News Summary

• "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" was a watershed moment for the MCU.
• It finally gave the franchise an Asian-American superhero in a lead movie role.
• The film's much-discussed scaffolding fight alone remains one of the most impressive, grounded fight scenes in MCU history.
• It was announced in December 2021 that Destine Daniel Cretton was returning to direct a sequel, though it has yet to materialize..
• Simu Liu has expressed some rightful frustration about it, too, but it's officially in development and there's evidence that Marvel has interest in keeping the franchise going.