Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will release only in theaters and not simultaneously on Disney+ Premier Access.

Posted in a tweet by Aaron Couch, Bob Chapek, the Chief Executive Officer of Disney, was asked during an investor's call why Shang-Chi was not being sent to Disney+ Premier Access. "We think it's going to be an interesting experiment for us. It has only a 45-day window," Chapek said. Chapek also said that Disney will consider how the film does only in theaters and use that to inform its release decisions for future films.

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This news comes after speculation that the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film would be a dual release in theaters and Disney+ Premier Access after a change in the film's marketing language. The promotional materials for Shang-Chi had switched the phrase "only in theaters" to "in theaters," suggesting a possible Disney+ release as well as theatrical but, as Chapek confirmed, this is not the case.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrives in theaters on Sept. 3 and is the second film in the MCU's Phase 4, the first being Black Widow, which had a dual release in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access. Chapek confirmed in May 2021 that Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi would skip a Disney+ release entirely and play in theaters for 45 days before moving on to streaming and PVOD. This 45-day window is significantly shorter than the traditional 90-day time frame, which was once considered the industry standard.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Daniel Callaham, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi and arrives in theaters Sept. 3.

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Source: Twitter