Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringshas a special connection withBlack Widowhidden in plain sight, as the easter-egg is already available in a clip. The clip shows a scene fromShang-Chiwhere the titular hero (Simu Liu) visits an illegal superpowered fight club, where he witnesses a duel between aBlack Widowcharacter and a villain inspired byIron Man 3.
In the clip, Shang-Chi is welcomed into a fighting ring that streams deadly combats on the dark web. The host of these events, Jon Jon (Ronnie Chieng), is excited to show the place around, and during the short scene, we can see several fights happening simultaneously. One of these fights features a Black Widow named Helen (Jade Xu), whose face was previously shown as one of the active Widows Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) asks Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) to save in the standalone film. It looks like Yelena was successful in her mission, as Helen seems to be doing just fine as she takes down a man under the effects of Extremis, the combat-enhancement drug developed by Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) inIron Man 3.
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The easter-egg becomes even more interesting when we learn that Xu’s return to the MCU was teased by Marvel back in July. During aBlack Widowwatch partyon Twitter, Marvel revealed that “widow pictures featured on Dreykov (Ray Winstone) monitors were daughters of the crew.” One of these women was Xu, who Marvel told could “even have a brief cameo in a future Marvel movie.” And there we go, months beforeShang-Chihit the theaters, Marvel already told us about theBlack Widowconnection, and we didn’t realize it.
Directed byDestin Daniel Crettonfrom a script he co-wrote withDavid CallahamandAndrew Lanham,Shang-Chi’s cast includesAwkwafinaas Shang-Chi’s friend Katy,Tony Leung Chiu-waias the hero’s criminal father and the leader of the Ten Rings,Florian Munteanuas the villain Razor Fist,Meng’er Zhangas Shang-Chi’s estranged sister Xialing,Michelle Yeohas theprotector of a mythical cityJiang Li, andFala Chen.
The resurgence of the Ten Rings in the MCU will allowBen Kingsleyto reprise his role as the fake-Mandarin he played inIron Man 3. Kingsley is not the only MCU returning character onShang-ChiasBenedict Wongwill also be returning as Wong, Doctor Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) right arm. The crossovers don’t stop there, though, as the master of magic will be fightingThe Incredible Hulk’s Abomination.Tim Rothis expected to come back as the voice of Abomination in the movie beforestarring in the upcomingShe-Hulkseries.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsis available on theaters right now. Check the new clip below:
Here’sShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsofficial synopsis:
Marvel Studios’Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Ringsstars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, and Ronny Chieng.
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