Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Film · 2021 · 132 minutes · Phase Four
Shaun, a San Francisco parking valet, is forced to confront the past he thought he left behind when agents of the Ten Rings organization attack him on a bus, revealing he is actually Shang-Chi, trained assassin son of the immortal warlord Xu Wenwu. Shang-Chi and his estranged sister Xialing travel to their father's compound and then to the hidden village of Ta Lo, where Wenwu, driven by grief and manipulated by a malevolent force sealed behind Ta Lo's gate, threatens to unleash an ancient soul-eating entity. Shang-Chi must master his own power and the legacy of the Ten Rings to stop his father and save Ta Lo. A mid-credits scene shows Wong, Bruce Banner, and Captain Marvel examining the rings' mysterious signal, and a post-credits scene has Xialing beginning to reshape the Ten Rings organization.
Leads to
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Season Onecrossover · optional — Wong's illicit arrangement of an underground fight involving Abomination, teased in Shang-Chi's post-credits scene, is followed up on directly across this season.
- Matinee — S01E01direct-sequel · optional — Trevor's capture by the Ten Rings and his rescue-turned-sidekick role in Shang-Chi set up the state he is in when the series opens.
- Avengers: Doomsdaydirect-sequel · optional — Shang-Chi's first appearance since his own film.