What Avengers 5’s Director Announcement Means For Shang-Chi 2
The announcement of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty's director could have a major impact on Shang-Chi 2. Marvel Studios' unveiling of the Multiverse Saga at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 came with several big surprises. The confirmation of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars releasing in the same year was among the biggest. Marvel and Kevin Feige did not reveal too much information about either upcoming Avengers movie, but reports quickly circulated that Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton will tackle Avengers 5.
Destin Daniel Cretton directing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is certainly great news for the upcoming sequel. He has only made Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for Marvel Studios so far, but that movie proved how capable he is of delivering major action set pieces and a compelling story within the MCU. Shang-Chi's 91% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the movie's strong box office performance during the pandemic showed just how well audiences responded to it too. Marvel Studios has kept Destin Daniel Cretton around as a result, with a Wonder Man Disney+ series among the other MCU projects he is developing before directing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
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As exciting as Destin Daniel Cretton's Avengers 5 director announcement is, it likely means some changes are coming for Shang-Chi 2. Cretton agreed to return to write and direct a Shang-Chi sequel in late 2021, and it was expected that the Simu Liu-led MCU movie would come rather quickly. The announcement that Destin Daniel Cretton is directing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty complicates this. Shang-Chi 2 was not part of the Multiverse Saga slate of announcements, and it is now difficult to
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