Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton has doubled down on his previous comments about the state of the industry regarding Shang-Chi 2’s very delayed status.
“When you really look at what happened to the industry, at least from my perspective, it was just like everything went to shit after that,” Cretton told TheWrap. “I feel like if Marvel was where it was before, we would have had maybe two sequels already. Who knows?”
Cretton previously told Deadline’s Crew Call Podcast that a sequel to the beloved 2021 film was still on the way, but that it’s the post-pandemic nature of the industry that has put something of a blocker on it. Cretton himself has also been a bit busy directing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is already breaking some box office records.
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The film stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, a martial arts master who is forced to confront the past he thought he left behind when he becomes involved with the mysterious Ten Rings organization. It’s also worth noting that Shang-Chi hasn’t appeared in any other movies or in a Disney Plus series, which made fans pretty worried about the sequel’s fate until it was announced that Shang-Chi would star in Avengers: Doomsday. He can also be seen facing off with Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler in the trailer.
Shang-Chi 2 does not yet have a release date. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in theaters now. Avengers: Doomsday hit theaters on December 18. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies.