In the grand tradition of Marvel teasers — the best stuff comes during the end credits.
So, when you sit down to watch the Marvel Comics Universe’s latest box office smash, the critically acclaimed “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” make sure you don’t leave the cinema too soon when those credits roll.
How many ‘Shang-Chi’ post credits scenes are there?
Fans couldn’t wait to watch “Shang-Chi” and now they are being given even more for their money.
Marvel loves a good teaser and this latest movie is no different.
Film fans are treated to TWO scenes during the crowd-pleasing “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” — which racked up nearly $140 million at the global box office over Labor Day weekend — end credits sequence.
There is a mid-credits scene and also a post-credits scene. Spoiler alert: Stop reading now if you don’t want to find out what happens after the film ends.
What do the ‘Shang-Chi’ post-credits scenes mean?
Mid-credits
In mid-credits scene of “Shang-Chi,” we see Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Katy (Awkwafina) pulled out of their dinner plans by Wong (Benedict Wong).
He needs them for a mysterious new mission, and they are joined by two more iconic characters: The stars of “Avengers: The Hulk” and “Captain Marvel.”
Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) appear via hologram to talk about the Ten Rings.
They then explain how the ancestral power wielded by Wenwu (Tony Leung) and Shang raises serious concerns for the heroes about the ancient forces in the universe they have yet to come up against.
Carol then tells them how the Ten Rings appear to have acted as a beacon, sending an indecipherable signal to something, somewhere out in the galaxy.
This seems like a nod to the mystic powers of “The Eternals,” starring Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, who we’ll meet when their first film is out on November 5, 2021.
Post-credits
During Shang-Chi’s post-credits scene, we see Shang’s sister Xialing (Meng’er Zhang) at her family’s fortress in China.
There, we see her going through her childhood things, seemingly reflecting on the dramatic battle that just took place at her mother’s ancestral home.
With Wenwu dead, Xialing is positioned to finally take over her father’s powerful organization.
See, while Xialing and Shang may have teamed up to take down their dad, this scene gives us the sense that Xialing could continue in the franchise as a hero or as a villain.
How can I watch ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’?
“Shang-Chi” was finally available to watch in cinemas as of September 3, 2021.
But, unlike the recently released “Black Widow,” the new Marvel movie has not been released on Disney Plus – yet.
Instead, it will enjoy a 45-day big screen run before it is available to stream on October 17, 2021.