After more than a year without any Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, things are starting to heat up again in the Marvel film world. On Monday, the studio released the first teaser trailer forShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the upcoming martial arts adventure starring Simu Liu.
Liu marked his April 19 birthday by releasing the first officialpromotional imagefor the film, which casts him as the titular hero. That was followed by the debut of a two-minute preview of the movie, which offers a hint of what to expect whenShang-Chiarrives in theaters in September.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsintroduces Shang-Chi to the MCU with an adventure that has him confront his dark past as the heir to the leader of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. His uneventful life is upended when his past returns to pull him back into Ten Rings, and he finds himself forced to fight for his right to determine his own destiny.
Liu is joined in the film by Tony Leung as Wenwu (aka The Mandarin, the leader of Ten Rings) and Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend, Katy. The cast also includes Meng’er Zhang as Shang-Chi’s sister, Xialing, as well as Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, Fala Chen as Jiang Li, Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist, and Ronny Chieng as Jon Jon.
Whoever said that you could only RECEIVE presents on your birthday? Today, I’m giving you your VERY FIRST LOOK at the teaser poster for@ShangChiand the Legend of the Ten Rings!!
Coming to theatres September 3rd (trailer drops in a few weeks).
WE’RE ALMOST THERE, PEOPLE!!!!pic.twitter.com/Kzgkg8djeQ
— Simu Liu (@SimuLiu)August 23, 2025
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringswill be the 25th film in the MCU and Marvel’s first film with an Asian lead and predominantly Asian cast. It will also introduce a new version of The Mandarin after Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley portrayed imposter versions of the shadowy criminal inIron Man 3. The film is expected to establish the Ten Rings organization — first introduced in the originalIron Man, which kicked off the MCU — as something far greater and more sinister than the terrorist group mentioned in earlier MCU films.
The film will is based on a screenplay penned by Cretton, David Callaham, and Andrew Lanham, and will be the second film ofPhase Four of the MCU, following July’s long-awaitedBlack Widowprequel film.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsis scheduled to premiere in theaters September 3.
