While Marvel Studios has temporarily put a halt on production on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings due to the coronavirus pandemic (at a cost of between $300,000 to $350,000 per day, according to THR), some set photos have arrived online from the film’s production base in Sydney, Australia in the past few days.
Firstly, we have a look at a masked figure exiting a helicopter (with online chatter suggesting the mystery character could be Tony Leung’s Mandarin, or even Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi himself), while the second set of photos shows a group of armored warriors, speculated to be The Mandarin’s army. Check them out via the Twitter embeds here…
BREAKING: The first photos from the set of #ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings have been revealed!
(via @7NewsAustralia) pic.twitter.com/BxjUkVKtU4
— MCU Direct (@MCU_Direct) March 12, 2020
New leaked image from the set of "Shang Chi: The Legends of Ten Rings" reveal first look at Mandarin's army?!#shangchi #shangchiandthelegendsoftenrings #mcu #marvel pic.twitter.com/rQCY5mSBYs
— The Geeky Nerdian (@thegeekynerdian) March 12, 2020
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (The Glass Castle) and will see Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) taking on the role of the Master of Kung-Fu alongside Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs) as The Mandarin and Awkwafina (The Farewell) in an as-yet-unrevealed role. It is set for release on February 12th 2021.
