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The MCU has gone through a lot of ups and downs ever since its inception in 2008 but has always found a way to turn around. However, Jonathan Majors’ ordeal as Kang the Conqueror came at quite a heavy cost to the MCU.
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Before he was fired from Marvel Studios, the post and mid-credit scenes in MCU films were bringing us one step closer to Kang. With Robert Downey Jr. replacing Kang with Doctor Doom, fans will surely miss out on one particular hero who would have led the Avengers inAvengers: Kang Dynasty.
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In 2021, Simu Liu portrayed the lead role of Shang-Chi alongside Awkwafina in the iconic filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.The film received overwhelming success andpeople waited desperately for any news of a sequel.
With Iron Man dead, there were many theories that Shang-Chi would become the new team leader of the Avengers whenever they team up. Fans had already accepted Shang-Chi as a leader in their hearts.
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Well, a recent report byInverseconfirmed that before Jonathan Majors’ exit from the MCU,Simu Liuwas supposed to be the team leader of the Avengers inAvengers: Kang Dynasty.
However, with Majors’ exit, the whole Kang storyline had to be scrapped. The return of Robert Downey Jr. in the MCU (as Doctor Doom) created chaos since the storylines and post-credit scenes did not exactly match up.
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This might potentially result in Shang-Chi getting just a little bit sidetracked when the Avengers assemble to fight Doctor Doom. Speaking of post-credit scenes, fans spotted an iconic detail inShang-Chi and the Lenegd of the Ten Ringsthat would have been a call toJonathan Majors’Kang.
The Ten Rings Were Calling Jonathan Majors’ Kang The Conqueror
After the battle was over, a post-credit scene was showcased in which Liu and Awkwafina follow Benedict Wong’s Wong into the Sanctum Sanctorum. Here, we see Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel and Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner via a holograph.
The group talks about the power of these Ten Rings and concluded that the rings are ancient, powerful, and, emitting some sort of radio signal into the distance space.
Well, fans took to their social media accounts on X to talk about how that signal was meant for Kang the Conqueror.
The original plan for AVENGERS: THE KANG DYNASTY reportedly had#ShangChias one of the main lead characters.(viahttps://t.co/xywa5LP6mi)pic.twitter.com/mCwkgtirX9
Yea cos of his bangles
cause Kang was literally using the ten rings, man idc atp bring major back 😭
We need this guy back..Genuinely felt like one of the most honest and likeable characters..And his kung-fu is brilliant..
Would have potentially given clarity to the Shang-Chi cutscene
He really needs to be! Shang Chi was so slept on because of Covid …it was so good
I hope Shang-Chi returns 🙏
Although we would love to see Simu Liu return to the role of Shang-Chi in the near future, no such confirmations have been made about the character as of now.
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Upon its release,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsreceived a rating of 7.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.The iconic film is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
