Shang-Chi 1 was a ”masterpiece” of a movie and really showed the world what true cinema looked like. It starred actor Simu Liu as the main superhero who is an expert in hand to hand combat and many other things, he played Shang-Chi. Fans have been wondering for a while now, of when we will get to see a sequel to this phenomenal film. The first Shang-Chi movie came out in September 3, 2021. Fast forward to now in July of 2023, where there is still no exact release date set for the sequel to appear in theaters. It has been confirmed by Marvel that the sequel is happening but multiple variables have been influencing of when we will see the next installment of Shang-Chi. Plus, with the writers strike still actively happening, who knows how much longer it will take for them to get this movie out. Fortunately and unfortunately, Shang-Chi fans get an update form Shang-Chi actor himself, Simu Liu. This update comes from when a fan asked about the “status” of Shang Chi 2 over on Threads. “Was told it would follow avengers but that keeps pushing back due to circumstances beyond my control :( hope to have more concrete news to share soon” Simu Liu There are two upcoming Avengers movies, The Kang Dynasty, and Secret Wars. Which one it would have followed is unknown but fans are leaning towards Secret Wars since it would come out being the 6th Avengers movie and is further out. Either way with this update, we know that it’s going to be at least a couple of more years before we get to see Shang-Chi 2 hit the theaters. Fans received good news and bad news with this update, good news is that we finally received an update in general for Shang-Chi 2. However, the bad news is that it’s going to be even longer than fans expected for them to finally get to experience Shang-Chi 2.
