Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings expected to perform poorly at box office

In the wake of Black Widow failing to break-even, with the lead actress attempting to sue Disney, the box office tracking for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been revealed. The film is currently expected to earn between $35-$55 million domestically over the course of its opening weekend. Naturally this would not be good for a film estimated to have a budget of around $150-$200m which also racked up additional costs during production delays.

In an attempt to try and acknowledge this, while playing damage control, Bob Chapek CEO of The Walt Disney Company has remarked on using Shang-Chi as an experiment in regards to it having a 45 day theatrical release window before the film is added to Disney+, a move which may result in many skipping the movie in cinema.

Simu Liu who plays Shang-Chi in the new film has struck back against Bob Chapek:

 

Although many feel that Simu Liu is trying to politicise Shang-Chi in the hopes of drawing attention to the movie in the hopes of increasing box office returns. It remains to be seen how the studio and Simu Liu may react if the movie does indeed underperform - however I would expect more Phase 4 delays are a possibility.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage gains new poster

Confirming the recent delay to October 15th 2021, Venom: Let There Be Carnage has recieved new posters depicting the title characters Venom & Carnage. The film is set to feature Tom Hardy reprising his role as Eddie Brock with his symbiote Venom while introducing Woody Harrelson playing the serial killer Cletus Kasady who gains the Carnage symbiote.

Closer look at the Abomination redesign in Shang Chi

Previously featured in The Incredible Hulk, the Abomination returns in Shang Chi with a redesigned appearance drawing inspiration from the comics. 

"This looks like a character they hadn’t seen in many years named The Abomination, fighting a character that looks like Wong. And I can say that the reason it looks like that is because that is Abomination fighting Wong." - Kevin Feige

 

While the redesign does make the character look closer to the comics, personally I feel the intimidation factor has been lowered, making the character appear more goofy and less threatening. Hopefully this will not be the case in the film. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is set for release on September 3rd 2021.

Moon Knight Costume Concept art & set photo revealed

 

 Images and concept art of the costume for Moon Knight in the Disney+ series has been revealed. The costume will be worn by Oscar Isaac who will portray Marc Spector/Moon Knight in the series.