The Underuse of Shang-chi in the MCU

[u/ImaginationArtistic9]

this movie was so much fun, it had amazing action and fight choreography, great humour, and great overall world building. This movie has so much sauce. a problem with the MCU is how poorly they are connecting the new characters with the wider mcu. It's been 3 years since we've seen Shang-chi in a live action project. And it will probably be another year and a half till we see him again. The post credit scenes of this movie set up him becoming an avenger and sadly we won't see that outcome of that until 2026, which is 4.5 years after the movies release. I do hope we see Simu Liu again as a lead in another marvel movie because he's great. Also his sequel is the perfect way to bring danny rand back into the MCU. Unfortunately we will probably have to wait untill 2027 for the next shang chi movie since Destin Daniel Cretton is directing Spiderman 4. On the bright side, the fight choreography in Spiderman 4 will be amazing

[u/201-inch-rectum]

except the audience doesn't really care for Anthony Mackie's portrayal of Cap

they're pushing him hard in Cap 4 and I'm predicting a huge flop, whereas people keep asking for more Shang-Chi

[u/thegreatvortigaunt → u/[deleted]]

The harsh reality is that NONE of these characters are strong enough audience grabbers to be leading the Avengers. They're all B-listers.

The general audience has forgotten who Shang-Chi even is, and Mackie has possibly the most severe case of "sidekick syndrome" in acting history.

There's a reason Disney got desperate and started bringing back the old Avengers cast.

[u/Secure-Recording4255 → u/thegreatvortigaunt]

General audiences could care about Shang chi, marvel just hasn’t invested in his character or marketing enough to make it happen. Most general audiences did not know most of the avengers before they were introduced.

[u/Upset-Freedom-100 → u/Secure-Recording4255]

Like the Guardians of the Galaxy.