Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton from a screenplay he wrote with Dave Callaham and Andrew Lanham, and stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi alongside Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Yuen Wah, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and Tony Leung. In the film, Shang-Chi is forced to confront his past when his father Wenwu (Leung), the leader of the Ten Rings terrorist organization, draws Shang-Chi and his sister Xialing (Zhang) into a search for a mythical village.
Plot
A thousand years ago, Xu Wenwu discovers the mystical ten rings which grant godly powers including immortality. He establishes the Ten Rings organization, conquering kingdoms and toppling governments throughout history. In 1996, Wenwu searches for Ta Lo, a village said to harbor mythical beasts. He travels through a magical forest to the village entrance but is stopped by a guardian, Ying Li. The two soon fall in love, but the Ta Lo villagers reject Wenwu so Li chooses to leave with him. They marry and have two children, Shang-Chi and Xialing. Wenwu abandons his organization and locks away the ten rings.
More details
author | David Callaham Destin Daniel Cretton |
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contentLocation | Macau San Francisco Ta-Lo |
director | Destin Daniel Cretton |
editor | Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Harry Yoon Nat Sanders |
genre | action fantasy science fiction |
keywords | act all hail the king attack best friend bruce banner carol danvers chinese dragon chinese mythological creatures dweller-in-darkness fight club great protector held captive help hundun immortality iron man 3 kamar-taj katy kill marvel one-shot mid-credits scene morris murder park present day seven years shang-chi ta lo ten rings train traumatize trevor slattery wong xialing xu wenwu ying li ying nan |
musicBy | Joel P. West |
producer | Jonathan Schwartz Kevin Feige |
productionCompany | Marvel Studios |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
recordedAt | Macau San Francisco Sydney |
theme | 3d kung fu martial arts science fantasy science fiction action superhero wuxia |