Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is almost here.
Marvel served up our first proper look at the upcoming movie, which stars Simu Liu as the titular hero, in a surprise Monday morning teaser. Just two solid minutes of action, snazzy special effects, Awkwafina driving a bus, and Liu kicking ass, both with and without a shirt on. A good way to start the morning.
In the comics, Marvel's "Master of Kung Fu" is a warrior and weapons master from China, and also the son of Fu Manchu. The premise of the movie is something of a mystery at this point; all we know is it involves Shang-Chi confronting his past after he gets involved with Ten Rings. We also know that the movie version of Shang-Chi has a different father, played by Tony Leung.
In the comics, Ten Rings is a terrorist group committed to derailing world peace, led by the Mandarin. The Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn't really played in this corner of the multiverse before; the closest we got was an Iron Man 3 fake-out that introduced both Ten Rings and the Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley, before pulling the rug out and revealing the whole thing to be a farce.
Shang-Chi brings Ten Rings back in a real way and introduces the real Mandarin as well — that's who Leung is playing, and that's also apparently how Ten Rings and Shang-Chi's past connect.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings hits theaters on Sept. 3.
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