Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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Directed by	Destin Daniel Cretton
Screenplay by	Dave Callaham Destin Daniel Cretton Andrew Lanham
Story by	Dave Callaham Destin Daniel Cretton
Based on	Marvel Comics
Produced by	Kevin Feige Jonathan Schwartz
Starring	Simu Liu Awkwafina Meng'er Zhang Fala Chen Florian Munteanu Benedict Wong Yuen Wah Michelle Yeoh Ben Kingsley Tony Leung
Cinematography	William Pope
Edited by	Nat Sanders Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Harry Yoon
Music by	Joel P. West
Production company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) (Hollywood, Los Angeles) September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) (United States)
Running time	132 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150–200 million[2][3]
Box office	$432.2 million[4][5]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a screenplay he wrote with Dave Callaham and Andrew Lanham, and stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi alongside Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Yuen Wah, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung. In the film, Shang-Chi is forced to confront his past when his father Wenwu (Leung), the leader of the Ten Rings terrorist organization, draws Shang-Chi and his sister Xialing (Zhang) into a search for a mythical village.

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 and the film's title and primary cast were announced that July. This revealed the film's connection to the Ten Rings organization, which previously appeared throughout the MCU, and its leader Wenwu who was adapted from the problematic comic book characters Fu Manchu and the Mandarin. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the first Marvel Studios film with an Asian director and a predominantly Asian cast. Filming began in Sydney in February 2020 but was put on hold in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production resumed in August and ended in October, with additional filming in San Francisco. Brad Allan and other members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team coordinated the fight sequences.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on August 16, 2021, and was released in the United States on September 3 as part of Phase Four of the MCU. It grossed over $432 million worldwide, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2021. It set several box office records and received positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the exploration and representation of Asian culture which differentiated the film from the rest of the MCU, as well as the action sequences and Leung's performance. The film received various accolades, including a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 94th Academy Awards. A sequel is in development.