Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is based on Marvel Comics and focus’ on Shang-Chi; ‘The Master of Kung-Fu’.
The film stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh, Florian Munteanu and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung with Ronny Chieng, Fala Chen, Dallas Liu, Meng’er Zhang, Kelli Bailey
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and produced by Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, and Charles Newirth serving as executive producers. David Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham wrote the screenplay for the film.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, with David Callaham and Andrew Lanham also contributing to the screenplay, and stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, alongside Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, and Ronny Chieng. In the film, Shang-Chi is forced to confront his past after he is drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
A film based on Shang-Chi entered development in 2001, but work did not begin in earnest until December 2018 when Callaham was hired. Cretton joined in March 2019, with the project fast-tracked as Marvel’s first film with an Asian lead. The film’s title and primary cast were announced that July, revealing the film’s connection to the Mandarin (Leung) and his Ten Rings organization that appears throughout the MCU. Filming began in February 2020, but was put on hold in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in August before completing in October. Shooting occurred in Sydney and San Francisco.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 3, 2021, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. (Wikipedia)
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Writers: Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton
Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ronny Chieng, Fala Chen, Dallas Liu, Meng’er Zhang, Kelli Bailey