Shang-Chi: Legend of The Ten Rings is an incredible MCU movie.
I had the opportunity to watch an early screener of the film and was blown away. Everything that people love about MCU movies is implemented but in a fresh and new way,
The fact that it is a brand new character that only hard-core comic book fans know about, I believe, helps the movie. While we all love the Avengers, Spider-Man, and other characters we had the pleasure of following over the last decade, it is something about seeing someone new on the ground floor that makes things exciting all over again.
This truly feels like the start of Marvel’s Phase Four.
The cast is amazing, but the screenwriting was superb, which is why I was blessed to speak to Shang-Chi Screenwriter Dave Callaham.
I had a lot of questions about how to take 50 years of comic book history (some of it a bit offensive) and put it in the context of 2021 America.
The other thing I wanted to ask about is how do you write a movie that, of course, had a lot of Asian representation but to a broad audience.
It is something I thought the Black Panther writers nailed, and Shang-Chi does as well.
Everything in the MCU is interconnected, so how does that work for a screenwriter when you are trying to write an original story. Callaham said he embraced it, and he was asking questions before they even gave suggestions.
Lastly, we spoke about how in 2021, social media and YouTube are filled with fan theories, plot leaks, conspiracies, and so much more. I wanted to know if he ever sees any of that and thinks to himself that it is a good idea, or I wish I would have thought of that.
That led to a funny exchange about Mephisto, who has become a bit of a Red Herring in all MCU movies and TV series since Wandavision.
You will have to see for yourself what he said about Mephisto possibly appearing in Shang-Chi.