Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Movie, 2021, Phase 4, Set in 2024
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is #35 of 69 in release order and #37 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings recap
Xu Wenwu, a warlord who has lived a thousand years with the power of the ten rings, gives them up for Ying Li, a guardian of the hidden village of Ta Lo. When she is killed by his enemies, he takes them up again and trains their son Shang-Chi as an assassin. Years later, Shang-Chi lives in San Francisco as Shaun, a valet, with his best friend Katy. Ten Rings fighters attack him on a bus to steal the pendant his mother gave him. In Macau, he finds his sister Xialing running a fight club, and Wenwu captures them both. Wenwu believes Li is alive and trapped behind a sealed gate in Ta Lo, and he plans to destroy the village to free her. Trevor Slattery, the actor who once played the Mandarin, now Wenwu's prisoner, and his creature friend Morris lead them to Ta Lo, where their aunt Ying Nan explains the voice is the Dweller-in-Darkness, a demon that feeds on souls.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ending explained
Wenwu attacks the gate and soul eaters escape. Shang-Chi beats his father in a fight, and Wenwu saves his son from the Dweller, gives him the rings and dies. Shang-Chi, Xialing, Katy and the Great Protector, a dragon, kill the Dweller-in-Darkness.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In the mid-credits scene, Wong brings Shang-Chi and Katy to Kamar-Taj, where, with Bruce Banner and Carol Danvers on video, they learn the rings are sending a signal to someone unknown. In the post-credits scene, Xialing takes over the Ten Rings and trains women in its ranks.
Where to watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Where it fits
- Release order: after What If…?, before Eternals.
- Chronological order: after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, before Eternals.
What to watch before Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In release order, 26 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), from Iron Man (2008) to Black Widow (2021).
Cast
- Simu Liu as Shaun / Shang-Chi
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Xu Wenwu
- Awkwafina as Katy
- Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery
- Zhang Meng'er as Xialing
- Fala Chen as Li
- Michelle Yeoh as Ying Nan
- Yuen Wah as Master Guang Bo
- Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist
- Andy Le as Death Dealer
- Paul He as Chancellor Hui
- Jayden Tianyi Zhang as Young Shang-Chi
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.