Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Meng’er Zhang was surprised by her own end-credits scene while watching the movie in theaters. Though centered on a character non-comics fans might not be familiar with, Marvel’s Shang-Chi has proven itself to be the breakout hit of the year. A sequel was officially put into development last week, and the movie reigns as the highest-grossing film of the year domestically. Destin Daniel Cretton directed Shang-Chi, which serves as the titular hero’s first-ever onscreen appearance. The movie, which stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, explores the character’s origins among the criminal organization the Ten Rings and dives into his complicated familial relationships.

SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY

One of those relationships involves his sister Xialing (Zhang). While Shang-Chi was trained by their father Wenwu (Tony Leung) to be a killer, Xialing had to train herself in secret. When Shang-Chi begins, the two siblings haven’t seen each other in years, but a reunion in Macau reveals Xialing is the head of an underground fighting ring, and she’s just as skilled as her brother. Shang-Chi‘s post-credits scenes reveal Xialing has a bright future ahead of her, as she’s taken over the Ten Rings and plans to revamp it to suit her own purposes.

It’s a big moment for Xialing, but the actress who plays her wasn’t completely aware of it until it was time for her to see the movie. Speaking to ComicBook.com for Shang-Chi‘s home release, Zhang explained that after she shot the end-credits scene, she wasn’t sure if it had made it into the finished film. Zhang then saw it in theaters and was so thrilled, she missed the important message tacked onto the end. She explained:

“It was much later on, and when we shot that scene, I didn’t even know the scene made the film or where they put the scene in. I didn’t even know that and to see that on the big screen, I was really excited. I was so excited that I missed the sign that ‘The Ten Rings Will Return’ the first time. I missed it.”

Exactly what lies ahead for Xialing now isn’t clear, but she will be back. In addition to Shang-Chi 2, Cretton is developing a Disney+ series for Marvel that could involve Xialing somehow. It would make sense to give her and the new Ten Rings their own story instead of wedging it into Shang-Chi’s, particularly since the end-credits scenes hinted at major things ahead for him as well. Marvel is so far keeping quiet about its plans for all members of the Shang-Chi cast, but things are definitely in the works.

Zhang’s delighted surprise to her own Shang-Chi scene is a perfect example of how tight Marvel security can be. Major blockbusters are forced to cut scenes all the time (Spider-Man: No Way Home just cut Tom Holland’s own brother!), so Zhang’s uncertainty over whether her big moment made it into the film is understandable. Luckily, after supplying plenty of Shang-Chi‘s most memorable moments, Xialing got her time in the spotlight – and a sense of what lies ahead for her in the future.

See also  Godzilla vs Kong Director Confirms Mechagodzilla For The Movie

Source: ComicBook.com

Key Release Dates
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)Release date: Dec 17, 2021
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)Release date: May 06, 2022
  • Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)Release date: Jul 08, 2022
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever/Black Panther 2 (2022)Release date: Nov 11, 2022
  • The Marvels/Captain Marvel 2 (2023)Release date: Feb 17, 2023
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)Release date: May 05, 2023
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)Release date: Jul 28, 2023
GOTG 3’s Will Poulter Teases Adam Warlock Transformation

About The Author


Rachel Labonte
(3420 Articles Published)

Rachel LaBonte is a news, feature, and movie review writer for Screen Rant with a deep passion for film and television. A graduate of Emerson College, she majored in Media Arts Production while specializing in screenwriting. She’s been a writer ever since high school when she realized she was rather good at it and joined as many entertainment news clubs as she could while in school. Most notably, she wrote for Emerson’s website Emertainment Monthly, and one of her film reviews won an Evvy (Emerson’s student awards) for Best Review. Her deep love of movies led to her working at a movie theater for five years, which she loved despite the angry customers. An avid reader who constantly buys books before reading the ones she already owns, Rachel is a huge fan of superheroes (especially of the Marvel variety) and wizards and will likely never be able to catch up on all the movies/TV shows she longs to watch.

See also  Hulkverine Explained: How Marvel's Wolverine-Hulk Hybrid Was Created

More From Rachel Labonte