Shang-Chi 2 Gets Disappointing Update From Simu Liu After Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Delay
Shang-Chi officially arrived in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021, with fans eager to see the further adventures of Simu Liu's take on the character. Shortly after the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel Studios confirmed that it is developing a sequel film, but updates surrounding that have been few and far between. In a recent post on the new social media platform Threads, Liu revealed that the Shang-Chi sequel was originally poised to debut "after Avengers", but the various release date changes have pushed that back even further. It is unclear at this point if the Avengers movie Liu is referring to would be 2026's Avengers: The Kang Dynasty or 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars.
"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," Liu's post reads.
What Would Shang-Chi 2 Be About?
While a title, synopsis, or other plot points surrounding Shang-Chi 2 remain a mystery, Liu previously hinted that the sequel would further expand the mythos, and hopefully include as much of its ensemble cast as possible.
"Going into a sequel feels exciting. It doesn't necessarily feel like there's a pressure to perform or a pressure to exceed," Liu told Collider earlier this year. "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 on 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."
Post by @simuliuView on Threads
Will Shang-Chi Appear in Avengers 5?
With Shang-Chi's Destin Daniel Cretton set to helm Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, fans have naturally begun to wonder if Liu will reprise his role in that film as well. While speaking to ComicBook.com last year, Liu responded to that speculation by saying, "I would think so...I would hope so. Don't take my word for it."
"It feels incredible. I obviously learned about the news a little bit before the rest of the world did, but I freaked out," Liu told ComicBook.com in late 2022. "I sent him like forty texts in a row, all exclamation marks. I'm just so incredibly happy for him, he's so deserving of that spot. What makes him such a special filmmaker, and I've said this from the beginning even when we were premiering our movie, is his ability to make a $150 million movie really, really small, in the best possible way. I'm really looking forward to what he does on that even grander scale of The Avengers because I think it's easy to maybe get lost in the spectacle of what those movies can be, the vastness and the grandness of it, but if you can maintain the humanity and the human stories, I think that's what will make a movie memorable and special, and I think Destin's got it. I think he's got it and I think he deserves this so much. I'm so excited to get to work for him again."
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