Simu Liu, star of the next installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, said hints at a potential team up with Anthony Mackie's Captain America."Of course, being the Marvel nerd that I am, I have watched every single Disney+ Marvel show, and I thought his monologue at the end of Falcon and the Winter Soldier was just so fantastic. And the way that he embodies that role and the poise, I just think, what a perfect way to wrap up the arc of the Falcon and what a beautiful way to begin another chapter as the new Captain America," Liu said in an interview with AP Entertainment. "Again, this is purely a hypothetical thing, but I would hypothetically love to potentially perhaps maybe someday work with him. If that was in the cards, maybe, again, not sure, cannot confirm nor deny. I've already said too much."
Mackie debuted as the MCU's next Captain America in the Marvel Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, where he starred alongside Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier. It was recently reported that Mackie and Marvel Studios had reached an agreement and officially signed contracts guaranteeing his return for Captain America 4, which was announced hours after the finale of the Disney+ series.
Mackie has previously stated that he can see the end of his career as a Marvel hero, saying, "I definitely don't want to be a 55-year-old Captain America, so I've got a solid six to eight [years] in me," which should leave plenty of time for a potential, future Shang-Chi/Captain America team-up. While Mackie has appeared as Sam Wilson in six Marvel films, starting with Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will mark Liu's MCU debut.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrives exclusively 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. However, this release strategy led to Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson suing Disney with allegations that the film's release on Disney+ directly breached her contract. Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that Shang-Chi would skip a Disney+ release entirely and play in theaters for 45 days before moving on to streaming and PVOD. He also said that Disney will consider how the film performs only in theaters and use that to inform its release decisions for future titles.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Daniel Callaham, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrives in theaters on Sept. 3.
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