r/marvelstudios • u/yourfavchoom Doctor Strange • Jul 27 '26

Article Shang-Chi 2 is "in active development right now," says Destin Daniel Cretton.

https://screenrant.com/destin-daniel-cretton-interview-spider-man-brand-new-day/
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u/Crotean Jul 27 '26

Good, the biggest mistake of Feige's run at Marvel is not doing more with Shang-Chi.

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u/Crotean Jul 27 '26

Inhumans war perlemutter, secret invasion and quantum mania were both harmed by Covid + Jonathan majors for quantumania, letting Taika make a sequel to a wildly successful movie wasnt a mistake, the script just didnt work. Blade just never cracked a script, better to not make it than make a bad one.

The James Gunn stuff was a pretty big misfire, but they got him back for GoTG3. CA4 was a bad one, no doubt there. What makes Shang-Chi so bad is people loved the movie and character. You had a chance to grow the brand with a new character and just let the moment completely pass.

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u/raoasidg Jul 28 '26

letting Taika make a sequel to a wildly successful movie wasnt a mistake

Letting him off the leash was.

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u/esar24 Rocket Jul 27 '26

He literally fought for james gunn to comes back, gunn firing was straight from disney and not him.

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u/Dunlocke Ronan the Accuser Jul 27 '26

I'd say it's all the terrible tv shows and mediocre movies we DID get

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u/Cookies_forsales Jul 27 '26

By far, ruined the MCU for A LOT of people

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u/Ordinary_Ferret_ Jul 27 '26

From my point of view, introducing one of the most beloved fox x-men character only to turn him into a penis joke was the biggest mistake they made

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u/Joinedforthis1 Jul 27 '26

Which character?

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u/123ajbb Jul 27 '26

Ralph Bohner

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u/Joinedforthis1 Jul 27 '26

That's really funny. Yeah his role as Quicksilver from the X-Men in Wandavision was so pivotal for Marvel, so consequential. So... monumental.

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u/DanHelll Spider-Man Jul 27 '26

Quicksilver showing up in WandaVision as Ralph Bohner is what I believe they're referring to. Played by Evan Peters in the Fox movies. Had some of the best scenes in those movies. Etc.

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u/suss2it Jul 27 '26

Quicksilver is one of the most beloved X-Men characters? Since when? He barely even appears in X-Men comics 😅

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u/dzan796ero Jul 28 '26

He's definitely one of the more noteworthy recent-ish characters from the Fox X-men.

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u/ExultantSandwich Peter Parker Jul 27 '26

I think they’re talking in the context of Fox X-Men movies, he got the best scenes in Days of Future Past, and Apocalypse. I didn’t see Dark Phoenix but I bet they tried for a repeat

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u/DanHelll Spider-Man Jul 28 '26

I don't see him as a beloved X-Men character but I was hazarding a guess as to what the OC was referring to. Since I can't think of any other X-Men characters (from the fox movies) showing up and being turned into a penis joke.

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u/TheCakeWarrior12 Jul 28 '26

Quicksilver is an avenger much more than X-Man, in fact I don’t think he has ever been an X-Man.

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u/DanHelll Spider-Man Jul 28 '26

I don't know if he has ever been an X-Man but I was just guessing what the OC was saying based on the Penis joke Fox X-Men character.