Is Shang-Chi Getting Ready to Bring Iron Fist and K'un-Lun to the Big Screen?

While we are still reeling from the finale ofLoki, and the ramifications it has on the upcoming slate ofMarvel Cinematic Universemovies and TV shows, there are already many rumors and theories circulating about the next movie coming to cinemas,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. While there is little known about the plot of the movie so far, the movie that will bring the first Asian lead into theMCUhas been building up a largely Asian supporting cast, which includesGunpowder Milkshakestar Michelle Yeoh.

Michelle Yeohrecently spoke toColliderduring the press day for the new Netflix action thriller, and during the interview she let slip that her character inShang-Chiis “guardian of a mythical city” and spoke a little about how her character will fit into the film.

“We are so happy that we are having ourfirst Asian superhero,” she said. “And not just superhero but superheroines around him as well, and I am a guardian of a mythical city. These young people come in and they have to learn how to protect history, and to protect not just this world but the worlds that are around us from the demons that are locked away. So it’s magic, it’s reality, so many things happening and it’s a lot of fun.”

So the question has to be, which mythical city are we going to see introduced inShang-Chi? With nothing but speculation to go on, the main suggestion at this point is that city could beK’un-Lun, the pocket dimension lost city which in the comics is protected byIron Fist. With the multiverse opening up many avenues in other coming movies, the pocket dimension where K’un-Lun is found would certainly fit with the theory of many new dimensions to discover in the moving years of theMCU, and while Marvel have so far not brought any of the characters to have appeared in Netflix’s Marvel based shows, Iron Fist could turn out to be one of the first. There is already a pretty solid rumor that Daredevil will be introduced inShe-Hulk, so it is even more likely thatShang-Chicould be the one to start incorporating the other branches of Marvel into the main universe.

Shang-Chihas been made more intriguing by the events ofLoki, with the suggestion that there are changes coming sooner rather than later to theMCU. We know thatShang-Chiwill have links to previousMCUentries by introducing the real character of The Mandarin, after the “fake” Mandarin and the mention of the Ten Rings inIron Man 3, and also the return ofThe Incredible Hulk’s Abomination andDoctor Strange’s Wong. What capacity these characters will appear in is unknown, and many are now questioning whether they will even be the same characters or will have been altered thanks to Loki’s creation of the multiverse. All in all, there are a lot of questions being asked aboutShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, just don’t expect any of them to be answered before the movie’s release on September 3.