Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was one of the biggest films of the year and it will now be getting a sequel. It has been confirmed that director Destin Daniel Cretton has signed a multi-year deal with Marvel Studios and Hulu’s Onyx Collective to develop content for the big screen and television, and the Shang-Chi sequel is part of the deal.
Cretton will be producing content for Marvel Studios and Onyx Collective under his production company Family Owned. He will be working under the Disney umbrella for the next few years, and also plans to work on a Disney Plus series that is rooted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Deadline reports that as part of the deal, Cretton will be working alongside his partner Asher Goldstein and creating content that specifically focuses on communities that have not been represented in mainstream media. He has already confirmed that he will be working on a comic book adaptation for Disney Plus, which is based on Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige praised Cretton's talent, saying, "Destin is an amazing collaborator who brought a unique perspective and skill to Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. We had a fantastic time working together on the film and he has so many intriguing ideas for stories to bring to life on Disney+, so we’re thrilled to expand our relationship with him and can’t wait to get started."
Prior to working on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Cretton began his journey with I Am Not a Hipster, which debuted at Sundance in 2013. He also directed Short Term 12, an important film in actor Brie Larson's career. He is currently working on HBO Max's Tokyo Vice, which is scheduled to premiere in 2022. The crime drama is said to be loosely based on Jake Adelstein’s 2009 memoir and will follow the journey of a journalist based in Tokyo who decides to go up against one of the “city's most powerful crime bosses.”
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was the first Asian-led superhero film in the MCU and consisted mostly of an Asian cast. It was one of the highest-grossing films of the year worldwide, earning $432 million from screenings around the world. Shang-Chi starred Simu Liu as the titular character, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, Fala Chen, and Tony Leung. It follows the journey of the superhero Shang-Chi coming back to face his father Wenwu, a.k.a. The Mandarin, after a decade away.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is streaming on Disney Plus.
Source: Deadline