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 is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a screenplay he wrote with David Callaham and Andrew Lanham, 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. The shooting occurred in Sydney and San Francisco.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings are scheduled to be released in the United States on September 3, 2021, as part of Phase Four of the MCU.
The Production VFX Supervisor is Christopher Townsend.
VFX Done By Scanline VFX VFX Supervisor: Nicolas Aithadi // Digital Domain -VFX Supervisor: Hanzhi Tang
Fin Design + Effects
Luma Pictures
Method Studios
Rising Sun Pictures
Rodeo FX
Trixter
Weta Digital
