that “usually when something is unproven, you’re under the biggest pressure:”
“In general, when something is unproven, you’re under the most pressure. The stakes are really high. I distinctly recall thinking during the first movie’s production, “Well, we’re constructing this guy, every single day.” Its $100 billion movie budget meant that the stakes could not be higher. That seems to be the conditions where the pressure would be the greatest.”
The good feelings Liu experiences “returning to [a] world that we’ve spent so much time ideating on and pondering about” are as follows.
“A sequel feels exciting to enter. It doesn’t necessarily feel as though there is pressure to deliver or exceed expectations. There is something incredibly exciting and nostalgic about going back to the environment we’ve spent so much time imagining and planning. It feels like we’ve created a world.”
The sequel would “revisit some things, but also show the viewer new things,” according to Liu. He emphasized explicitly that viewers could count on “the incredible action that we were applauded for on the first movie,” as well as brand-new plot points for the eponymous character, in Shang-Chi 2.
“Then, while still introducing the spectator to new material, we get to revisit some earlier material. We intend to explore additional facets of Shaun’s character and the characters around him in addition to the spectacular action that we were praised for in the first film.”
That is, of course, assuming we can still afford Michelle Yeoh, he teased as he concluded.
“That is, of course, assuming Michelle Yeoh is still within our means. She is simply the queen of everything and on top of the world.”
What will the plot of Shang-Chi 2 be?
Fans can make assumptions about these “new facets of Shaun’s character and the characters around him” based on these indications from Simu Liu.
The 10 Rings “shall return” in a post-credits sequence, according to the closing of the first movie, which foreshadowed their re-formation by Xu Xialing (Meng’er Zhang). Maybe the sequel will go deeper into this new approach for the character.
Additionally, since Shang-Chi and Katy (Awkwafina) were pulled into discussions with several important Avengers and allies, it’s possible that the new sides that fans may anticipate will entail Shang-Chi adjusting to his new squad and new demands.
Although a release date for Shang-Chi 2 is unknown, Disney+ is presently streaming the film’s predecessor, Shang-Chi, and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
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