Anyway, with Shang-Chi not yet streamable, we all know what else has returned \u2013 that awkward, long wait through the credits to see if Marvel have hidden any extra scenes, as everyone else stands up to leave (the fools!) and the busy cinema staff eye you up with growing hostility, rubbish bags in their hands.<\/p>\n
Not to worry, though \u2013 we can help free you from that awkwardness in a flash, by confirming that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has post-credit scenes. Yes, scenes.<\/em> Not one, not two\u2026 OK, it is two\u2026 extra stings teasing what\u2019s next from the newly-ebullient Marvel Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n But what went down in these scenes and what does it all mean? We break it down below \u2013 with a little help from the cast \u2013 so look away now if for some crazy out-there reason you\u2019re looking at this before you\u2019ve seen the finished film.<\/p> This scene picks up shortly after Wong (Benedict Wong) appeared to spirit Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Katy (Awkwafina) away at the end of the film, noting that they had \u201clots to talk about\u201d.<\/p>\n And happily, fans didn\u2019t have to wait multiple months, years or movies to see exactly what he meant, with Wong, Shang and Katy returning in the first after credits sting to discuss the mystical rings recently recovered from Wenwu (Tony Leung).<\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t match any objects from our codex,\u201d a voice notes as the rings are examined, discounting familiar materials like vibranium as the source of the rings\u2019 power as the camera pans round to reveal some familiar faces joining the trio \u2013 Brie Larson\u2019s Captain Marvel and Mark Ruffalo\u2019s Bruce Banner, the latter de-Hulked but still wearing the sling he picked up in Avengers: Endgame<\/a>.<\/p>\n As it turns out, the pair have Zoomed in as they WFH (Work From Holograms) to meet Shang and Katy and check out the Ten Rings, which have started sending a \u201cmessage\u201d or \u201cbeacon\u201d to some unknown corner of the universe ever since they were removed from Wenwu\u2019s malign influence.<\/p>\n But what message? What beacon? And to who, where or what is it signalling? For now, it\u2019s a mystery, and Captain Marvel doesn\u2019t stay around long enough to answer many questions. For his part, founding Avenger Ruffalo essentially just welcomes Shang and Katy to the MCU as the distant sound of multi-picture deals echo in the background.<\/p>\n \u201cGuys, stay safe,\u201d he tells them. \u201cWelcome to the circus.\u201d<\/p>\n The scene ends with Wong recommending Shang and Katy go and get some rest\u2026but instead all three decide to go and enjoy some late-night karaoke (specifically the song Hotel California) in a double callback to events earlier in the film.<\/p>\n Clearly, this scene places Shang-Chi and Katy at the heart of whatever\u2019s next for the MCU whether this \u201cbeacon\u201d is crucial or not \u2013 and the actors playing the dynamic duo are pretty excited for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see the screwballs that are Shang and Katy interacting with the other MCU people. I think it\u2019ll be a lot of fun,\u201d Liu exclusively told RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Awkwafina added: \u201cThere\u2019s so much possibility for the exploration of other things, and also the rules of Shang-Chi\u2019s world, and how it fits into the larger universe. Yeah, it\u2019s very cool.\u201d<\/p>\n The second after credits sting crops up after the full list of film contributors has finished rolling, and catches up with Shang-Chi\u2019s estranged sister Xialing (Meng\u2019er Zhang) as she slowly takes apart her childhood bedroom at her father\u2019s compound.<\/p>\n However, despite promising her brother to dismantle the Ten Rings organisation it\u2019s clear that Xialing has done no such thing \u2013 instead, using the business acumen built up from founding her superhuman fight club The Golden Daggers she\u2019s taken over and given the business a facelift, including allowing women to become horrible assassins as well. Progressive!<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s get started \u2013 we have a lot of work to do,\u201d she says to her father\u2019s lackeys as she lounges on his throne and her own people gradually remodel the compound with satellite dishes and cool graffiti art (it\u2019s very \u201chow do you do, fellow warlords?\u201d)<\/p>\n Finally, a card flashes up promising fans that \u201cThe Ten Rings will Return\u201d \u2013 referring specifically to the criminal organisation, rather than Shang-Chi or other characters in the film. Intriguingly, this could suggest that Marvel has some sort of spin-off planned for some of Shang-Chi\u2019s side characters, or that they\u2019ll play a major role in another MCU movie going forward.<\/p>\n For now, Marvel\u2019s keeping schtum \u2013 even to the leader of the Ten Rings herself.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so excited,\u201d Zhang told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> of the final post-credits scene.<\/p>\n \u201cIt still gives me chills every time I watch it. I really wish I knew what\u2019s next for her, and I just can\u2019t wait to find out with all the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cXialing is someone you don\u2019t want to mess with, because she really can kick butt. She is a very tough, strong woman, but she also has this sensitive and vulnerable part deep down inside of her. She\u2019s really complex, and she knows how to stand her ground and find her voice.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the world\u2019s going to love her.\u201d<\/p>\n And from the looks of it, she (and her organisation) are just getting started.<\/p>\n Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in cinemas now. 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<\/div>Post credits scene two<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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