Marvel fans are discussing MCU post-credits scenes that still haven't had any pay-off, from Shang-Chi to Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Will we ever see Shang-Chi again?

Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Is the MCU playing the long game with its post-credits scenes, or have some characters just been forgotten? Marvel fans are concerned whether teases at the end of movies like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which hit theaters back in 2021, will ever get any pay-off.

The mid-credits scene saw Wong (Benedict Wong) introduce Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Katy (Awkwafina) to Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) to discuss the origin of the rings. While this may have hinted at a new team-up, we've yet to see Shang-Chi again in the four years since the movie was released.

Some fans have a theory about the Shang-Chi mid-credits scene, though. "It is rumored that Kang was the creator of both Shang-Chi's ten rings and Kamala's band, so maybe they will shift that concept to either doom or somebody else in Doomsday," another user said. Of course, Kang has now been written out of the MCU, and the next Avengers movie will now focus on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom instead – so maybe Avengers: Doomsday will finally provide some answers.

Emily Garbutt
Emily Garbutt
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