Marvel Studio released its 25th film, featuring a new superhero warrior named Shang Chi.
Marvel Movies are so perfect with their graphics, visual effects, story, and characters that they always left us speechless. If you too are a Marvel fan, then you must have heard of the characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Daredevil, Wolverine, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and one of the top 10 actresses in Hollywood Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, as well as popular superhero teams such as the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Keeping up with this spirit, Marvel Studios has come back with yet another amazing superhero named Shang Chi who is famous for his incredible martial arts mastery to defeat his enemies. The character gained popularity in the year 2021 with the Marvel movie titled ‘Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’. This movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton who is the first Asian director to direct a Marvel movie.
This article will tell you about the Shang Chi movie ott release date, a platform where Shang Chi is exclusively available, and a few other details about this movie. So, keep reading!
Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Director
Destin Daniel Cretton
Genre
Marvel Comic
Language
English
Release Date
August 16, 2021 (Los Angeles)September 3, 2021 (United States)
OTT Release Date
12th November 2021
Star Cast
Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Yuen Wah, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, Tony Leung
OTT Platform
Prime Video and Disney+Hotstar
Distributed By
Walt Disney StudiosMotion Pictures
Budget
$150–200 million
Box Office Collection
$432.2 million
Run time
132 minutes
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Shang Chi Release Date
The shooting of this movie began in February 2020 but was put on hold till August due to the pandemic in March. Finally, with a successful ending, the first Marvel movie with an Asian cast was released on August 16, 2021, in Los Angeles and on September 3, 2021, in the United States.
Shang Chi Digital Rights
The digital rights of this American superhero film were bought by the renowned OTT platform, Disney+Hotstar and it was made available to stream on Hotstar on 12th, November 2021. One can stream Shang Chi after buying any subscription package from Hotstar in six languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, English, and Malayalam.
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Shang Chi Plot
The story takes place a thousand years ago when a man named Xu Wenwu finds ten mystical rings having immense divine powers. He uses these powers to gain control over the state and the government and also founded The Ten Rings Organization. Years pass, and in 1996, Xu Wenwu walks down a magical forest path in search of the village of Ta Lo, where he meets a girl named Ying Li who stops him at the entrance.
As a result, a fight ensues between them, and Ying Li becomes the first person to defeat Xu Wenwu. Later, they fall in love with each other but the villagers are against Xu Wenwu. Ying Li decides to stay with Xu Wenwu and they leave the village.
They both get married and have two children named Shang Chi and Xialing. Since Xu Wenwu is now a family man, he wants his life to be as normal as a common man has. So, he leaves the organization and hides those ten rings as well. But things didn’t turn out the way he thought.
Ying Li gets murdered by the Iron Gang. Xu Wenwu gets enraged by this and unleashes the powers of the Ten Rings, which destroy the Iron Gang.
After that, he decides to join the organization again and trains his son to master martial arts. At the age of 14, Shang Chi completes his mission to defeat the leader of the Iron Gang. But it has tragic effects on him. He leaves the place and lives in San Francisco under the name ‘Shaun’. Will he continue to live with his new identity, or will circumstances throw him back to his past?
Shang Chi Star Cast
Simu Liu, who is a Canadian actor played the main lead in this movie as the superhero Shang Chi. He hides his identity from his best friend Katy, played by American actress, Awkwafina. Additionally, Tony Leung, who is the most popular actor as well as a singer in Asia played the role of Xu Wenwu, the father of Shang Chi and also a leader of the Ten Rings Organization.
Moreover, Fala Chen and Meng’er Zhang who acted as Shang Chi’s mother and sister respectively, both portrayed their characters wonderfully.
Actor
Character
Details
Simu Li
Xu Shang-Chi / Shaun
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Awkwafina
Katy
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Meng’er Zhang
Xu Xialing
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Fala Chen
Ying Li
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Florian Munteanu
Razor Fist
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Benedict Wong
Wong
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Yuen Wah
Guang Bo
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Ben Kingsley
Trevor Slattery
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Tony Leung
Xu Wenwu
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Michelle Yeoh
Ying Nan
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Shang Chi Teaser and Trailer
The first official teaser of the movie ‘Shang Chi’ was released on April 19, 2021, with incredible cinematography. The audience showered lots of love on its first teaser and it crossed 30M views.
The teaser shows none other than our superhero Shang Chi, furiously punching a thick wood stand while reminding his childhood memories when he has gone through brutal training, and currently, he’s trying to live his life to the fullest.
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The influence of the movie’s teaser was so impactful that it led its official trailer to cross 31M views which was released on June 25, 2021. Tap on the given link to watch the trailer right now.
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Another trailer was released on 13th November 2021, the next day after the release of this movie on the OTT platform. Some behind-the-scenes experience of the star cast while making the movie is shown in this video. Click on the link below and witness the making of this blockbuster Marvel movie.
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Final Words
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