Tony Leung who is set to play the Mandarin. Marvel Studios returned to last year's San Diego Comic-Con Hall H with their Phase 4 slate. MCU architect Kevin Feige revealed what the public could expect from the franchise after Infinity Saga, which includes the debut of their Asian-led project starring Simu Liu.
Production for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was supposed to be in full swing by now in Australia. Unfortunately, not long after Cretton's coronavirus scare. The filmmaker tested negative for the novel virus, but filming had to be shut down due to the pandemic anyway. Now, as the director and the rest of the world wait for the global health scare to be reigned in, he reminisced about that time they were gearing to dive into filming with a cast photo.
Taking it to his official Instagram , Cretton shared an image with the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' primary cast of actors - Liu, Akwafina (in an unknown role), and Leung - who are all beaming in the snap. In the caption, the filmmaker revealed that it was taken during their last night hang-out before the threat of coronavirus became more apparent, causing production to be ultimately shut down. Check out the photo below:
Plot details are still kept tightly under wraps for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, but Feige confirmed that it would finally debut MCU's real Mandarin, played by Leung. The character has been previously teased in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Aleta Ogord, but no word yet from the studio if any of these are true.
At this point, nobody knows yet when production for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will resume. Hollywood is currently on stand-by with filming postponed and landing a May 2021 release, rather than a February roll out as initially planned. Whether or not it will make its new debut date remains to be seen, but if there's one thing to take away from this film, it seemed like the cast is thrilled to be with each other - that's a good sign.
Source: Destin Cretton via Instagram
