It has been announced that a multi-year deal has been inked betweenShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsfilmmakerDestin Daniel Crettonand Disney companies Marvel Studios and Hulu’s Onyx Collective for an MCU series on Disney+. The announcement of this deal included confirmation by Disney that Cretton will be returning to write and direct the sequel toShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Reported byDeadline, the new deal comes after the blockbuster success ofShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which starredSimu Liu,Michelle Yeoh,Awkwafina, andTony Leung, and saw the film make $94.6M on its Labor Day opening, setting a Labor Day opening box office record. In its first weekend, the film was the highest-grossing domestic release to date this year with $224.5M and has since made nearly $432M worldwide. The film represents the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie that is led by an Asian actor and mostly Asian cast, with its sequel joining the ever-growing list of announced Marvel content expected to be coming out in the next few years.
“Destin is an amazing collaborator who brought a unique perspective and skill toShang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. We had a fantastic time working together on the film and he has so many intriguing ideas for stories to bring to life on Disney+, so we’re thrilled to expand our relationship with him and can’t wait to get started,” saidKevin Feige, President and Chief Creative Officer at Marvel Studios. Cretton also provided a statement, saying “working onShang-Chiwith Kevin and the Marvel Studios team was one of the highlights of my life, and I couldn’t be more excited about Tara’s vision for Onyx Collective. I can’t wait to explore new stories and build new worlds with this community,” said Cretton.
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Cretton’s feature film debut was the 2012 pictureI Am Not a Hipster, which premiered at Sundance. His next film wasShort Term 12the next year and won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival. His most recent film beforeShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringswas 2019’sJust MercystarringMichael B. Jordan,Brie Larson, andJamie Foxx. Along with the upcoming MCU Disney+ series, Cretton is also directing and executively producing a Disney+ series adaptingGene Luen Yang’s graphic novel,American Born Chinese.
Information on when the sequel toShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringswill start production as well as details onthe in-development MCU series for Disney+that Cretton is attached to are currently unknown.
