Marvel Studios Announces ‘Shang-Chi’ Sequel and Spin-Off Series with Director Destin Daniel Cretton

News December 6, 2021 3:24 pm Caleb Williams

Today, Variety announced that Marvel Studios, alongside Disney, is moving forward with a Shang-Chi sequel. In September, the original film debuted to favorable reviews and is the highest domestic grossing film of the year post-pandemic with $224.5 million. Director Destin Daniel Cretton will be returning for the sequel to write and direct. While not confirmed, it is expected up-and-coming star Simu Liu will also return as Shang-Chi.

“Working on ‘Shang-Chi’ with Kevin and the Marvel Studios team was one of the highlights of my life, and I couldn’t be more excited about Tara’s vision for Onyx Collective. I can’t wait to explore new stories & build new worlds with this community,” – Destin Daniel Cretton.

The report also states Cretton signed a multi-year deal with Disney+ and Hulu to develop TV Shows for both Marvel Studios and non-Marvel projects. The report mentions a Shang-Chi spin-off series is also in the works with Cretton. We at Knight Edge Media had heard that a Ten Rings project was being considered as a series for Dinsey+ in October.

Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings is streaming on Disney+ today

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Marvel Studios, Shang-Chi 2, The Ten Rings TV Series

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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