Shang-Chi director reveals he almost had a monstrous brother in the MCU

As the cards fell Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings ended as an intimate story of Simu Liu’s main character and his relationship with his father Wenwu (Tony Leung) and sister (Meng’er Zhang). Ultimately, however, Shang-Chi almost had a brother in the movie, and that brother may or may not have something to do with the movie’s big bad.

In a new interview, Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton suggested that there was an iteration of the script where Shang-Chi had a brother who ultimately turned into a monster, one who could have been inspired by comic book.

“I mean, at one point there was a point where Shang-Chi had a brother who stayed with dad rather than a sister,” Cretton said. Yahoo! Entertainment. “It was really early. And there are comic book inspirations for that character. And I think the brother, like, turned into a monster at one point.”

Writer Dave Callaham then went on to add that there were some things early in the development process that Marvel Studios wanted them to remove only to ultimately be “too crazy.”

“We were doing some pretty weird stuff at first before Jonathan pushed us back. He knows the world,” the scribe added. “I think Destin and I, when we got there, were like, ‘We can do anything! It’s Marvel! “To be honest, no idea was on the table, which was really cool of Marvel, to let the team explore a bit, and then finally they say to you ‘You can’t do that, this is too crazy “or” We’re doing this somewhere else, but we can’t talk about it, that sort of thing. “

Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and produced by Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso and Charles Newirth as executive producers. David Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham wrote the script for the film, which is in theaters now. The film will be released to home media on November 12.

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