MCU has given numerous superhit and high-grossing films in the past years. It released its new solo and one of its most promising films Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021. It is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics of the same name, Shang-Chi. The film was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and actor Simu Liu plays the lead in the film. In the story, the lead had to confront his forgotten past, as he gets drawn into a mysterious web of ten rings. After the success of the first film, fans are eagerly waiting for the second part.
The sequel of Shang-Chi was promised to be released soon after the first one, however, due to unforeseen circumstances, the film has been pushed back.
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Simu Liu gives an update on MCU’s film Shang-Chi 2 release date
Since the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021, fans are eager for the sequel. Shortly after the release, Marvel Studios revealed that they were making a sequel film. However, there has been no update on the same, for some time now.
In a recent post on the new social media platform Threads, Liu revealed that the Shang-Chi sequel was supposed to debut after Avengers, but release date changes have pushed it even further back. It is difficult to determine if the Avengers film referred to by Liu is Avengers: The Kang Dynasty or Avengers: Secret Wars.
Liu’s post read,
“Was told it would follow Avengers, but that keeps pushing back due to circumstances beyond my control 🙁 hope to have more concrete news to share soon.”
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty would release in 2025, and Avengers: Secret Wars is estimated to release in 2027.
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Fan Reaction on Delay in the Release of Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi 2
Fans of the film and Marvel Comic have become disappointed with the uncertain release date of Shang-Chi 2. Numerous fans are uncertain if the film will ever release or take too many years to release.
A user wrote,
What is going on at Marvel Studios? Phases 1-3 ran so smoothly now it’s a complete mess
Another wrote,
Not a good look for Marvel, seems like the MCU is really starting to run out of gas
Check out tweets here-
The MCU’s best new character and best film since Endgame having an entirely uncertain future is a problem. It’s been almost 2 years. https://t.co/bB4UxFMpLx
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) July 7, 2023
Introduced him to the avengers to not be seen for 2 years + is criminal.
— Tom owen. (@thomasalanowen) July 7, 2023
At this point I have no faith that it’s happening anytime soon. We will definitely get #BeyondTheSpiderverse and the #MissionImpossible sequel before shang chi.
— Naz_grams (@Bignaz40) July 7, 2023
He’s getting a sequel tho? That’s not an uncertain future? It’s not if but when
— brand (@__brandm) July 7, 2023
It’s CRAZY!! I dunno man. I wanna have faith in marvel but I feel like the little things are mounting and eroding trust. An entire group of kids growing up the last 5+ years have zero interest in the MCU. That’s says ALOT.
— Firstofhisname (@1stof_his_name) July 7, 2023
No kidding. Should have been prioritized big time.
— keepp0unding (@k33pp0unding) July 7, 2023
2 years and no known plans, even for the actor. There’s so many new characters. Shang-Chi, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, all for the Eternals, and more… just want to see these characters get chances to grow nearly as much as the roster itself is.
— BD (@BrandonDavisBD) July 7, 2023
Talking about the sequel, Liu had earlier told Collider,
“Going into a sequel feels exciting. It doesn’t necessarily feel like there’s a pressure to perform or a pressure to exceed. It feels like we’ve established a world, and there’s just something really nostalgic and exciting about returning to that world that we’ve spent so much time ideating on and thinking about. And then, we’re getting to revisit some things, but also show the viewer new things. We’ll deliver all of the amazing action that we were celebrated for in the first movie, but then also hopefully explore new sides of Shaun’s character and the characters around him. That is, of course, if we can still afford Michelle Yeoh. She’s on top of the world and just the queen of everything.”
The film stars Simu Liu alongside Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Yuen Wah, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung.
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